Estadio Municipal Cartagonova: FC Cartagena vs Albacete La Liga 2 pre-match guide

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 10.September
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Cartagonova (15105 seats)

Another intriguing fixture in the La Liga 2. FC Cartagena is in the 11th place from completing four games. They welcome Albacete who are placed 1st from four matches.

Insights:
  • Albacete is in the best form (3-1-0) in La Liga 2

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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FC Cartagena form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for FC Cartagena's two home games in the La Liga 2 so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova.

FC Cartagena faced defeat in their previous match, away at Burgos (0-1). Midfield player Blasis got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, the max score being 10. Blasis hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that, FC Cartagena had a home game versus Real Zaragoza which ended with a victory 1-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cartagena have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 0 and lost 4.

At Estadio Municipal Cartagonova, FC Cartagena has the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Albacete form and stats

Albacete, who have the most points (6) away in La Liga 2, are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the La Liga 2. Albacete has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Two travels in a row for Albacete, whose manager Yáñez could celebrate last time after the win against Malaga. Midfielder Fuster was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.4. Fuster scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Huesca.

Albacete are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Albacete has managed 4 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings involving these contenders: FC Cartagena won five, Albacete were winners in two and we saw three draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals. The games between these teams have sometimes been hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

FC CartagenaA. Ortuño Martínez
A. Ortuño Martínez
2 goals
AlbaceteH. Marín Escavy
H. Marín Escavy
2 goals
FC CartagenaM. Rico Moreno
M. Rico Moreno
1 goals

FC Cartagena missing players

Albacete missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Cartagena Albacete
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
2 1 0 Won W 1 2 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 3 0 Scored S 2 4 6
6 3 0 Conceded C 1 2 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 75%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
6.8 6.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 11 7.5 7.2
3.5 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.5 3.2
2.8 3.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 4.5 3.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.8 12.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 19 14.5 12.8
3.8 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.5 5
40% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 36% 30%
 
9.2 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 7 12.5 10.5
3.5 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.5 2.5
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Albacete have the most points (6) away in La Liga 2
  • Albacete is in the best form (3-1-0) in La Liga 2
FC Cartagena Last season Albacete
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   19 38
18 13   Won W   5 19
6 2   Drew D   8 10
18 6   Lost L   6 9
63 42   Scored S   19 52
57 20   Conceded C   24 34
98% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   74% 87%
81% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 58%
57% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 42%
26% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 29%
19% 19%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 8%
55% 43%   BTTS BTTS   37% 34%
26% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   47% 53%
21% 19%   Failed to Score F T   42% 26%
 
4.1 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 4.6
4.4 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.5
2.4 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.2
7 4   Red cards R C   2 4
 
11.6 13.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 10.6
4.2 5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.6
35% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 30%
 
