Football match preview: Noja vs Castro

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Competition: Spain Tercera - Group 3
Competition: Sun 23.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Campo La Caseta (3000 seats)

Noja are depending on their home crowd to support them to do well in this fixture versus Castro. Who will win at Campo La Caseta?

Insights:
  • Noja have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Tercera - Group 3
  • Castro have the most points from losing position (11) in Tercera - Group 3

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Castro have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 2-8-15 (win-draw-loss) from 25 matches.

Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their previous game. Let's aim for an animated match!

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Noja form and stats

Noja have played 7 Tercera - Group 3 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). The last three games played by Noja, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

A strong away win for Noja against Cultural Guarnizo the last match, as Toca were on target. Noja shared the glory with Cultural Guarnizo in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. No payout for Noja in their previous match, an away game at Cultural Guarnizo that ended in defeat 1-1.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Barreda with a 1-1 scoreline. 1-1 away at Barreda before that. Prior to that, an away loss at Barreda.

Noja has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Noja have conceded 12 from these games.

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Castro form and stats

There's been little loot from Castro's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Tercera - Group 3. Castro only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 4 draws.

Castro's last game was the home draw against Samano (0-1). Castro's previous game was their home loss versus Samano (0-1). Castro are travelling after their nice 0-1 home win in the game against Samano (placed 5th).

Before that, Castro secured a home win against Selaya with the score 3-0. A draw for Castro before that, at their own venue hosting Selaya (3-0). A 3-0 loss hosting Selaya before that.

Castro have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Castro have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Castro - Noja 0-0 was the end result in these contenders' last head-to-head game, earlier this season. Numbers for the former ten meetings involving these two participants are: six wins for Noja, four draws and zero wins for Castro. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

CastroA. Llamosas Castillo
A. Llamosas Castillo
6 goals
NojaL. Toca García
L. Toca García
5 goals
NojaL. Piedralba Rodriguez
L. Piedralba Rodriguez
4 goals

Noja missing players

Castro missing players

Noja Castro
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 4 Played P 2 7 16
4 2 0 Won W 1 1 5
7 2 2 Drew D 1 4 6
5 3 2 Lost L 0 2 5
23 10 3 Scored S 5 8 17
26 12 7 Conceded C 3 9 16
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 71% 75%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 69%
50% 57% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 43% 38%
38% 43% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 43% 19%
19% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 6%
75% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 38%
6% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 38%
25% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 50%
 
3 3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2.3 4
3.5 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7 5
1.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
7 7 7 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8 8.3
4 6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.3 4
38% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 38% 43%
 
12.5 10 10 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.3 7.3
6 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5 3.4
Key stats in Tercera - Group 3 this season:
  • All of Noja's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Castro have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Castro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Castro have the most points from losing position (11) in Tercera - Group 3
  • Castro have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Noja have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Noja have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Noja have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Tercera - Group 3
  • Noja have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Tercera - Group 3
  • Noja have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Tercera - Group 3
  • Noja haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gimnástica Torrelavega 16 9 6 1 30 11 7 7 0 0 22 4 9 2 6 1 8 7 19 33
2 Escobedo 16 8 3 5 24 15 8 5 2 1 15 5 8 3 1 4 9 10 9 27
3 Naval 16 7 6 3 19 11 9 5 3 1 8 2 7 2 3 2 11 9 8 27
4 Vimenor 16 7 6 3 20 14 8 6 1 1 12 4 8 1 5 2 8 10 6 27
5 Samano 17 7 6 4 22 19 8 5 3 0 17 6 9 2 3 4 5 13 3 27
6 Cultural Guarnizo 16 4 10 2 22 18 9 1 7 1 9 9 7 3 3 1 13 9 4 22
7 Torina 16 5 7 4 15 11 7 2 5 0 5 2 9 3 2 4 10 9 4 22
8 Siete Villas 17 6 4 7 26 25 9 4 2 3 18 16 8 2 2 4 8 9 1 22
9 Castro 16 5 6 5 17 16 9 4 2 3 9 7 7 1 4 2 8 9 1 21
10 Cartes 16 4 9 3 16 15 9 4 4 1 11 7 7 0 5 2 5 8 1 21
11 Noja 16 4 7 5 23 26 7 2 2 3 10 12 9 2 5 2 13 14 -3 19
12 Barreda 17 4 6 7 17 23 9 4 3 2 13 10 8 0 3 5 4 13 -6 18
13 Textil Escudo 16 4 6 6 13 19 7 2 4 1 8 8 9 2 2 5 5 11 -6 18
14 Atlético Albericia 16 3 7 6 18 22 8 3 5 0 11 8 8 0 2 6 7 14 -4 16
15 Selaya 16 1 8 7 12 26 7 1 5 1 5 6 9 0 3 6 7 20 -14 11
16 Colindres 17 2 3 12 14 37 9 2 2 5 10 19 8 0 1 7 4 18 -23 9

Read more about Tercera - Group 3

Tercera División is the fourth level of football in Spain. It is divided into 18 regional groups. Most of these groups feature 20 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 380 fixtures. At the end of the season the top four teams in each group league table go into a promotion playoff.