Match preview La Liga 2: FC Cartagena - Girona at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 30.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Cartagonova (15105 seats)

FC Cartagena played 1-2 against Lugo last week, a game to remember. Next up is this strong Girona side.

Insights:
  • Girona is in the best form (6-0-0)

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

FC Cartagena are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Girona are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

L W W W L

FC Cartagena form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga 2, FC Cartagena have managed 8 wins, 6 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 20 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Cartagena after consecutive victories at their own ground.

In their previous game, the manager L. Carrión Delgado led his Cartagena to a defeat in the La Liga 2 match away at Lugo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova. Attacking player Pablo De Blasis bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.61 out of 10. Blasis hit five key passes and had 59 successful passes (of 67 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Almería in a game that was won 3-2.

FC Cartagena has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. On the other hand, Cartagena have conceded 22 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

W W W W W

Girona form and stats

The visitors are W8-D6-L6 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2. Impressively, the visitors are on a seven-match winning run which they hope continue versus FC Cartagena.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Girona goalkeeper Juan Carlos Martin Corral is eager to challenge this, with his 270 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Impressive finishing from Monchu secured the home win 1-0 against Alcorcón in their previous game. Attacker Monchu got a player rating of 7.63 in the game. "Man of the match" Monchu scored one goal and had 62 successful passes (of 71 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Málaga.

Girona have scored 24 goals on their travels this season, from 20 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Girona have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Girona - FC Cartagena 2-1. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: four - two - two (Cartagena wins - draws - Girona wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CartagenaR. Castro Martín
R. Castro Martín
19 goals
GironaC. Stuani Curbelo
C. Stuani Curbelo
10 goals
GironaM. Sylla Diallo
M. Sylla Diallo
9 goals

FC Cartagena missing players

Girona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Cartagena Girona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 7 20 41
12 8 2 Won W 4 8 20
12 6 1 Drew D 1 6 10
17 6 3 Lost L 2 6 11
43 26 8 Scored S 10 24 46
51 22 10 Conceded C 7 23 35
88% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 93%
76% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 65% 54%
46% 45% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 40% 32%
15% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 20% 12%
5% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 10% 5%
56% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 29% 45% 37%
29% 25% 17% Clean Sheets C S 43% 30% 39%
27% 20% 17% Failed to Score F T 29% 30% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 3 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.3
8 5 4 Red cards R C 1 7 12
 
7.4 7.1 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 7.5 7.9
2.9 3.4 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.1 3
36% 39% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 39% 37%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Girona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Girona is in the best form (6-0-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Espanyol 41 24 10 7 71 27 21 15 3 3 41 12 20 9 7 4 30 15 44 82
2 Mallorca 41 24 9 8 52 26 21 14 3 4 33 12 20 10 6 4 19 14 26 81
3 Almería 41 20 10 11 59 40 21 10 8 3 34 18 20 10 2 8 25 22 19 70
4 Leganés 41 20 10 11 46 32 21 15 3 3 28 12 20 5 7 8 18 20 14 70
5 Girona 41 20 10 11 46 35 21 12 4 5 22 12 20 8 6 6 24 23 11 70
6 Rayo Vallecano 41 19 10 12 52 39 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 8 6 7 21 20 13 67
7 Sporting Gijón 41 17 14 10 37 26 20 11 7 2 22 10 21 6 7 8 15 16 11 65
8 Ponferradina 41 15 11 15 43 48 20 9 6 5 25 22 21 6 5 10 18 26 -5 56
9 Mirandés 41 14 12 15 38 39 20 6 10 4 19 16 21 8 2 11 19 23 -1 54
10 Las Palmas 41 13 14 14 45 53 21 11 5 5 34 23 20 2 9 9 11 30 -8 53
11 Tenerife 41 13 12 16 34 34 20 9 6 5 22 12 21 4 6 11 12 22 0 51
12 Real Oviedo 41 11 18 12 43 44 21 7 8 6 26 22 20 4 10 6 17 22 -1 51
13 Fuenlabrada 41 11 18 12 43 45 21 4 12 5 21 20 20 7 6 7 22 25 -2 51
14 Real Zaragoza 41 13 11 17 37 38 20 9 7 4 20 12 21 4 4 13 17 26 -1 50
15 Málaga 41 13 11 17 34 47 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 8 4 9 17 25 -13 50
16 FC Cartagena 41 12 12 17 43 51 20 8 6 6 26 22 21 4 6 11 17 29 -8 48
17 Alcorcón 41 12 9 20 31 42 20 8 2 10 19 23 21 4 7 10 12 19 -11 45
18 Lugo 41 10 14 17 37 53 21 8 8 5 20 16 20 2 6 12 17 37 -16 44
19 UD Logroñés 41 11 11 19 28 52 20 7 4 9 15 23 21 4 7 10 13 29 -24 44
20 Sabadell 41 10 13 18 38 48 21 5 9 7 20 21 20 5 4 11 18 27 -10 43
21 Castellón 41 11 8 22 35 51 21 9 1 11 21 20 20 2 7 11 14 31 -16 41
22 Albacete 41 9 11 21 29 51 20 5 6 9 15 21 21 4 5 12 14 30 -22 38

