Ponferradina vs FC Cartagena match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio El Toralín

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 05.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Toralín (8800 seats)

Ponferradina - FC Cartagena in La Liga 2: Stats, line-ups, results, the latest developments and news. Get our comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Ponferradina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for FC Cartagena, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

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!

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Ponferradina form and stats

Ponferradina have collected 17 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 4-5-5. Ponferradina have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Stress levels are on the rise for Ponferradina's attacking players as they have now played 201 minutes without scoring in a league game. Espiau was their last goal scorer.

Ponferradina lost their last game at Las Palmas (placed 1st) after a 0-2 scoreline. The first loss after collecting points through four league rounds. Goalkeeper Abedzadeh got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.63 out of ten. Abedzadeh saved a penalty.

In the match before that, Ponferradina hosted Levante and drew the game 0-0.

Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 11 league games, 9 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ponferradina here at Estadio El Toralín in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Ponferradina have conceded 15 goals.

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FC Cartagena form and stats

As the visiting team in La Liga 2 matches, FC Cartagena have produced an overall stat of 5-5-4 so far.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Deportivo Alaves (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Goalkeeper Escandell got the top player rating of the team with 7.73/10. Escandell topped it up with a clean sheet.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Real Oviedo.

Observe: 9 of the last 12 league matches featuring this team have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

The visiting Cartagena have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 14 games. FC Cartagena are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Ponferradina have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when facing FC Cartagena.

The most recent logged result involving both these sides is the FC Cartagena - Ponferradina 2-3 played previously this season.

Top Goalscorers

FC CartagenaA. Sadiku
A. Sadiku
7 goals
FC CartagenaA. Ortuño Martínez
A. Ortuño Martínez
6 goals
FC CartagenaB. Valle Balonga
B. Valle Balonga
5 goals

Ponferradina missing players

FC Cartagena missing players

Ponferradina FC Cartagena
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
6 4 2 Won W 1 5 11
11 5 1 Drew D 2 5 8
12 5 1 Lost L 1 4 10
24 13 6 Scored S 7 15 31
35 15 6 Conceded C 6 11 28
83% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 79% 83%
59% 57% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 43% 55%
41% 43% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 36% 45%
17% 14% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 21% 14%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
52% 57% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 36% 45%
28% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 34%
38% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 38%
 
3.6 3.8 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.4 5
5.6 4.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.9 4.6
3.5 3.1 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2.7
5 3 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
10.4 11.9 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 9.4 12.1
3 3.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.1 3.8
28% 27% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 34% 28%
 
12.8 10.6 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 14.4 12.1
4.5 3.6 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.8 4.1
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Ponferradina have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 29 15 11 3 35 15 15 9 4 2 20 8 14 6 7 1 15 7 20 56
2 Levante 29 14 12 3 35 19 15 9 4 2 19 7 14 5 8 1 16 12 16 54
3 Deportivo Alaves 29 15 8 6 39 25 15 10 4 1 22 8 14 5 4 5 17 17 14 53
4 Eibar 29 15 8 6 32 23 15 10 4 1 19 8 14 5 4 5 13 15 9 53
5 Granada 28 14 6 8 35 19 14 12 2 0 28 2 14 2 4 8 7 17 16 48
6 Albacete 29 12 11 6 37 31 14 7 5 2 19 10 15 5 6 4 18 21 6 47
7 Burgos 29 11 12 6 24 16 14 6 6 2 16 9 15 5 6 4 8 7 8 45
8 FC Cartagena 29 11 8 10 31 28 15 6 3 6 16 17 14 5 5 4 15 11 3 41
9 Leganés 29 10 10 9 27 25 15 8 5 2 18 12 14 2 5 7 9 13 2 40
10 Huesca 29 8 13 8 24 25 14 7 6 1 15 7 15 1 7 7 9 18 -1 37
11 Tenerife 29 9 10 10 27 29 14 7 5 2 15 8 15 2 5 8 12 21 -2 37
12 Villarreal II 29 10 7 12 32 38 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 4 2 9 12 23 -6 37
13 Sporting Gijón 29 8 12 9 26 28 15 6 7 2 19 12 14 2 5 7 7 16 -2 36
14 FC Andorra 29 10 5 14 28 27 14 7 1 6 18 9 15 3 4 8 10 18 1 35
15 Real Oviedo 29 9 8 12 19 24 15 6 3 6 9 10 14 3 5 6 10 14 -5 35
16 Mirandes 29 8 10 11 31 35 15 7 5 3 23 18 14 1 5 8 8 17 -4 34
17 Real Zaragoza 29 8 10 11 23 29 14 4 7 3 12 12 15 4 3 8 11 17 -6 34
18 Racing Santander 29 8 9 12 23 27 14 4 5 5 11 12 15 4 4 7 12 15 -4 33
19 Ponferradina 29 6 11 12 24 35 14 4 5 5 13 15 15 2 6 7 11 20 -11 29
20 Malaga 28 5 10 13 24 33 14 4 6 4 14 15 14 1 4 9 10 18 -9 25
21 Lugo 29 5 7 17 20 41 14 3 5 6 9 12 15 2 2 11 11 29 -21 22
22 UD Ibiza 29 4 8 17 22 46 15 3 6 6 16 21 14 1 2 11 6 25 -24 20

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.