La Liga 2 match preview and statistics: Real Zaragoza fight Castellón

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Thu 20.May
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Romareda (34596 seats)

Both these teams have struggled so far, but three points in this important fixture would certainly help. Get ready for Real Zaragoza - Castellón!

Insights:
  • Real Zaragoza have the fewest matches over the total-line (13) in La Liga 2
  • Castellón have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in La Liga 2

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Relegation threatens Zaragoza who should definitely be looking for some points here. Castellón are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

8-7-4 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for Real Zaragoza so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Zaragoza.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Zaragoza, as their goalkeeper Cristian Dario Alvarez has completely shut out the opponents for 188 minutes in the La Liga 2.

A good away victory last time out for Zaragoza, who won 2-0 against Las Palmas (placed 11th). Sensational by Zaragoza last match, beating Las Palmas away as big underdogs. Goalkeeper Cristian Álvarez got the top rating on the team in that game; 9.05 out of ten. Álvarez stopped the opponent with nine saves. Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Cristian Álvarez did an outstanding job against Las Palmas with nine saves, so vital to securing the victory.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Espanyol that ended 0-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Zaragoza as they are travelling to their away game against Mallorca in the La Liga 2. That match is four days after this one.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Zaragoza here at Estadio de la Romareda in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (17 from 19 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Real Zaragoza are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de la Romareda in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 19 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Castellón form and stats

Castellón have only collected 13 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-7-10 (19 played).

Castellón aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 311 league minutes without a goal. Jamelli was the last player to find the net.

Castellón might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ponferradina proved too strong as Castellón slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Nou Estadi Castalia. Midfield player Ruben Diez was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Diez hit eight key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times. It's a bit worrying for Castellón that their goalkeeper Óscar Whalley made six saves in the Ponferradina game last time out, but still couldn't prevent the loss.

Prior to that match, the Castellón manager J. Garrido Fernández faced defeat when travelling to FC Cartagena and losing 0-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rayo Vallecano in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Castellón as they have only managed to score 14 times from 19 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Castellón have seen the ball go into their own net 28 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Castellón - Zaragoza 1-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Zaragoza victories, two draws and one Castellón win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ZaragozaJ. Narváez Solarte
J. Narváez Solarte
9 goals
CastellónR. Díez Adán
R. Díez Adán
7 goals
CastellónM. Mateu Sanjuán
M. Mateu Sanjuán
4 goals

Real Zaragoza missing players

Castellón missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Zaragoza Castellón
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 19 39
11 8 3 Won W 1 2 11
11 7 2 Drew D 3 7 8
16 4 1 Lost L 2 10 20
30 17 4 Scored S 4 14 35
36 12 1 Conceded C 5 28 46
87% 74% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 92%
45% 37% 17% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 74% 64%
29% 32% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 42% 38%
11% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 16% 13%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
34% 32% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 63% 44%
37% 63% 83% Clean Sheets C S 33% 16% 28%
42% 32% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 32% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 2.2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
8.2 9.1 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 6.9 6.6
2.9 3.2 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.6 2.3
27% 28% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 28% 39%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Castellón have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Castellón have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in La Liga 2
  • Real Zaragoza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Real Zaragoza have the fewest matches over the total-line (13) in La Liga 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Espanyol 39 23 9 7 66 25 20 15 2 3 40 11 19 8 7 4 26 14 41 78
2 Mallorca 38 21 9 8 47 25 19 12 3 4 29 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 22 72
3 Almería 39 19 10 10 55 36 20 9 8 3 32 17 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 67
4 Leganes 38 18 9 11 42 32 19 13 3 3 24 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 10 63
5 Sporting Gijon 38 16 13 9 36 25 19 10 7 2 21 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 11 61
6 Girona 38 17 10 11 43 35 19 10 4 5 20 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 38 16 10 12 44 37 19 10 4 5 27 18 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 58
8 Ponferradina 39 15 11 13 42 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 20 6 5 9 18 24 0 56
9 Mirandes 39 14 10 15 37 38 19 6 9 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 52
10 Fuenlabrada 38 11 17 10 42 42 19 4 11 4 20 18 19 7 6 6 22 24 0 50
11 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 42 50 20 10 5 5 31 21 19 2 9 8 11 29 -8 50
12 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
13 Real Oviedo 38 10 17 11 40 39 19 6 7 6 24 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 1 47
14 Tenerife 38 12 11 15 31 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 3 5 11 9 21 -1 47
15 Real Zaragoza 39 12 11 16 33 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 -3 47
16 FC Cartagena 39 11 12 16 39 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 20 4 6 10 16 27 -8 45
17 Alcorcon 38 11 9 18 29 39 19 7 2 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 42
18 Castellón 39 11 8 20 35 46 20 9 1 10 21 18 19 2 7 10 14 28 -11 41
19 UD Logrones 38 10 11 17 26 47 19 6 4 9 14 23 19 4 7 8 12 24 -21 41
20 Sabadell 38 9 13 16 36 44 19 4 9 6 18 19 19 5 4 10 18 25 -8 40
21 Lugo 39 9 13 17 34 51 20 7 8 5 18 15 19 2 5 12 16 36 -17 40
22 Albacete 39 9 10 20 26 47 19 5 5 9 14 20 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 37

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 Espanyol 39 23 9 7 66 25 20 15 2 3 40 11 19 8 7 4 26 14 41 78
2 Mallorca 38 21 9 8 47 25 19 12 3 4 29 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 22 72
3 Almería 39 19 10 10 55 36 20 9 8 3 32 17 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 67
4 Leganes 38 18 9 11 42 32 19 13 3 3 24 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 10 63
5 Sporting Gijon 38 16 13 9 36 25 19 10 7 2 21 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 11 61
6 Girona 38 17 10 11 43 35 19 10 4 5 20 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 38 16 10 12 44 37 19 10 4 5 27 18 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 58
8 Ponferradina 39 15 11 13 42 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 20 6 5 9 18 24 0 56
9 Mirandes 39 14 10 15 37 38 19 6 9 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 52
10 Fuenlabrada 38 11 17 10 42 42 19 4 11 4 20 18 19 7 6 6 22 24 0 50
11 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 42 50 20 10 5 5 31 21 19 2 9 8 11 29 -8 50
12 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
13 Real Oviedo 38 10 17 11 40 39 19 6 7 6 24 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 1 47
14 Tenerife 38 12 11 15 31 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 3 5 11 9 21 -1 47
15 Real Zaragoza 39 12 11 16 33 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 -3 47
16 FC Cartagena 39 11 12 16 39 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 20 4 6 10 16 27 -8 45
17 Alcorcon 38 11 9 18 29 39 19 7 2 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 42
18 Castellón 39 11 8 20 35 46 20 9 1 10 21 18 19 2 7 10 14 28 -11 41
19 UD Logrones 38 10 11 17 26 47 19 6 4 9 14 23 19 4 7 8 12 24 -21 41
20 Sabadell 38 9 13 16 36 44 19 4 9 6 18 19 19 5 4 10 18 25 -8 40
21 Lugo 39 9 13 17 34 51 20 7 8 5 18 15 19 2 5 12 16 36 -17 40
22 Albacete 39 9 10 20 26 47 19 5 5 9 14 20 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 37

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