La Liga 2 match preview and statistics: Elche fight Real Zaragoza

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Thu 13.August
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (36017 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Elche - Real Zaragoza!

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Elche form and stats

Elche have played 21 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-8-5 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Elche after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The Elche supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Real Oviedo in La Liga 2 and win 2-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Fuenlabrada.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of J. Rojo Martín when Pere Milla scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 25th minute.

The manager J. Rojo Martín will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Real Zaragoza in only three days.

Elche has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. Elche are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 19 from 21 matches.

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

9 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Real Zaragoza, who have the most points (34) away in La Liga 2, playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.

Zaragoza are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the La Liga 2 against Ponferradina. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Albacete wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Elche in just three days.

Zaragoza have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 21 league away games 29 goals have been scored. Zaragoza have conceded 26 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Elche - Real Zaragoza 1-2, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Elche victories, zero draws and six Real Zaragoza wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ElcheF. Chaves de la Torre
F. Chaves de la Torre
9 goals
ElcheJ. Martínez Modesto
J. Martínez Modesto
7 goals
ElcheP. Milla Peña
P. Milla Peña
7 goals

Elche missing players

Real Zaragoza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Elche Real Zaragoza
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
42 21 5 Played P 5 21 42
16 8 1 Won W 1 9 18
13 8 4 Drew D 2 7 11
13 5 0 Lost L 2 5 13
52 26 4 Scored S 4 29 59
44 19 3 Conceded C 5 26 53
95% 95% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
74% 76% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 76% 74%
29% 19% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 52% 50%
17% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 31%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 10%
50% 52% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 67% 55%
29% 33% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 24% 31%
26% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 10% 19%
 
4.7 5.2 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.1 4.7
4.5 3.7 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 4.8 4.3
2.8 2.6 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
360 192 37 Total Shots T S 31 196 467
148 74 12 Shots on Target S O 12 74 177
35% 35% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 39% 33%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Real Zaragoza has the most points (34) away
  • Real Zaragoza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Real Zaragoza haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Huesca 42 21 7 14 55 42 21 15 3 3 36 17 21 6 4 11 19 25 13 70
2 Cadiz 42 19 12 11 50 39 21 10 6 5 28 20 21 9 6 6 22 19 11 69
3 Real Zaragoza 42 18 11 13 59 53 21 9 4 8 30 27 21 9 7 5 29 26 6 65
4 Almería 42 17 13 12 62 43 21 10 4 7 30 19 21 7 9 5 32 24 19 64
5 Girona 42 17 12 13 48 43 21 14 5 2 29 13 21 3 7 11 19 30 5 63
6 Elche 42 16 13 13 52 44 21 8 8 5 26 19 21 8 5 8 26 25 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 42 13 21 8 60 50 21 9 9 3 29 21 21 4 12 5 31 29 10 60
8 Fuenlabrada 42 15 15 12 47 40 21 9 8 4 29 21 21 6 7 8 18 19 7 60
9 Las Palmas 42 14 15 13 49 46 21 9 7 5 31 21 21 5 8 8 18 25 3 57
10 Alcorcon 42 13 18 11 52 50 21 6 6 9 24 29 21 7 12 2 28 21 2 57
11 Mirandes 42 13 17 12 55 59 21 8 11 2 25 17 21 5 6 10 30 42 -4 56
12 Tenerife 42 14 13 15 50 46 21 7 9 5 25 21 21 7 4 10 25 25 4 55
13 Sporting Gijon 42 14 12 16 40 38 21 10 5 6 28 17 21 4 7 10 12 21 2 54
14 Malaga 42 11 20 11 35 33 21 8 9 4 25 18 21 3 11 7 10 15 2 53
15 Real Oviedo 42 13 14 15 49 53 21 7 11 3 24 20 21 6 3 12 25 33 -4 53
16 Albacete 42 13 13 16 36 46 21 5 9 7 19 22 21 8 4 9 17 24 -10 52
17 Lugo 42 12 16 14 43 54 21 7 8 6 26 31 21 5 8 8 17 23 -11 52
18 Ponferradina 42 12 15 15 45 50 21 9 9 3 26 17 21 3 6 12 19 33 -5 51
19 Deportivo La Coruna 42 12 15 15 43 60 21 8 8 5 29 29 21 4 7 10 14 31 -17 51
20 Numancia 42 13 11 18 45 53 21 11 5 5 24 14 21 2 6 13 21 39 -8 50
21 Extremadura UD 42 10 13 19 43 59 21 6 4 11 21 26 21 4 9 8 22 33 -16 43
22 Racing Santander 42 5 18 19 39 56 21 3 9 9 25 29 21 2 9 10 14 27 -17 33

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Huesca 42 21 7 14 55 42 21 15 3 3 36 17 21 6 4 11 19 25 13 70
2 Cadiz 42 19 12 11 50 39 21 10 6 5 28 20 21 9 6 6 22 19 11 69
3 Real Zaragoza 42 18 11 13 59 53 21 9 4 8 30 27 21 9 7 5 29 26 6 65
4 Almería 42 17 13 12 62 43 21 10 4 7 30 19 21 7 9 5 32 24 19 64
5 Girona 42 17 12 13 48 43 21 14 5 2 29 13 21 3 7 11 19 30 5 63
6 Elche 42 16 13 13 52 44 21 8 8 5 26 19 21 8 5 8 26 25 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 42 13 21 8 60 50 21 9 9 3 29 21 21 4 12 5 31 29 10 60
8 Fuenlabrada 42 15 15 12 47 40 21 9 8 4 29 21 21 6 7 8 18 19 7 60
9 Las Palmas 42 14 15 13 49 46 21 9 7 5 31 21 21 5 8 8 18 25 3 57
10 Alcorcon 42 13 18 11 52 50 21 6 6 9 24 29 21 7 12 2 28 21 2 57
11 Mirandes 42 13 17 12 55 59 21 8 11 2 25 17 21 5 6 10 30 42 -4 56
12 Tenerife 42 14 13 15 50 46 21 7 9 5 25 21 21 7 4 10 25 25 4 55
13 Sporting Gijon 42 14 12 16 40 38 21 10 5 6 28 17 21 4 7 10 12 21 2 54
14 Malaga 42 11 20 11 35 33 21 8 9 4 25 18 21 3 11 7 10 15 2 53
15 Real Oviedo 42 13 14 15 49 53 21 7 11 3 24 20 21 6 3 12 25 33 -4 53
16 Albacete 42 13 13 16 36 46 21 5 9 7 19 22 21 8 4 9 17 24 -10 52
17 Lugo 42 12 16 14 43 54 21 7 8 6 26 31 21 5 8 8 17 23 -11 52
18 Ponferradina 42 12 15 15 45 50 21 9 9 3 26 17 21 3 6 12 19 33 -5 51
19 Deportivo La Coruna 42 12 15 15 43 60 21 8 8 5 29 29 21 4 7 10 14 31 -17 51
20 Numancia 42 13 11 18 45 53 21 11 5 5 24 14 21 2 6 13 21 39 -8 50
21 Extremadura UD 42 10 13 19 43 59 21 6 4 11 21 26 21 4 9 8 22 33 -16 43
22 Racing Santander 42 5 18 19 39 56 21 3 9 9 25 29 21 2 9 10 14 27 -17 33

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The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.