La Liga 2 prediction and preview: Fuenlabrada modest favorites to beat Castellón

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 11.October
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Fernando Torres (5000 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the La Liga 2 table has to be read with caution. So far Fuenlabrada find themselves in 3rd position and Castellón are placed 6th.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Fuenlabrada form and stats

As mentioned below, Fuenlabrada are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 La Liga 2 games.

Fuenlabrada are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

It's back home for Fuenlabrada, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Girona away with the result 1-0. Adrián Diéguez found the net in that victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Albacete in a game that was won 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Fuenlabrada handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, three draws and one defeat.

At Estadio Fernando Torres, Fuenlabrada has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Castellón form and stats

Castellón are still undefeated on their travels in the La Liga 2. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.

Castellón go into this game after a win, the home game against Leganes that ended 2-0. Before that, Castellón travelled to UD Logrones and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Goalkeeper Óscar Whalley was absolutely vital in the Castellón victory against Leganes, making six saves.

Castellón are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and zero defeats. From a total of five matches.

Castellón have the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

FuenlabradaR. Ntekja
R. Ntekja
2 goals
FuenlabradaA. Kanté
A. Kanté
1 goals
FuenlabradaI. Salvador Edu
I. Salvador Edu
1 goals

Fuenlabrada missing players

Castellón missing players

Fuenlabrada Castellón
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
3 2 0 Won W 1 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
7 3 0 Scored S 2 3 5
3 0 0 Conceded C 1 2 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 50%
75% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
39 17 0 Total Shots T S 8 13 27
17 10 0 Shots on Target S O 3 4 7
41% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 75% 71%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Fuenlabrada has the most scored goals in the second half (6) in La Liga 2
Fuenlabrada Last season Castellón
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   14 28
15 9   Won W   5 14
15 8   Drew D   5 8
12 4   Lost L   4 6
47 29   Scored S   15 40
40 21   Conceded C   12 24
86% 90%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 93%
60% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 64%
33% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   29% 43%
19% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   7% 25%
5% 10%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
43% 52%   BTTS BTTS   50% 50%
36% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 39%
36% 24%   Failed to Score F T   21% 18%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.8 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 2.2
6 5   Red cards R C   1 2
 
347 176   Total Shots T S   126 307
122 62   Shots on Target S O   44 124
39% 47%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 32%

