Leganés vs FC Cartagena: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 01.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Butarque (11454 seats)

Leganés have had trouble finding points this season. Will the gang get something when FC Cartagena come to visit Estadio Municipal de Butarque?

Insights:
  • Leganés is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • FC Cartagena have the most scored goals (20) away in La Liga 2

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Leganés form and stats

Overall La Liga 2 statistics at home this season for Leganés are 8-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Leganés with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Mirandes game, 34 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 562 minutes without scoring a league goal. Arnáiz was the last player to find the net.

Leganés are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Malaga. Sáenz was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.13 out of 10. The defender Sáenz won 5 of 7 duels.

Ahead of that match, Leganés lost 0-1 at home to Real Oviedo.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Leganés handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

It should be noted that a peek at the 12 latest league games shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

Leganés has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Leganés have conceded only 14 goals. When Leganés hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Ponferradina, UD Ibiza, Lugo, Sporting Gijon, Racing Santander, Real Oviedo and Malaga), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 6 times.

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FC Cartagena form and stats

6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of FC Cartagena, who have the most scored goals (20) away in La Liga 2, playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.

FC Cartagena are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the fixture against Lugo (placed 22nd). Midfielder Blasis was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.01. Blasis served one assist, hit three key passes and had 60 successful passes (of 69 total).

A 2-5 defeat away at Villarreal II before that.

We have checked recent matches where Cartagena have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 4 victories, 1 draw and 7 defeats.

Look out: 12 of the latest 16 league matches involving this team have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

FC Cartagena have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

The latest H2H match ended FC Cartagena - Leganés 1-2, played this season. Head to head numbers (for the prior eight meetings): Leganés won four games, two matches ended with a tie and FC Cartagena got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / four.

Top Goalscorers

FC CartagenaA. Sadiku
A. Sadiku
8 goals
LeganésJ. Arnáiz Díaz
J. Arnáiz Díaz
7 goals
LeganésJ. Muñoz Muñoz
J. Muñoz Muñoz
7 goals

Leganés missing players

FC Cartagena missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Leganés FC Cartagena
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 17 6 Played P 5 16 33
10 8 2 Won W 2 6 13
10 5 2 Drew D 3 5 8
13 4 2 Lost L 0 5 12
27 18 7 Scored S 9 20 38
32 14 7 Conceded C 4 16 36
82% 82% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 81% 85%
48% 47% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 50% 61%
39% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 48%
9% 12% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 25% 15%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
39% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 38% 42%
33% 41% 33% Clean Sheets C S 40% 44% 36%
45% 29% 17% Failed to Score F T 20% 38% 36%
 
4.5 4.2 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.4 4.9
4.2 4.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 6 4.7
2.9 2.9 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2.7
6 3 1 Red cards R C 1 5 6
 
10.3 10.4 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.4 9.3 12.2
3.6 3.9 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.1 3.9
23% 27% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 41% 29%
 
