6th place in the La Liga 2 table for Granada at present, a great campaign. The home team ticketholders pray for more points as 8th-placed FC Cartagena visit Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes.
- Granada have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in La Liga 2
- Granada have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Cartagena have scored away.
Granada and FC Cartagena should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Granada form and stats
This stadium, Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, has been a fortress for Granada in the La Liga 2 so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-2-0. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes after three straight home wins.
The regulars are hoping that Granada will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Copa Del Rey fixture against Real Oviedo. Midfield player Soro got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Soro hit two key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 25 total).
A La Liga 2 defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Lugo.It should be considered that a peek at the 15 most recent league matches reveals that 13 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The Granada manager Fernández has got the team scoring with 21 from 10 home games in the league. Granada have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
FC Cartagena form and stats
Playing away, FC Cartagena have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the La Liga 2 this season.
Jansson was the last player to score for the away team. Cartagena haven't scored a league goal in the last 270 minutes.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a Copa Del Rey home loss versus Villarreal with 1-5 on the scoreboard. Defender Vázquez was the best team player with a rating of 7.82. Vázquez scored one goal and won 7 of 8 duels.
Before that match, 1-1 away against Alcorcon (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) in the Copa Del Rey. As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and FC Cartagena playing away, we found 7 games. Results were 1 away win, 1 draw and 5 home wins.
FC Cartagena are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties face each other this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: FC Cartagena - Granada 0-0. Numbers for the previous six meetings involving these two participants are: one win for Granada, three draws and two wins for FC Cartagena. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Uzuni 10 goals |   A. Sadiku 7 goals |  A. Ortuño Martínez 5 goals |
Granada missing players
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| Granada | FC Cartagena | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 24 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 81% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 86% |
| 52% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 57% |
| 29% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 43% |
| 19% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 5% | 10% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 48% |
| 52% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 33% |
| 52% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 33% |
| 4.9 | 6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.2 | 13.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 10 | 12.9 |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 27% | 41% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 27% |
| 8.8 | 6.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13.9 | 12.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
- Granada have not yet lost a game at home.
- Granada have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Granada have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Granada have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Cartagena have scored away.
- Granada have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in La Liga 2
- Granada have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in La Liga 2
- Granada have the most points (26) at home in La Liga 2
- Granada have the most scored goals (21) at home in La Liga 2
- Granada have the the best goal difference (+19) at home in La Liga 2
- Granada have won significantly more corners at 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 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Eibar | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 3 | Levante | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Burgos | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | Deportivo Alaves | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Granada | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Albacete | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | FC Cartagena | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Leganes | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | FC Andorra | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Huesca | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Villarreal II | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 | Sporting Gijón | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Mirandes | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 26 |
| 16 | Real Zaragoza | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 17 | Tenerife | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Racing Santander | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 21 |
| 19 | Lugo | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 21 |
| 20 | Ponferradina | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 21 | Malaga | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 19 |
| 22 | UD Ibiza | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 16 |
