La Liga 2 duel: Close contest expected between FC Cartagena and FC Andorra

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 12.March
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Cartagonova (15105 seats)

Which team will win when FC Andorra visit FC Cartagena? In this pre-match guide you'll get all the relevant info and data needed to get smart.

Insights:
  • FC Cartagena have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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FC Cartagena form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga 2 for FC Cartagena at their home stadium (Estadio Municipal Cartagonova) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Cartagena are confident in defense, having played 190 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

FC Cartagena are returning here after visiting Ponferradina and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Sadiku and Izquierdo scored the goal(s). Midfield player Izquierdo got a match rating of 7.73 in that game, the max score being 10. Izquierdo scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that, FC Cartagena played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Deportivo Alavés.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how FC Cartagena have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 3 and lost 4.

It should be taken into account that a look at the 13 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

Cartagena are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 15 games. On the other hand, FC Cartagena have conceded 17 goals.

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FC Andorra form and stats

FC Andorra have only collected 13 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 3-4-8 (15 played). Bitter travels for FC Andorra as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Tenerife match.

Andorra's last game was the home draw against Las Palmas (0-0). Ratti was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.53. The agile goalkeeper Ratti topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 1-2 defeat away at Racing Santander before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with FC Andorra playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 3 FC Andorra wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Few goals the story here? 22 of this side's most recent 28 league matches have contained two goals or less.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting FC Andorra as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 18 goals have been conceded by Andorra in these games.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other already this season, with the result FC Andorra - FC Cartagena 0-1 registered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

FC AndorraS. Bakış
S. Bakış
9 goals
FC CartagenaA. Sadiku
A. Sadiku
8 goals
FC CartagenaA. Ortuño Martínez
A. Ortuño Martínez
6 goals

FC Cartagena missing players

FC Andorra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Cartagena FC Andorra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 4 15 30
12 6 0 Won W 0 3 10
8 3 1 Drew D 2 4 6
10 6 3 Lost L 2 8 14
34 16 1 Scored S 2 10 28
28 17 4 Conceded C 4 18 27
83% 87% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
57% 67% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 50%
47% 53% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 23%
13% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 13%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
43% 53% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 30%
37% 27% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 33%
37% 33% 75% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 43%
 
4.9 5.5 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.5 5.3
4.6 3.3 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 3.6 3.6
2.6 2.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.7 1.6
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
11.9 14.7 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 10.7 12.2
3.8 4.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.5 3.9
30% 24% 6% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 19% 24%
 
12 9.9 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10.3 10
4.1 3.5 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.6 3.4
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • FC Cartagena have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Las Palmas 30 15 12 3 35 15 15 9 4 2 20 8 15 6 8 1 15 7 20 57
2 SD Eibar 30 16 8 6 33 23 15 10 4 1 19 8 15 6 4 5 14 15 10 56
3 Granada 30 16 6 8 39 20 15 13 2 0 29 2 15 3 4 8 10 18 19 54
4 Levante 30 14 12 4 35 22 15 9 4 2 19 7 15 5 8 2 16 15 13 54
5 Deportivo Alavés 30 15 8 7 39 26 15 10 4 1 22 8 15 5 4 6 17 18 13 53
6 Albacete 30 13 11 6 39 32 15 8 5 2 21 11 15 5 6 4 18 21 7 50
7 Burgos 30 11 12 7 25 19 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 6 4 8 7 6 45
8 FC Cartagena 30 12 8 10 34 28 15 6 3 6 16 17 15 6 5 4 18 11 6 44
9 Huesca 30 9 13 8 27 25 15 8 6 1 18 7 15 1 7 7 9 18 2 40
10 Leganés 30 10 10 10 27 26 16 8 5 3 18 13 14 2 5 7 9 13 1 40
11 Villarreal II 30 11 7 12 33 38 15 7 5 3 21 15 15 4 2 9 12 23 -5 40
12 Mirandés 30 9 10 11 32 35 16 8 5 3 24 18 14 1 5 8 8 17 -3 37
13 Tenerife 30 9 10 11 27 30 15 7 5 3 15 9 15 2 5 8 12 21 -3 37
14 FC Andorra 30 10 6 14 28 27 15 7 2 6 18 9 15 3 4 8 10 18 1 36
15 Sporting Gijón 30 8 12 10 27 30 15 6 7 2 19 12 15 2 5 8 8 18 -3 36
16 Racing Santander 30 9 9 12 24 27 14 4 5 5 11 12 16 5 4 7 13 15 -3 36
17 Real Zaragoza 30 8 11 11 23 29 14 4 7 3 12 12 16 4 4 8 11 17 -6 35
18 Real Oviedo 30 9 8 13 19 25 15 6 3 6 9 10 15 3 5 7 10 15 -6 35
19 Ponferradina 30 6 11 13 24 38 15 4 5 6 13 18 15 2 6 7 11 20 -14 29
20 Málaga 30 5 10 15 24 35 15 4 6 5 14 16 15 1 4 10 10 19 -11 25
21 Lugo 30 5 8 17 20 41 15 3 6 6 9 12 15 2 2 11 11 29 -21 23
22 UD Ibiza 30 5 8 17 23 46 15 3 6 6 16 21 15 2 2 11 7 25 -23 23

