Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Mensajero & Real Zaragoza face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Mensajero's stadium, Estadio Rosendo Hernandez, has a artifical turf surface. Real Zaragoza have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Real Zaragoza when playing on artifical turf; 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses from one match. They have scored 1 goal in these games and conceded 0.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Mensajero form and stats
Last season, Mensajero's Copa Del Rey journey ended in the 1st round.We have seen two home losses in a row now for Mensajero, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Mensajero fans got no joy from their last match, a Segunda Division RFEF: Group 4 game also here at Estadio Rosendo Hernandez: A 1-3 defeat against Ceuta.
Preceding that match was the home Segunda Division RFEF: Group 4 game against Las Palmas II that was lost 1-2.The manager Y. Hernández González will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Velez in only four days.
Real Zaragoza form and stats
Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 2nd round.As the visiting team in La Liga 2 matches, Real Zaragoza have produced an overall stat of 3-5-1 so far. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Real Valladolid game have they lost an away game, meaning Real Zaragoza has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Amorebieta in their previous outing. The La Liga 2 match ended in a draw 1-1. Josep Chavarría was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.64. The defender Chavarría hit one key pass and won 5 of 5 duels.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Leganes.Zaragoza have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Real Zaragoza have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Á. Giménez Candela 4 goals |  V. Vada 4 goals |  E. de Salles Oliveira 3 goals |
Mensajero missing players
Real Zaragoza missing players
| Mensajero | Real Zaragoza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 14 | 23 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 36% | ||
| 2.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 11 | ||
| 2.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | ||
| 10.1 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Almeria | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Tenerife | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Ponferradina | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Eibar | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Las Palmas | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Malaga | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -5 | 26 |
| 8 | Real Oviedo | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | FC Cartagena | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | Girona | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 11 | Real Zaragoza | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | UD Ibiza | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Sporting Gijon | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 14 | Huesca | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 15 | Burgos | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 22 |
| 16 | Leganes | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| 17 | Lugo | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 18 | Mirandés | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 19 | Fuenlabrada | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 20 | Real Sociedad II | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 21 | Amorebieta | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 22 | Alcorcon | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -21 | 9 |