Open game expected at Estadio El Alcoraz: Huesca vs Real Zaragoza preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 19.March
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Alcoraz (5500 seats)

Huesca have won 30 of their 41 in total here at their familiar ground. Will they win more points versus Real Zaragoza?

Insights:
  • Huesca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Real Zaragoza have won significantly less corners away then at home.

This promises to be an intriguing game with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Huesca form and stats

30 points is a decent return from 15 La Liga 2 games here at Estadio El Alcoraz for Huesca. The data says 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Huesca tasted defeat here at Estadio El Alcoraz, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games in the league.

Huesca drew their last game, 1-1 away at Racing Santander (placed 16th). The attacking player Kanté was declared "man of the match" for Huesca with the rating of 7.42/10. Kanté scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that, Huesca had a home game versus Levante which ended with a victory 3-0.

Trouble hitting the net? In this club's last 25 league games, 21 have contained two goals or less.

Huesca are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 15 games. Defensively Huesca have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

Real Zaragoza have only collected 16 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 4-4-8 (16 played).

278 minutes! That's how long the Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Cristian Dario Alvarez and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

The regulars enjoyed Real Zaragoza's previous match versus Leganes (placed 12th), a 3-0 win played at home. Those three points felt sweet as this side had gone four league matches without victory. Simeone, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.54. Simeone scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Lugo.

Highlight this: 8 of the latest 10 league games involving this club have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Zaragoza as they have only managed to score 11 times from 16 away games in the league. 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, Real Zaragoza have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Real Zaragoza - Huesca 3-0. Stats for the previous ten meetings featuring these two teams are: three wins for Huesca, three draws and four wins for Real Zaragoza. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Real ZaragozaG. Simeone
G. Simeone
7 goals
HuescaJ. Real Ruiz
J. Real Ruiz
5 goals
Real ZaragozaV. Vada
V. Vada
4 goals

Huesca missing players

Real Zaragoza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Huesca Real Zaragoza
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 6 16 31
9 8 2 Won W 3 4 9
14 6 4 Drew D 0 4 11
8 1 0 Lost L 3 8 11
28 18 6 Scored S 7 11 26
26 7 2 Conceded C 7 17 29
84% 87% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 74%
55% 47% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 44% 52%
26% 20% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 31% 35%
6% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 12% 10%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 6%
42% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 32%
45% 67% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 31% 42%
29% 13% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 62% 52%
 
4.1 3.7 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.3 5.5
6.1 5.2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.2 4.8
2.6 2.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.5
5 3 1 Red cards R C 2 6 6
 
8.7 8.7 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 9.1 10.9
2.7 2.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.1 3.9
33% 42% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 22% 21%
 
12.7 11.7 10 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 11.7 10.4
3.6 2.9 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.9 3.4
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Huesca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Real Zaragoza have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eibar 31 17 8 6 34 23 16 11 4 1 20 8 15 6 4 5 14 15 11 59
2 Las Palmas 31 15 13 3 37 17 16 9 5 2 22 10 15 6 8 1 15 7 20 58
3 Granada 31 16 7 8 41 22 16 13 3 0 31 4 15 3 4 8 10 18 19 55
4 Levante 31 14 13 4 35 22 16 9 5 2 19 7 15 5 8 2 16 15 13 55
5 Deportivo Alaves 31 15 9 7 39 26 16 10 5 1 22 8 15 5 4 6 17 18 13 54
6 Albacete 31 13 12 6 39 32 15 8 5 2 21 11 16 5 7 4 18 21 7 51
7 Burgos 31 11 12 8 25 20 15 6 6 3 17 12 16 5 6 5 8 8 5 45
8 FC Cartagena 31 12 8 11 34 31 16 6 3 7 16 20 15 6 5 4 18 11 3 44
9 Huesca 31 9 14 8 28 26 15 8 6 1 18 7 16 1 8 7 10 19 2 41
10 Villarreal II 31 11 8 12 33 38 15 7 5 3 21 15 16 4 3 9 12 23 -5 41
11 Mirandes 31 10 10 11 36 38 16 8 5 3 24 18 15 2 5 8 12 20 -2 40
12 Leganes 31 10 10 11 27 29 16 8 5 3 18 13 15 2 5 8 9 16 -2 40
13 FC Andorra 31 11 6 14 31 27 15 7 2 6 18 9 16 4 4 8 13 18 4 39
14 Tenerife 31 9 11 11 27 30 15 7 5 3 15 9 16 2 6 8 12 21 -3 38
15 Real Zaragoza 31 9 11 11 26 29 15 5 7 3 15 12 16 4 4 8 11 17 -3 38
16 Racing Santander 31 9 10 12 25 28 15 4 6 5 12 13 16 5 4 7 13 15 -3 37
17 Sporting Gijon 31 8 12 11 30 34 16 6 7 3 22 16 15 2 5 8 8 18 -4 36
18 Real Oviedo 31 9 9 13 19 25 16 6 4 6 9 10 15 3 5 7 10 15 -6 36
19 Ponferradina 31 6 12 13 26 40 15 4 5 6 13 18 16 2 7 7 13 22 -14 30
20 Malaga 31 5 11 15 26 37 15 4 6 5 14 16 16 1 5 10 12 21 -11 26
21 Lugo 31 5 9 17 20 41 15 3 6 6 9 12 16 2 3 11 11 29 -21 24
22 UD Ibiza 31 5 9 17 23 46 16 3 7 6 16 21 15 2 2 11 7 25 -23 24

