The visiting Espanyol side should be favourites in this visit to FC Cartagena, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their 15 league games this season.
- FC Cartagena have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Espanyol has the most scored goals (20) in La Liga 2
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.
FC Cartagena form and stats
3-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for FC Cartagena so far this season. Cartagena are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova, having lost their two previous games here.
FC Cartagena manager B. Jiménez Sáez and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Rayo Vallecano (placed 6th) in the La Liga 2. Before that game, the home loss against Mallorca with the scoreline 1-2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cartagena as they are travelling to their away game against Málaga in the La Liga 2. That match is three days after this one.
The Cartagena fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Cartagena's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Espanyol form and stats
Playing away, Espanyol, who have the most scored goals (20) in La Liga 2, have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the La Liga 2 this season.
Espanyol go into this game after a win, the home game against Real Zaragoza that ended 2-0. Prior to that match, the Espanyol manager V. Moreno Peris faced defeat when travelling to Leganés and losing 0-2.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sporting Gijon in just four days.
Espanyol have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 7 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Castro Martín 8 goals |   R. de Tomás Gómez 8 goals |  A. Embarba Blázquez 5 goals |
FC Cartagena missing players
Espanyol missing players
| FC Cartagena | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 20 |
| 19 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 87% |
| 73% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 67% |
| 53% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 57% | 67% |
| 27% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 7 | 8.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 34% | 42% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 41% | 38% |
- Espanyol has the most scored goals (20) in La Liga 2
- Espanyol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Cartagena have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Cartagena haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mallorca | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Espanyol | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Leganés | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting Gijon | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Almeria | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Mirandés | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Fuenlabrada | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | UD Logroñés | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Ponferradina | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Málaga | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Lugo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 15 | Girona | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | FC Cartagena | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Tenerife | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Alcorcon | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 14 |
| 19 | Castellón | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 20 | Sabadell | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 21 | Albacete | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -11 | 10 |
| 22 | Real Zaragoza | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 8 |