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 Las Palmas 30 15 12 3 35 15 15 9 4 2 20 8 15 6 8 1 15 7 20 57
2 SD Eibar 30 16 8 6 33 23 15 10 4 1 19 8 15 6 4 5 14 15 10 56
3 Granada 30 16 6 8 39 20 15 13 2 0 29 2 15 3 4 8 10 18 19 54
4 Levante 30 14 12 4 35 22 15 9 4 2 19 7 15 5 8 2 16 15 13 54
5 Deportivo Alavés 30 15 8 7 39 26 15 10 4 1 22 8 15 5 4 6 17 18 13 53
6 Albacete 30 13 11 6 39 32 15 8 5 2 21 11 15 5 6 4 18 21 7 50
7 Burgos 30 11 12 7 25 19 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 6 4 8 7 6 45
8 FC Cartagena 30 12 8 10 34 28 15 6 3 6 16 17 15 6 5 4 18 11 6 44
9 Huesca 30 9 13 8 27 25 15 8 6 1 18 7 15 1 7 7 9 18 2 40
10 Leganés 30 10 10 10 27 26 16 8 5 3 18 13 14 2 5 7 9 13 1 40
11 Villarreal II 30 11 7 12 33 38 15 7 5 3 21 15 15 4 2 9 12 23 -5 40
12 Mirandés 30 9 10 11 32 35 16 8 5 3 24 18 14 1 5 8 8 17 -3 37
13 Tenerife 30 9 10 11 27 30 15 7 5 3 15 9 15 2 5 8 12 21 -3 37
14 FC Andorra 30 10 6 14 28 27 15 7 2 6 18 9 15 3 4 8 10 18 1 36
15 Sporting Gijón 30 8 12 10 27 30 15 6 7 2 19 12 15 2 5 8 8 18 -3 36
16 Racing Santander 30 9 9 12 24 27 14 4 5 5 11 12 16 5 4 7 13 15 -3 36
17 Real Zaragoza 30 8 11 11 23 29 14 4 7 3 12 12 16 4 4 8 11 17 -6 35
18 Real Oviedo 30 9 8 13 19 25 15 6 3 6 9 10 15 3 5 7 10 15 -6 35
19 Ponferradina 30 6 11 13 24 38 15 4 5 6 13 18 15 2 6 7 11 20 -14 29
20 Málaga 30 5 10 15 24 35 15 4 6 5 14 16 15 1 4 10 10 19 -11 25
21 Lugo 30 5 8 17 20 41 15 3 6 6 9 12 15 2 2 11 11 29 -21 23
22 UD Ibiza 30 5 8 17 23 46 15 3 6 6 16 21 15 2 2 11 7 25 -23 23

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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.