National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Guadalajara or Illescas that keep their silverware dream alive.
It should be mentioned that Illescas play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Illescas on grass are 5 victories, 4 draws and 10 defeats from 19 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 26-34. You can compare this with overall results below.
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.
Guadalajara form and stats
Guadalajara's previous match was a Copa Federacion game also played at home, finishing 4-1 versus Illescas. The home team hope to to repeat that performance.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ursaria (2-3).Guadalajara have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 1 victories, 2 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Guadalajara have scored {3 goals} and conceded 3 times.
Illescas form and stats
Two away games in a row for Illescas, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 against Guadalajara in the Copa Federacion.
A defeat before that, the Segunda Division RFEF: Group 5 game vs Numancia. It ended with a 1-2 loss at a neutral arena.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Illescas in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Illescas, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Just as the home team, Illescas have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 2 Illescas wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the contenders faced each other previously this campaign; Guadalajara - Illescas 4-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: six - one - two (Guadalajara wins - draws - Illescas wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Morcillo Muñoz 3 goals | I. Moreno Rodríguez 3 goals | S. Barreto Sánchez 1 goals |
Guadalajara missing players
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| Guadalajara | Illescas | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 17 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 72% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.9 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.6 | ||
| 5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 35% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 9.2 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.6 | 7 | ||
| 3.9 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | ||