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 Eibar 31 17 8 6 34 23 16 11 4 1 20 8 15 6 4 5 14 15 11 59
2 Las Palmas 31 15 13 3 37 17 16 9 5 2 22 10 15 6 8 1 15 7 20 58
3 Granada 31 16 7 8 41 22 16 13 3 0 31 4 15 3 4 8 10 18 19 55
4 Levante 31 14 13 4 35 22 16 9 5 2 19 7 15 5 8 2 16 15 13 55
5 Deportivo Alaves 31 15 9 7 39 26 16 10 5 1 22 8 15 5 4 6 17 18 13 54
6 Albacete 31 13 12 6 39 32 15 8 5 2 21 11 16 5 7 4 18 21 7 51
7 Burgos 31 11 12 8 25 20 15 6 6 3 17 12 16 5 6 5 8 8 5 45
8 FC Cartagena 31 12 8 11 34 31 16 6 3 7 16 20 15 6 5 4 18 11 3 44
9 Huesca 31 9 14 8 28 26 15 8 6 1 18 7 16 1 8 7 10 19 2 41
10 Villarreal II 31 11 8 12 33 38 15 7 5 3 21 15 16 4 3 9 12 23 -5 41
11 Mirandes 31 10 10 11 36 38 16 8 5 3 24 18 15 2 5 8 12 20 -2 40
12 Leganes 31 10 10 11 27 29 16 8 5 3 18 13 15 2 5 8 9 16 -2 40
13 FC Andorra 31 11 6 14 31 27 15 7 2 6 18 9 16 4 4 8 13 18 4 39
14 Tenerife 31 9 11 11 27 30 15 7 5 3 15 9 16 2 6 8 12 21 -3 38
15 Real Zaragoza 31 9 11 11 26 29 15 5 7 3 15 12 16 4 4 8 11 17 -3 38
16 Racing Santander 31 9 10 12 25 28 15 4 6 5 12 13 16 5 4 7 13 15 -3 37
17 Sporting Gijon 31 8 12 11 30 34 16 6 7 3 22 16 15 2 5 8 8 18 -4 36
18 Real Oviedo 31 9 9 13 19 25 16 6 4 6 9 10 15 3 5 7 10 15 -6 36
19 Ponferradina 31 6 12 13 26 40 15 4 5 6 13 18 16 2 7 7 13 22 -14 30
20 Malaga 31 5 11 15 26 37 15 4 6 5 14 16 16 1 5 10 12 21 -11 26
21 Lugo 31 5 9 17 20 41 15 3 6 6 9 12 16 2 3 11 11 29 -21 24
22 UD Ibiza 31 5 9 17 23 46 16 3 7 6 16 21 15 2 2 11 7 25 -23 24

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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.