Football tips: FC Cartagena vs Ponferradina - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Fri 12.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Cartagonova (15105 seats)

The visiting Ponferradina side should be favourites in this visit to FC Cartagena, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their 28 league games this season.

Insights:
  • FC Cartagena have the most conceded goals (39) in La Liga 2
  • Ponferradina haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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FC Cartagena form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga 2, FC Cartagena, who have the most conceded goals (39) in La Liga 2, have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 14 games.

FC Cartagena faced defeat in their previous match, away at Mallorca (1-2). Before that, FC Cartagena had a home game versus Leganes which ended with a victory 1-0.

The FC Cartagena fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. On the other hand, FC Cartagena have conceded 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Ponferradina form and stats

5 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Ponferradina playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.

Ponferradina's last game was the home draw against Sporting Gijon (2-2). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Rayo Vallecano that ended 1-1.

An inspired comeback made the scores level in Ponferradina's duel with Sporting Gijon. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after Pablo Valcarce found the equalizer.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Ponferradina have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Ponferradina - Cartagena 0-2 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - one - two (FC Cartagena wins - draws - Ponferradina wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FC CartagenaR. Castro Martín
R. Castro Martín
13 goals
FC CartagenaE. Zorrilla Jiménez
E. Zorrilla Jiménez
6 goals
PonferradinaÓ. Sielva Moreno
Ó. Sielva Moreno
6 goals

FC Cartagena missing players

Ponferradina missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Cartagena Ponferradina
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 5 14 28
7 5 1 Won W 3 5 12
7 3 1 Drew D 0 2 6
14 6 3 Lost L 2 7 10
29 18 5 Scored S 5 12 30
39 17 8 Conceded C 3 16 30
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
79% 79% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 64% 68%
54% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 29% 36%
18% 21% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 11%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
57% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 20% 36% 39%
25% 21% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 29% 36%
29% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 36% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2 1.9
7 4 4 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
7.1 7.3 7.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 6.9 7.3
2.9 3.4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.1 3.6
36% 38% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 27% 30%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • FC Cartagena have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in La Liga 2
  • FC Cartagena have the most conceded goals (17) at home in La Liga 2
  • FC Cartagena have the most conceded goals (39) in La Liga 2
  • FC Cartagena have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in La Liga 2
  • FC Cartagena have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in La Liga 2
  • FC Cartagena haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Ponferradina 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 Mallorca 28 18 6 4 39 14 15 9 2 4 24 10 13 9 4 0 15 4 25 60
2 Almeria 28 17 4 7 43 25 14 9 3 2 27 11 14 8 1 5 16 14 18 55
3 Espanyol 28 16 6 6 40 18 14 10 2 2 23 8 14 6 4 4 17 10 22 54
4 Leganes 28 15 5 8 31 21 15 12 1 2 21 8 13 3 4 6 10 13 10 50
5 Sporting Gijon 28 13 9 6 30 20 14 8 6 0 17 7 14 5 3 6 13 13 10 48
6 Rayo Vallecano 28 12 7 9 32 27 13 8 2 3 19 10 15 4 5 6 13 17 5 43
7 Ponferradina 28 12 6 10 30 30 14 7 4 3 18 14 14 5 2 7 12 16 0 42
8 Mirandes 28 11 7 10 27 26 14 5 6 3 14 11 14 6 1 7 13 15 1 40
9 Girona 28 10 8 10 23 26 14 6 3 5 10 9 14 4 5 5 13 17 -3 38
10 Malaga 28 10 7 11 26 33 14 4 5 5 13 15 14 6 2 6 13 18 -7 37
11 Real Oviedo 28 8 12 8 32 29 14 5 5 4 20 15 14 3 7 4 12 14 3 36
12 Tenerife 28 10 6 12 25 26 14 7 4 3 17 8 14 3 2 9 8 18 -1 36
13 Las Palmas 28 9 9 10 28 37 14 8 3 3 20 14 14 1 6 7 8 23 -9 36
14 Fuenlabrada 27 7 14 6 29 29 14 2 10 2 11 11 13 5 4 4 18 18 0 35
15 Lugo 27 8 9 10 27 31 13 6 5 2 13 7 14 2 4 8 14 24 -4 33
16 UD Logrones 28 8 7 13 20 34 13 5 2 6 11 16 15 3 5 7 9 18 -14 31
17 Real Zaragoza 28 8 6 14 22 26 14 6 4 4 14 11 14 2 2 10 8 15 -4 30
18 Alcorcon 28 8 5 15 20 29 14 6 0 8 13 16 14 2 5 7 7 13 -9 29
19 FC Cartagena 28 7 7 14 29 39 14 5 3 6 18 17 14 2 4 8 11 22 -10 28
20 Sabadell 28 6 9 13 23 32 14 2 6 6 11 15 14 4 3 7 12 17 -9 27
21 Castellon 28 7 5 16 27 36 14 6 0 8 16 12 14 1 5 8 11 24 -9 26
22 Albacete 28 6 8 14 18 33 14 3 5 6 11 15 14 3 3 8 7 18 -15 26