  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 Gijon 4 4 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 12
2 Espanyol 4 3 1 0 6 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 10
3 Fuenlabrada 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 10
4 Ponferradina 4 3 0 1 7 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 5 9
5 Rayo Vallecano 4 3 0 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 9
6 Castellón 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 7
7 Mallorca 4 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
8 Leganes 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 6
9 Malaga 4 2 0 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 6 -4 6
10 Alcorcón 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 5
11 Las Palmas 4 1 2 1 7 7 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 5
12 Mirandes 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 5
13 FC Cartagena 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 4
14 Almeria 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 3
15 Real Oviedo 4 0 3 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 -2 3
16 Tenerife 4 1 0 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 3
17 Lugo 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 3
18 Real Zaragoza 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
19 UD Logrones 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1
20 Albacete 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -6 1
21 Sabadell 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0
22 Girona 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Huesca 42 21 7 14 55 42 21 15 3 3 36 17 21 6 4 11 19 25 13 70
2 Cadiz 42 19 12 11 50 39 21 10 6 5 28 20 21 9 6 6 22 19 11 69
3 Real Zaragoza 42 18 11 13 59 53 21 9 4 8 30 27 21 9 7 5 29 26 6 65
4 Almeria 42 17 13 12 62 43 21 10 4 7 30 19 21 7 9 5 32 24 19 64
5 Girona 42 17 12 13 48 43 21 14 5 2 29 13 21 3 7 11 19 30 5 63
6 Elche 42 16 13 13 52 44 21 8 8 5 26 19 21 8 5 8 26 25 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 42 13 21 8 60 50 21 9 9 3 29 21 21 4 12 5 31 29 10 60
8 Fuenlabrada 42 15 15 12 47 40 21 9 8 4 29 21 21 6 7 8 18 19 7 60
9 Las Palmas 42 14 15 13 49 46 21 9 7 5 31 21 21 5 8 8 18 25 3 57
10 Alcorcón 42 13 18 11 52 50 21 6 6 9 24 29 21 7 12 2 28 21 2 57
11 Mirandes 42 13 17 12 55 59 21 8 11 2 25 17 21 5 6 10 30 42 -4 56
12 Tenerife 42 14 13 15 50 46 21 7 9 5 25 21 21 7 4 10 25 25 4 55
13 Sporting Gijon 42 14 12 16 40 38 21 10 5 6 28 17 21 4 7 10 12 21 2 54
14 Malaga 42 11 20 11 35 33 21 8 9 4 25 18 21 3 11 7 10 15 2 53
15 Real Oviedo 42 13 14 15 49 53 21 7 11 3 24 20 21 6 3 12 25 33 -4 53
16 Albacete 42 13 13 16 36 46 21 5 9 7 19 22 21 8 4 9 17 24 -10 52
17 Lugo 42 12 16 14 43 54 21 7 8 6 26 31 21 5 8 8 17 23 -11 52
18 Ponferradina 42 12 15 15 45 50 21 9 9 3 26 17 21 3 6 12 19 33 -5 51
19 Deportivo La Coruna 42 12 15 15 43 60 21 8 8 5 29 29 21 4 7 10 14 31 -17 51
20 Numancia 42 13 11 18 45 53 21 11 5 5 24 14 21 2 6 13 21 39 -8 50
21 Extremadura UD 42 10 13 19 43 59 21 6 4 11 21 26 21 4 9 8 22 33 -16 43
22 Racing Santander 42 5 18 19 39 56 21 3 9 9 25 29 21 2 9 10 14 27 -17 33
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Castellón 28 14 8 6 40 24 14 9 3 2 25 12 14 5 5 4 15 12 16 50
2 Barcelona II 28 13 10 5 40 27 15 9 5 1 29 15 13 4 5 4 11 12 13 49
3 Sabadell 28 14 7 7 38 25 14 9 3 2 22 9 14 5 4 5 16 16 13 49
4 Cornella 28 13 10 5 34 25 15 9 4 2 16 7 13 4 6 3 18 18 9 49
5 Lleida Esportiu 28 12 10 6 34 22 14 9 4 1 22 6 14 3 6 5 12 16 12 46
6 Villarreal II 28 13 7 8 36 32 14 7 4 3 19 12 14 6 3 5 17 20 4 46
7 Olot 28 11 11 6 34 19 14 8 4 2 18 6 14 3 7 4 16 13 15 44
8 Espanyol II 28 11 9 8 44 37 14 7 5 2 28 21 14 4 4 6 16 16 7 42
9 FC Andorra 28 10 11 7 31 28 15 8 4 3 21 15 13 2 7 4 10 13 3 41
10 La Nucia 28 10 9 9 30 29 14 8 6 0 18 6 14 2 3 9 12 23 1 39
11 Ebro 28 8 13 7 29 31 15 6 7 2 19 14 13 2 6 5 10 17 -2 37
12 Levante II 28 10 5 13 29 34 14 6 3 5 17 15 14 4 2 8 12 19 -5 35
13 Llagostera-Costa Brava 28 7 12 9 28 33 14 4 7 3 13 15 14 3 5 6 15 18 -5 33
14 Gimnastic Tarragona 28 7 10 11 33 38 13 5 4 4 18 18 15 2 6 7 15 20 -5 31
15 Ejea 28 6 9 13 27 36 13 6 3 4 15 7 15 0 6 9 12 29 -9 27
16 Valencia II 28 4 14 10 27 33 14 2 8 4 15 16 14 2 6 6 12 17 -6 26
17 Prat 28 5 11 12 25 40 13 1 4 8 10 20 15 4 7 4 15 20 -15 26
18 Hercules 28 5 10 13 27 35 14 2 7 5 17 19 14 3 3 8 10 16 -8 25
19 Badalona 28 5 9 14 17 34 13 3 5 5 9 13 15 2 4 9 8 21 -17 24
20 Orihuela 28 4 11 13 26 47 14 2 8 4 14 18 14 2 3 9 12 29 -21 23

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.