10.8 10.2 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13 14.6 12.2
3.3 2.3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 5 4.3
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • FC Cartagena have the most scored goals (20) away in La Liga 2
  • Leganés have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Leganés is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eibar 33 18 9 6 37 25 17 11 5 1 20 8 16 7 4 5 17 17 12 63
2 Granada 33 18 7 8 44 23 17 14 3 0 32 4 16 4 4 8 12 19 21 61
3 Las Palmas 33 15 14 4 39 22 17 9 6 2 23 11 16 6 8 2 16 11 17 59
4 Levante 33 15 14 4 36 22 16 9 5 2 19 7 17 6 9 2 17 15 14 59
5 Deportivo Alaves 33 16 9 8 40 27 17 11 5 1 23 8 16 5 4 7 17 19 13 57
6 Albacete 33 13 13 7 41 35 16 8 5 3 22 13 17 5 8 4 19 22 6 52
7 FC Cartagena 33 13 8 12 38 36 17 7 3 7 18 20 16 6 5 5 20 16 2 47
8 Burgos 33 11 13 9 25 22 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 5 6 6 8 10 3 46
9 Villarreal II 33 12 9 12 38 40 17 8 6 3 26 17 16 4 3 9 12 23 -2 45
10 Huesca 33 9 16 8 29 27 16 8 7 1 19 8 17 1 9 7 10 19 2 43
11 FC Andorra 33 11 8 14 33 29 16 7 3 6 20 11 17 4 5 8 13 18 4 41
12 Tenerife 33 10 11 12 31 32 16 8 5 3 19 10 17 2 6 9 12 22 -1 41
13 Mirandes 33 10 11 12 38 41 17 8 5 4 26 21 16 2 6 8 12 20 -3 41
14 Real Zaragoza 33 9 13 11 28 31 16 5 8 3 16 13 17 4 5 8 12 18 -3 40
15 Leganés 33 10 10 13 27 32 17 8 5 4 18 14 16 2 5 9 9 18 -5 40
16 Real Oviedo 33 10 9 14 20 26 16 6 4 6 9 10 17 4 5 8 11 16 -6 39
17 Sporting Gijon 33 8 14 11 31 35 16 6 7 3 22 16 17 2 7 8 9 19 -4 38
18 Racing Santander 33 9 11 13 26 30 16 4 6 6 12 14 17 5 5 7 14 16 -4 38
19 Ponferradina 33 7 13 13 27 40 17 5 6 6 14 18 16 2 7 7 13 22 -13 34
20 Malaga 33 6 12 15 28 37 17 5 7 5 16 16 16 1 5 10 12 21 -9 30
21 UD Ibiza 33 6 10 17 27 48 17 4 7 6 18 21 16 2 3 11 9 27 -21 28
22 Lugo 33 5 10 18 21 44 16 3 7 6 10 13 17 2 3 12 11 31 -23 25

Leganés:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eibar 33 18 9 6 37 25 17 11 5 1 20 8 16 7 4 5 17 17 12 63
2 Granada 33 18 7 8 44 23 17 14 3 0 32 4 16 4 4 8 12 19 21 61
3 Las Palmas 33 15 14 4 39 22 17 9 6 2 23 11 16 6 8 2 16 11 17 59
4 Levante 33 15 14 4 36 22 16 9 5 2 19 7 17 6 9 2 17 15 14 59
5 Deportivo Alaves 33 16 9 8 40 27 17 11 5 1 23 8 16 5 4 7 17 19 13 57
6 Albacete 33 13 13 7 41 35 16 8 5 3 22 13 17 5 8 4 19 22 6 52
7 FC Cartagena 33 13 8 12 38 36 17 7 3 7 18 20 16 6 5 5 20 16 2 47
8 Burgos 33 11 13 9 25 22 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 5 6 6 8 10 3 46
9 Villarreal II 33 12 9 12 38 40 17 8 6 3 26 17 16 4 3 9 12 23 -2 45
10 Huesca 33 9 16 8 29 27 16 8 7 1 19 8 17 1 9 7 10 19 2 43
11 FC Andorra 33 11 8 14 33 29 16 7 3 6 20 11 17 4 5 8 13 18 4 41
12 Tenerife 33 10 11 12 31 32 16 8 5 3 19 10 17 2 6 9 12 22 -1 41
13 Mirandes 33 10 11 12 38 41 17 8 5 4 26 21 16 2 6 8 12 20 -3 41
14 Real Zaragoza 33 9 13 11 28 31 16 5 8 3 16 13 17 4 5 8 12 18 -3 40
15 Leganés 33 10 10 13 27 32 17 8 5 4 18 14 16 2 5 9 9 18 -5 40
16 Real Oviedo 33 10 9 14 20 26 16 6 4 6 9 10 17 4 5 8 11 16 -6 39
17 Sporting Gijon 33 8 14 11 31 35 16 6 7 3 22 16 17 2 7 8 9 19 -4 38
18 Racing Santander 33 9 11 13 26 30 16 4 6 6 12 14 17 5 5 7 14 16 -4 38
19 Ponferradina 33 7 13 13 27 40 17 5 6 6 14 18 16 2 7 7 13 22 -13 34
20 Malaga 33 6 12 15 28 37 17 5 7 5 16 16 16 1 5 10 12 21 -9 30
21 UD Ibiza 33 6 10 17 27 48 17 4 7 6 18 21 16 2 3 11 9 27 -21 28
22 Lugo 33 5 10 18 21 44 16 3 7 6 10 13 17 2 3 12 11 31 -23 25

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The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.