13.7 12.9   Shots against (avg) S A   9.9 8.9
4.3 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Albacete 4 3 1 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 10
2 Granada 4 3 0 1 7 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 6 9
3 Las Palmas 4 2 2 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 1 6 8
4 Sporting Gijon 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 5 8
5 Deportivo Alavés 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 8
6 Burgos 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 8
7 Villarreal II 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 7
8 Eibar 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 7
9 Lugo 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 7
10 Real Oviedo 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
11 FC Cartagena 4 2 0 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 6
12 Ponferradina 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
13 FC Andorra 4 2 0 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 2 6 -3 6
14 Levante 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
15 Huesca 4 1 1 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4
16 Tenerife 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 -2 4
17 Leganes 4 1 0 3 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 3
18 Malaga 4 1 0 3 4 8 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 -4 3
19 Real Zaragoza 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -2 2
20 Mirandes 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 -6 1
21 UD Ibiza 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 -6 1
22 Racing Santander 4 0 0 4 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -6 0
Last season 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 42 24 9 9 68 35 21 14 4 3 38 15 21 10 5 6 30 20 33 81
2 Real Valladolid 42 24 9 9 71 43 21 14 4 3 40 15 21 10 5 6 31 28 28 81
3 Eibar 42 23 11 8 61 45 21 14 5 2 35 19 21 9 6 6 26 26 16 80
4 Las Palmas 42 19 13 10 57 47 21 12 5 4 34 23 21 7 8 6 23 24 10 70
5 Tenerife 42 20 9 13 53 37 21 9 5 7 27 18 21 11 4 6 26 19 16 69
6 Girona 42 20 8 14 57 42 21 13 3 5 36 16 21 7 5 9 21 26 15 68
7 Real Oviedo 42 17 17 8 57 41 21 11 8 2 38 19 21 6 9 6 19 22 16 68
8 Ponferradina 42 17 12 13 57 55 21 10 7 4 37 25 21 7 5 9 20 30 2 63
9 FC Cartagena 42 18 6 18 63 57 21 13 2 6 42 20 21 5 4 12 21 37 6 60
10 Real Zaragoza 42 12 20 10 39 46 21 7 10 4 16 15 21 5 10 6 23 31 -7 56
11 Burgos 42 15 10 17 41 41 21 10 7 4 27 12 21 5 3 13 14 29 0 55
12 Leganes 42 13 15 14 50 51 21 7 9 5 27 25 21 6 6 9 23 26 -1 54
13 Huesca 42 13 15 14 49 44 21 7 9 5 23 17 21 6 6 9 26 27 5 54
14 Mirandes 42 15 7 20 58 62 21 12 2 7 43 29 21 3 5 13 15 33 -4 52
15 UD Ibiza 42 12 16 14 53 59 21 6 10 5 30 25 21 6 6 9 23 34 -6 52
16 Lugo 42 10 20 12 46 52 21 9 8 4 22 19 21 1 12 8 24 33 -6 50
17 Sporting Gijon 42 11 13 18 43 48 21 8 3 10 24 24 21 3 10 8 19 24 -5 46
18 Malaga 42 11 12 19 36 57 21 7 7 7 18 24 21 4 5 12 18 33 -21 45
19 Amorebieta 42 9 16 17 44 63 21 8 8 5 29 25 21 1 8 12 15 38 -19 43
20 Real Sociedad II 42 10 10 22 43 61 21 4 4 13 19 32 21 6 6 9 24 29 -18 40
21 Fuenlabrada 42 6 15 21 39 65 21 4 10 7 23 26 21 2 5 14 16 39 -26 33
22 Alcorcon 42 6 11 25 37 71 21 3 7 11 17 34 21 3 4 14 20 37 -34 29
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Andorra 38 21 8 9 61 38 19 15 2 2 34 11 19 6 6 7 27 27 23 71
2 Villarreal II 38 20 7 11 65 36 19 14 2 3 44 14 19 6 5 8 21 22 29 67
3 Albacete 38 19 10 9 52 34 19 14 2 3 33 10 19 5 8 6 19 24 18 67
4 Gimnastic Tarragona 38 16 13 9 41 30 19 12 5 2 30 15 19 4 8 7 11 15 11 61
5 Linares Deportivo 38 17 9 12 59 47 19 11 4 4 31 14 19 6 5 8 28 33 12 60
6 Atletico Baleares 38 15 14 9 52 35 19 10 8 1 30 13 19 5 6 8 22 22 17 59
7 Algeciras 38 16 11 11 50 39 19 8 9 2 28 16 19 8 2 9 22 23 11 59
8 Sabadell 38 16 10 12 44 33 19 9 3 7 22 17 19 7 7 5 22 16 11 58
9 Barcelona II 38 16 9 13 59 51 19 8 7 4 34 21 19 8 2 9 25 30 8 57
10 Real Madrid II 38 16 8 14 66 47 19 13 3 3 49 16 19 3 5 11 17 31 19 56
11 Alcoyano 38 13 13 12 41 40 19 6 8 5 19 17 19 7 5 7 22 23 1 52
12 Linense 38 13 11 14 35 44 19 11 4 4 26 18 19 2 7 10 9 26 -9 50
13 Castellon 38 14 8 16 37 50 19 8 5 6 22 20 19 6 3 10 15 30 -13 50
14 San Fernando CD 38 13 9 16 49 58 19 5 6 8 25 31 19 8 3 8 24 27 -9 48
15 Cornella 38 14 6 18 39 48 19 11 4 4 22 11 19 3 2 14 17 37 -9 48
16 Sanluqueno 38 12 10 16 39 56 19 7 6 6 20 20 19 5 4 10 19 36 -17 46
17 Sevilla II 38 13 7 18 36 55 19 8 5 6 22 22 19 5 2 12 14 33 -19 46
18 UCAM Murcia 38 8 11 19 42 56 19 6 5 8 25 23 19 2 6 11 17 33 -14 35
19 Llagostera-Costa Brava 38 6 15 17 26 51 19 4 8 7 15 21 19 2 7 10 11 30 -25 33
20 Real Betis II 38 6 3 29 23 68 19 4 0 15 16 39 19 2 3 14 7 29 -45 21

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 Albacete 4 3 1 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 10
2 Granada 4 3 0 1 7 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 6 9
3 Las Palmas 4 2 2 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 1 6 8
4 Sporting Gijon 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 5 8
5 Deportivo Alavés 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 8
6 Burgos 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 8
7 Villarreal II 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 7
8 Eibar 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 7
9 Lugo 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 7
10 Real Oviedo 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6
11 FC Cartagena 4 2 0 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 6
12 Ponferradina 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 6
13 FC Andorra 4 2 0 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 2 6 -3 6
14 Levante 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
15 Huesca 4 1 1 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4
16 Tenerife 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 -2 4
17 Leganes 4 1 0 3 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 3
18 Malaga 4 1 0 3 4 8 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 -4 3
19 Real Zaragoza 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -2 2
20 Mirandes 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 -6 1
21 UD Ibiza 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 5 -6 1
22 Racing Santander 4 0 0 4 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -6 0

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