National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Real Zaragoza or Real Madrid that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Real Zaragoza form and stats
Real Zaragoza was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Copa Del Rey.The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Real Zaragoza at their home stadium (Estadio de la Romareda) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. This match is a Copa Del Rey match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio de la Romareda after three straight home wins.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Real Zaragoza, as their goalkeeper Alvaro Lopez Raton has completely shut out the opponents for 291 minutes in the La Liga 2.
Real Zaragoza's previous game was a La Liga 2 match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Numancia. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Mallorca.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Real Zaragoza as they are travelling to their away game against Cádiz in the La Liga 2. That match is four days after this one.
Real Zaragoza have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de la Romareda with 20 goals in 13 league matches. Real Zaragoza are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de la Romareda in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches.
Real Madrid form and stats
They also participated in Copa Del Rey last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Barcelona drew the shortest straw.Real Madrid have an excellent away record in the La Liga so far with 6-4-1 from 11 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Real Madrid as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Real Madrid, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Real Madrid play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Real Valladolid. Preceding that game was the away Copa Del Rey victory against Unionistas de Salamanca with the score of 3-1.
Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Real Madrid given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed three matches with 3 wins as expected, 0 draws and 0 surprise home wins. The favourites won 2 of these games by at least two goals.
A new game in only three days for Real Madrid, the La Liga home match versus Atletico Madrid. Busy days.
Real Madrid are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 11 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Real Zaragoza won 1, Real Madrid won 7 and 2 draws. 8 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Suárez Charris 14 goals |   K. Benzema 12 goals |  J. Ros Añón 5 goals |
Real Zaragoza missing players
Real Madrid missing players
| Real Zaragoza | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 39 | 21 | Scored | S | 22 | 50 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 313 | 195 | Total Shots | T S | 175 | 423 | ||
| 120 | 76 | Shots on Target | S O | 69 | 164 | ||
| 32% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cádiz | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 48 |
| 2 | Almería | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Huesca | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Real Zaragoza | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Fuenlabrada | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Elche | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Numancia | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Girona | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Mirandés | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 12 | Alcorcón | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Ponferradina | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 32 |
| 14 | Sporting Gijón | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Málaga | 25 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 28 |
| 16 | Albacete | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruña | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 27 |
| 18 | Tenerife | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 19 | Real Oviedo | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 25 |
| 20 | Lugo | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -13 | 25 |
| 21 | Extremadura UD | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -12 | 23 |
| 22 | Racing Santander | 25 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 20 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 43 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Getafe | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Valencia | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 31 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | Granada | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Levante | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Deportivo Alaves | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -9 | 23 |
| 15 | SD Eibar | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 23 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -15 | 18 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 17 |
| 19 | Leganés | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 15 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -21 | 15 |