Real Zaragoza are welcoming FC Cartagena for another important game after their 1-1 result against 17th-placed UD Logroñés.
- Real Zaragoza have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in La Liga 2
- FC Cartagena have the most conceded goals (43) in La Liga 2
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!
Real Zaragoza form and stats
Real Zaragoza have played 15 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Zaragoza after consecutive victories at their own ground.
An away draw last time out for Zaragoza, facing UD Logroñés in a game that ended 1-1. Before that, Zaragoza had a home game versus Mirandes which ended with a victory 1-0.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Real Zaragoza have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 18 games) they have won eight times, drawn three and lost seven.
Real Zaragoza are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga 2 match at Fuenlabrada awaits in four days.
The Real Zaragoza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 15 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 11 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
FC Cartagena form and stats
FC Cartagena, who have the most conceded goals (43) in La Liga 2, have only collected 10 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-4-9 (15 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Cartagena's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Cartagena's last game was the home draw against Málaga (1-1). A 0-2 defeat away at Albacete before that.
Cartagena are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, three draws and four defeats. From a total of seven matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Alcorcón in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting FC Cartagena as they have only managed to score 11 times from 15 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. Cartagena struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result FC Cartagena - Real Zaragoza 1-1 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  R. Castro Martín 13 goals |   J. Narváez Solarte 9 goals | E. Zorrilla Jiménez 6 goals |
Real Zaragoza missing players
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| Real Zaragoza | FC Cartagena | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 23 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 31 |
| 30 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 24 | 43 |
| 93% | 87% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 43% | 40% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 53% | 48% |
| 10% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 16% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 53% | 58% |
| 30% | 60% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 40% | 20% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 29% |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8.5 | 9.6 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 25% | 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 36% |
- FC Cartagena have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FC Cartagena have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Cartagena have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in La Liga 2
- FC Cartagena have the most conceded goals (43) in La Liga 2
- FC Cartagena have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in La Liga 2
- FC Cartagena have the most dropped points from leading position (18) 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 (10) in La Liga 2
- Real Zaragoza have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) 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 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 61 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 61 |
| 3 | Almería | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 57 |
| 4 | Leganes | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 54 |
| 5 | Sporting Gijón | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 53 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 49 |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 47 |
| 8 | Girona | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 42 |
| 9 | Málaga | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 42 |
| 10 | Mirandes | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 41 |
| 11 | Tenerife | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 40 |
| 12 | Fuenlabrada | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -9 | 39 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 38 |
| 15 | Lugo | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -4 | 36 |
| 16 | Real Zaragoza | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 34 |
| 17 | UD Logroñés | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 32 |
| 18 | Alcorcón | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 31 |
| 19 | Castellon | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -10 | 30 |
| 20 | FC Cartagena | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 30 |
| 21 | Albacete | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 29 |
| 22 | Sabadell | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 28 |