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 Espanyol 41 24 10 7 71 27 21 15 3 3 41 12 20 9 7 4 30 15 44 82
2 Mallorca 41 24 9 8 52 26 21 14 3 4 33 12 20 10 6 4 19 14 26 81
3 Almería 41 20 10 11 59 40 21 10 8 3 34 18 20 10 2 8 25 22 19 70
4 Leganés 41 20 10 11 46 32 21 15 3 3 28 12 20 5 7 8 18 20 14 70
5 Girona 41 20 10 11 46 35 21 12 4 5 22 12 20 8 6 6 24 23 11 70
6 Rayo Vallecano 41 19 10 12 52 39 20 11 4 5 31 19 21 8 6 7 21 20 13 67
7 Sporting Gijón 41 17 14 10 37 26 20 11 7 2 22 10 21 6 7 8 15 16 11 65
8 Ponferradina 41 15 11 15 43 48 20 9 6 5 25 22 21 6 5 10 18 26 -5 56
9 Mirandés 41 14 12 15 38 39 20 6 10 4 19 16 21 8 2 11 19 23 -1 54
10 Las Palmas 41 13 14 14 45 53 21 11 5 5 34 23 20 2 9 9 11 30 -8 53
11 Tenerife 41 13 12 16 34 34 20 9 6 5 22 12 21 4 6 11 12 22 0 51
12 Real Oviedo 41 11 18 12 43 44 21 7 8 6 26 22 20 4 10 6 17 22 -1 51
13 Fuenlabrada 41 11 18 12 43 45 21 4 12 5 21 20 20 7 6 7 22 25 -2 51
14 Real Zaragoza 41 13 11 17 37 38 20 9 7 4 20 12 21 4 4 13 17 26 -1 50
15 Málaga 41 13 11 17 34 47 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 8 4 9 17 25 -13 50
16 FC Cartagena 41 12 12 17 43 51 20 8 6 6 26 22 21 4 6 11 17 29 -8 48
17 Alcorcón 41 12 9 20 31 42 20 8 2 10 19 23 21 4 7 10 12 19 -11 45
18 Lugo 41 10 14 17 37 53 21 8 8 5 20 16 20 2 6 12 17 37 -16 44
19 UD Logroñés 41 11 11 19 28 52 20 7 4 9 15 23 21 4 7 10 13 29 -24 44
20 Sabadell 41 10 13 18 38 48 21 5 9 7 20 21 20 5 4 11 18 27 -10 43
21 Castellón 41 11 8 22 35 51 21 9 1 11 21 20 20 2 7 11 14 31 -16 41
22 Albacete 41 9 11 21 29 51 20 5 6 9 15 21 21 4 5 12 14 30 -22 38

More from Spain - La Liga 2

Read more about La Liga 2

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.