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

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Tue 19.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal Cartagonova (15105 seats)

This pair of participants are delivering a sweet season so far and occasions like this one could be deciding. Get the info on FC Cartagena - Sporting Gijón!

Insights:
  • FC Cartagena have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in La Liga 2

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for FC Cartagena and Sporting Gijón.

It's quite the trip for Sporting Gijón when visiting Cartagena as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

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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 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Cartagena, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

FC Cartagena are returning here after visiting Amorebieta in a La Liga 2 game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Rubén Castro (2) and Álex Gallar scored the goal(s). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of L. Carrión Delgado when Álex Gallar scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Álex Gallar scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time. The forward Rubén Castro outdid all the other players in that fixture and managed a match rating of 8.12 out of 10. Castro scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting UD Ibiza in a game that was won 5-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Cartagena perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FC Cartagena as a small favourite), we find eight games. FC Cartagena has won three of these, drawn five and lost zero.

Cartagena are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga 2 match at SD Eibar awaits in three days.

Cartagena can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 9 times. On the other hand, FC Cartagena have conceded 5 goals.

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

1-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sporting Gijón in their La Liga 2 matches away. Visiting Gijón has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Gijón go into this game after a win, the home game against Alcorcon that ended 1-0. Late drama in the previous game, when Uroš Đurđević scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Alcorcon. Midfield player Pedro Díaz was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.35/10. Díaz hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.

Before that, Gijón travelled to Real Oviedo and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sporting Gijón playing away and similar expectations, we found 19 relevant matches. Results were five Gijón wins, five draws and nine defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Real Valladolid in just four days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Gijón have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away. As opposed to that, Gijón have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (FC Cartagena wins - draws - Sporting Gijón wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

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Sporting Gijón missing players

FC Cartagena Sporting Gijón
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 2 5 10
5 3 0 Won W 0 1 6
0 0 0 Drew D 1 3 3
5 1 1 Lost L 1 1 1
15 9 1 Scored S 2 6 14
17 5 3 Conceded C 3 6 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 90%
80% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 70%
60% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 50%
40% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 10%
30% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 10%
60% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 70%
20% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 30%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 10%
 
3.2 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.8 4.2
4.2 3.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.8 4.8
3.1 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.4 14 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.2 14.8
3.8 5.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.4 4.9
39% 43% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 35% 29%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • FC Cartagena have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Cartagena have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • FC Cartagena have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in La Liga 2
  • FC Cartagena have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • FC Cartagena haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting Gijón 10 6 3 1 14 9 5 5 0 0 8 3 5 1 3 1 6 6 5 21
2 Almeria 10 6 1 3 18 9 4 3 1 0 8 3 6 3 0 3 10 6 9 19
3 SD Eibar 10 5 3 2 16 13 5 3 1 1 8 5 5 2 2 1 8 8 3 18
4 Ponferradina 9 5 2 2 13 8 5 4 1 0 10 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 17
5 Las Palmas 10 4 5 1 15 11 6 4 2 0 12 6 4 0 3 1 3 5 4 17
6 Tenerife 10 5 2 3 13 10 4 2 1 1 5 3 6 3 1 2 8 7 3 17
7 FC Cartagena 10 5 0 5 15 17 4 3 0 1 9 5 6 2 0 4 6 12 -2 15
8 Huesca 10 4 2 4 14 10 5 2 1 2 6 4 5 2 1 2 8 6 4 14
9 Fuenlabrada 9 3 4 2 9 7 5 2 2 1 7 6 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 13
10 Málaga 10 3 4 3 9 12 5 3 2 0 5 1 5 0 2 3 4 11 -3 13
11 Real Oviedo 9 2 6 1 9 7 5 1 4 0 5 3 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 12
12 Real Valladolid 9 3 3 3 10 10 4 2 1 1 5 3 5 1 2 2 5 7 0 12
13 Mirandes 9 3 2 4 14 14 5 2 1 2 11 10 4 1 1 2 3 4 0 11
14 Lugo 9 2 5 2 10 11 5 2 2 1 5 5 4 0 3 1 5 6 -1 11
15 UD Ibiza 9 2 5 2 11 14 4 1 3 0 6 4 5 1 2 2 5 10 -3 11
16 Real Sociedad II 9 2 4 3 9 9 5 1 2 2 4 6 4 1 2 1 5 3 0 10
17 Real Zaragoza 10 1 7 2 6 8 5 0 4 1 1 2 5 1 3 1 5 6 -2 10
18 Burgos 9 2 3 4 6 7 4 2 1 1 4 1 5 0 2 3 2 6 -1 9
19 Leganes 9 2 3 4 8 10 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 1 1 3 5 7 -2 9
20 Girona 10 2 2 6 7 12 6 2 1 3 6 7 4 0 1 3 1 5 -5 8
21 Amorebieta 10 1 4 5 10 16 5 1 3 1 8 8 5 0 1 4 2 8 -6 7
22 Alcorcon 10 2 0 8 6 18 5 1 0 4 3 12 5 1 0 4 3 6 -12 6

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.