Leganés manager A. Garitano Aguirrezábal looking for three points in FC Cartagena showdown

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Tue 02.November
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Butarque (11454 seats)

Leganés hope to get a lot of fans in for this game even though the season has been gruelling up to now with 10 points and a 20th place in the La Liga 2 table. Guests FC Cartagena hold 8th place with 18 pts.

Insights:
  • Leganés is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • FC Cartagena have the most conceded goals (14) away in La Liga 2

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Leganés form and stats

With {1 La Liga 2 wins}, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Leganés are certainly not brimming with confidence. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Leganés, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

The fans are hoping that Leganés will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the La Liga 2 game against Almería (placed 1st). Defender Sergi Palencia got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.63/10. Palencia hit three key passes and won 10 of 13 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Tenerife that was lost 1-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Leganés handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, two draws and three defeats.

Leganés are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga 2 match at Huesca awaits in three days.

Leganés have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Leganés's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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FC Cartagena form and stats

FC Cartagena have only collected 6 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-0-5 (7 played).

FC Cartagena might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ponferradina proved too strong as FC Cartagena slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova. Defender Pablo Vázquez was the best team player with a rating of 7.83. Vázquez won 9 of 11 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Eibar's place.

Cartagena 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 seven defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

Cartagena have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. For FC Cartagena, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the last five meetings featuring these two sides are: three wins for Leganés, zero draws and two wins for FC Cartagena. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

FC CartagenaR. Castro Martín
R. Castro Martín
7 goals
LeganésJ. Hernández Cabrera
J. Hernández Cabrera
2 goals
LeganésJ. Arnáiz Díaz
J. Arnáiz Díaz
2 goals

Leganés missing players

FC Cartagena missing players

Leganés FC Cartagena
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 2 7 13
2 1 0 Won W 2 2 6
4 2 2 Drew D 0 0 0
7 3 0 Lost L 0 5 7
12 4 1 Scored S 4 7 17
18 7 1 Conceded C 2 14 20
92% 83% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 69%
46% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 54%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 31%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 23%
62% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 54%
15% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 14% 23%
31% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 23%
 
4.5 4.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2.4 4.5
2.7 2 0.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.9 4.1
1.6 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.9 2.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.6 14.2 19 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 8.3 11.2
4.2 3.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.9 3.7
22% 17% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 35% 35%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • FC Cartagena have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Cartagena have the most conceded goals (14) away in La Liga 2
  • FC Cartagena have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • FC Cartagena haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Leganés have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Leganés is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Almería 13 9 1 3 26 11 6 5 1 0 12 4 7 4 0 3 14 7 15 28
2 Eibar 12 7 3 2 19 14 6 4 1 1 10 6 6 3 2 1 9 8 5 24
3 Las Palmas 13 6 5 2 19 13 7 5 2 0 15 6 6 1 3 2 4 7 6 23
4 Ponferradina 13 6 4 3 16 11 7 4 2 1 11 5 6 2 2 2 5 6 5 22
5 Sporting Gijón 13 6 4 3 16 13 6 5 0 1 9 5 7 1 4 2 7 8 3 22
6 Tenerife 12 6 2 4 15 12 5 2 1 2 5 4 7 4 1 2 10 8 3 20
7 Real Valladolid 12 5 4 3 15 12 5 2 2 1 6 4 7 3 2 2 9 8 3 19
8 FC Cartagena 13 6 0 7 17 20 6 4 0 2 10 6 7 2 0 5 7 14 -3 18
9 Malaga 12 4 5 3 10 12 6 4 2 0 6 1 6 0 3 3 4 11 -2 17
10 Burgos 12 4 4 4 13 10 6 3 2 1 8 3 6 1 2 3 5 7 3 16
11 Huesca 13 4 4 5 16 14 7 2 3 2 7 5 6 2 1 3 9 9 2 16
12 Real Oviedo 12 3 7 2 13 12 6 1 4 1 6 6 6 2 3 1 7 6 1 16
13 Lugo 13 3 7 3 14 14 7 3 3 1 8 6 6 0 4 2 6 8 0 16
14 Fuenlabrada 12 3 6 3 10 10 6 2 3 1 7 6 6 1 3 2 3 4 0 15
15 UD Ibiza 12 3 6 3 15 18 6 2 3 1 9 7 6 1 3 2 6 11 -3 15
16 Mirandes 12 4 2 6 18 20 7 2 1 4 13 16 5 2 1 2 5 4 -2 14
17 Real Sociedad II 13 3 5 5 13 15 7 1 3 3 5 8 6 2 2 2 8 7 -2 14
18 Real Zaragoza 12 1 9 2 8 10 6 0 5 1 2 3 6 1 4 1 6 7 -2 12
19 Girona 12 3 3 6 10 14 7 2 2 3 7 8 5 1 1 3 3 6 -4 12
20 Leganés 13 2 4 7 12 18 6 1 2 3 4 7 7 1 2 4 8 11 -6 10
21 Amorebieta 13 1 6 6 12 19 6 1 3 2 9 10 7 0 3 4 3 9 -7 9
22 Alcorcon 12 2 1 9 9 24 6 1 1 4 6 15 6 1 0 5 3 9 -15 7

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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.