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 Mallorca 28 18 6 4 39 14 15 9 2 4 24 10 13 9 4 0 15 4 25 60
2 Almeria 28 17 4 7 43 25 14 9 3 2 27 11 14 8 1 5 16 14 18 55
3 Espanyol 28 16 6 6 40 18 14 10 2 2 23 8 14 6 4 4 17 10 22 54
4 Leganes 28 15 5 8 31 21 15 12 1 2 21 8 13 3 4 6 10 13 10 50
5 Sporting Gijon 28 13 9 6 30 20 14 8 6 0 17 7 14 5 3 6 13 13 10 48
6 Rayo Vallecano 28 12 7 9 32 27 13 8 2 3 19 10 15 4 5 6 13 17 5 43
7 Ponferradina 28 12 6 10 30 30 14 7 4 3 18 14 14 5 2 7 12 16 0 42
8 Mirandes 28 11 7 10 27 26 14 5 6 3 14 11 14 6 1 7 13 15 1 40
9 Girona 28 10 8 10 23 26 14 6 3 5 10 9 14 4 5 5 13 17 -3 38
10 Malaga 28 10 7 11 26 33 14 4 5 5 13 15 14 6 2 6 13 18 -7 37
11 Real Oviedo 28 8 12 8 32 29 14 5 5 4 20 15 14 3 7 4 12 14 3 36
12 Tenerife 28 10 6 12 25 26 14 7 4 3 17 8 14 3 2 9 8 18 -1 36
13 Las Palmas 28 9 9 10 28 37 14 8 3 3 20 14 14 1 6 7 8 23 -9 36
14 Fuenlabrada 27 7 14 6 29 29 14 2 10 2 11 11 13 5 4 4 18 18 0 35
15 Lugo 27 8 9 10 27 31 13 6 5 2 13 7 14 2 4 8 14 24 -4 33
16 UD Logrones 28 8 7 13 20 34 13 5 2 6 11 16 15 3 5 7 9 18 -14 31
17 Real Zaragoza 28 8 6 14 22 26 14 6 4 4 14 11 14 2 2 10 8 15 -4 30
18 Alcorcon 28 8 5 15 20 29 14 6 0 8 13 16 14 2 5 7 7 13 -9 29
19 FC Cartagena 28 7 7 14 29 39 14 5 3 6 18 17 14 2 4 8 11 22 -10 28
20 Sabadell 28 6 9 13 23 32 14 2 6 6 11 15 14 4 3 7 12 17 -9 27
21 Castellon 28 7 5 16 27 36 14 6 0 8 16 12 14 1 5 8 11 24 -9 26
22 Albacete 28 6 8 14 18 33 14 3 5 6 11 15 14 3 3 8 7 18 -15 26

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