La Liga 2: Málaga are 7 points after FC Cartagena, but fully intend to go full throttle. Get ready!
- FC Cartagena have won significantly less corners away then at home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Málaga form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Málaga have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Málaga, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Málaga are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 244 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Antonin).
No payout for Málaga in their previous match, an away game at Real Sociedad II that ended in defeat 0-2. The attacker Sánchez was announced as "man of the match" for Málaga with a rating of 7.13/10. Sánchez hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 53 successful passes (of 59 total).
Ahead of that match, Málaga lost 0-1 at home to Almeria.15 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
FC Cartagena form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Cartagena so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-8 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for FC Cartagena as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Fuenlabrada match.
Cartagena failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Real Valladolid (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Midfield player Mohammed was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.8/10. Mohammed scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against UD Ibiza wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.The attacking power of FC Cartagena when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 14 league matches away. FC Cartagena struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Málaga and FC Cartagena have played each other previously this season: FC Cartagena - Málaga 3-1. Stats for the preceeding three meetings involving these two participants are: zero wins for Málaga, one draw and two wins for FC Cartagena. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Castro Martín 15 goals | ![]() M. Dauda 6 goals | ![]() B. Thomas Llamas 5 goals |
Málaga missing players
FC Cartagena missing players
| Málaga | FC Cartagena | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 24 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 13 | 36 |
| 42 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 39 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 57% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 86% | 79% |
| 46% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 43% | 50% |
| 21% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 14% | 21% |
| 4% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| 43% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 57% | 50% |
| 29% | 43% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 14% | 25% |
| 36% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 5.1 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.3 | 13.6 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 8.9 | 11.2 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3 | 4 |
| 26% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 31% | 32% |
| 12.7 | 11.2 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 15.5 | 13.9 |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5 | 4.5 |
- FC Cartagena have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | Eibar | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 56 |
| 2 | Almeria | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | Tenerife | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 52 |
| 4 | Real Valladolid | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 52 |
| 5 | Ponferradina | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 47 |
| 6 | Girona | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Real Oviedo | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 41 |
| 8 | Las Palmas | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | FC Cartagena | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -3 | 39 |
| 10 | Burgos | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 38 |
| 11 | UD Ibiza | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 38 |
| 12 | Huesca | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 37 |
| 13 | Lugo | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 36 |
| 14 | Leganes | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 36 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijon | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 35 |
| 16 | Real Zaragoza | 28 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 33 |
| 17 | Málaga | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -18 | 32 |
| 18 | Mirandes | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 30 |
| 19 | Amorebieta | 28 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 26 |
| 20 | Fuenlabrada | 28 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 26 |
| 21 | Real Sociedad II | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -12 | 23 |
| 22 | Alcorcon | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 30 | -33 | 13 |