Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Racing Rioja & FC Cartagena face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Racing Rioja nor FC Cartagena as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Racing Rioja form and stats
Racing Rioja participated in Copa Del Rey the last season, where they reached the 1st round.The Racing fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio Nuevo Municipal Las Gaunas and will expect new points from this game. Racing Rioja has played 19 games in a row here without a defeat.
Racing are returning here after visiting Laredo in a Segunda Division RFEF: Group 2 game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.
Previous to that game, a Segunda Division RFEF: Group 2 home match hosting Tropezon in a game that was won 4-0.FC Cartagena form and stats
Cartagena's mission in Copa Del Rey last season failed in the 1st round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Cartagena so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-7 (win-draw-lose). FC Cartagena seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Two away games in a row for FC Cartagena, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Real Valladolid in the La Liga 2. FC Cartagena goalie Marc Martinez could enjoy a first-rate day versus Real Valladolid, but despite making six saves the beating could not be stopped. Marc Martinez (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.85. Martinez stopped the opponent with six saves.
Before that, FC Cartagena secured a home win against Burgos with the score 1-0.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cartagena as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. FC Cartagena's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Castro Martín 10 goals |   X. Barace Fernández 4 goals | J. Galán Anaut 4 goals |
Racing Rioja missing players
FC Cartagena missing players
| Racing Rioja | FC Cartagena | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 9 | 11 | ||
| 57 | 27 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 29 | 7 | Conceded | C | 25 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 28% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.3 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 11.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | ||
| 8.7 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Almería | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Eibar | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| 3 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Tenerife | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Ponferradina | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 | Las Palmas | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 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 | UD Ibiza | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Sporting Gijón | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Huesca | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 14 | Real Zaragoza | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | Burgos | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 22 |
| 16 | Lugo | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| 17 | Mirandes | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | Leganes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 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 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 17 |
| 21 | Amorebieta | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 13 |
| 22 | Alcorcón | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -21 | 9 |