Real Zaragoza v FC Cartagena betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Romareda (34596 seats)

Both contenders are doing all right, FC Cartagena having a 9 point lead on Real Zaragoza in the standings. Let's start!

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

This could be an intriguing game with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

7 victories, 9 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Real Zaragoza have to build on here at Estadio de la Romareda in the La Liga 2.

Zaragoza lost their last game at Real Oviedo (placed 8th) after a 1-2 scoreline. This team achieved a ten league fixtures long run without a defeat before that game! Heartbreak for Real Zaragoza in their last match as Real Oviedo's Mascarenhas scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Midfield player Bermejo got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Bermejo scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.

In the match before that, Zaragoza hosted Las Palmas and drew the game 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Real Zaragoza have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 5 and lost 1.

Real Zaragoza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 19 games. 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 15 from 19 matches.

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FC Cartagena form and stats

Playing away, FC Cartagena have won 7 games, drawn 6 and suffered 6 defeats in the La Liga 2 this season.

There were no winners in FC Cartagena's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Burgos (placed 9th). Olivas was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.84. The defender Olivas won 13 of 17 duels.

Before that, Cartagena travelled to Albacete and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with FC Cartagena playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 3 FC Cartagena wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far FC Cartagena have scored 24 goals in 19 league games away.

Head 2 Head

FC Cartagena have managed a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (3-2-0) when playing Zaragoza.

The squads have played each other already this season, with the final score FC Cartagena - Real Zaragoza 1-0 logged in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Real ZaragozaG. Simeone
G. Simeone
9 goals
FC CartagenaA. Ortuño Martínez
A. Ortuño Martínez
9 goals
FC CartagenaA. Sadiku
A. Sadiku
8 goals

Real Zaragoza missing players

FC Cartagena missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Zaragoza FC Cartagena
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 6 19 39
11 7 1 Won W 2 7 16
16 9 4 Drew D 1 6 10
12 3 1 Lost L 3 6 13
37 22 4 Scored S 7 24 45
37 15 6 Conceded C 9 19 40
79% 74% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 84% 85%
59% 63% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 53% 59%
33% 37% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 42% 46%
10% 11% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 26% 15%
8% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 8%
44% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 42% 44%
36% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 37% 36%
41% 32% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 37% 36%
 
5.4 6.4 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.4 4.7
4.9 4.5 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.4 4.4
2.5 2.4 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.8 2.7
8 1 1 Red cards R C 2 5 7
 
11.5 13.4 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.3 11.8
4 5.1 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 2.9 3.7
24% 23% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 43% 31%
 
10.8 9.5 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.7 13.7 11.8
3.6 3.1 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.6 4.1
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Real Zaragoza 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 Eibar 38 18 13 7 42 32 19 11 7 1 22 10 19 7 6 6 20 22 10 67
2 Granada 39 19 9 11 48 29 19 15 4 0 35 6 20 4 5 11 13 23 19 66
3 Deportivo Alaves 39 18 12 9 44 31 20 12 7 1 26 10 19 6 5 8 18 21 13 66
4 Levante 39 16 17 6 41 27 19 10 6 3 23 10 20 6 11 3 18 17 14 65
5 Las Palmas 38 16 16 6 43 27 19 9 7 3 23 12 19 7 9 3 20 15 16 64
6 Albacete 39 16 14 9 54 44 19 9 6 4 27 17 20 7 8 5 27 27 10 62
7 FC Cartagena 39 16 10 13 45 40 20 9 4 7 21 21 19 7 6 6 24 19 5 58
8 Real Oviedo 39 15 10 14 31 32 20 9 5 6 17 15 19 6 5 8 14 17 -1 55
9 Burgos 39 13 15 11 32 29 19 8 8 3 22 15 20 5 7 8 10 14 3 54
10 Tenerife 39 13 14 12 39 34 20 11 6 3 26 11 19 2 8 9 13 23 5 53
11 FC Andorra 39 14 10 15 41 33 19 9 3 7 22 12 20 5 7 8 19 21 8 52
12 Mirandés 39 13 13 13 46 47 20 9 7 4 31 25 19 4 6 9 15 22 -1 52
13 Real Zaragoza 39 11 16 12 37 37 19 7 9 3 22 15 20 4 7 9 15 22 0 49
14 Villarreal II 39 13 10 16 43 47 20 9 6 5 30 21 19 4 4 11 13 26 -4 49
15 Leganés 39 13 10 16 33 39 20 10 5 5 22 18 19 3 5 11 11 21 -6 49
16 Huesca 39 10 18 11 33 33 19 9 8 2 22 11 20 1 10 9 11 22 0 48
17 Sporting Gijón 39 11 15 13 39 41 19 8 8 3 26 17 20 3 7 10 13 24 -2 48
18 Racing Santander 39 12 12 15 35 38 19 7 6 6 18 15 20 5 6 9 17 23 -3 48
19 Málaga 39 9 13 17 33 41 19 6 8 5 17 16 20 3 5 12 16 25 -8 40
20 Ponferradina 39 8 15 16 34 50 20 6 6 8 17 23 19 2 9 8 17 27 -16 39
21 UD Ibiza 39 6 11 22 31 65 20 4 7 9 20 31 19 2 4 13 11 34 -34 29
22 Lugo 39 5 13 21 25 53 20 3 10 7 12 17 19 2 3 14 13 36 -28 28

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 Eibar 38 18 13 7 42 32 19 11 7 1 22 10 19 7 6 6 20 22 10 67
2 Granada 39 19 9 11 48 29 19 15 4 0 35 6 20 4 5 11 13 23 19 66
3 Deportivo Alaves 39 18 12 9 44 31 20 12 7 1 26 10 19 6 5 8 18 21 13 66
4 Levante 39 16 17 6 41 27 19 10 6 3 23 10 20 6 11 3 18 17 14 65
5 Las Palmas 38 16 16 6 43 27 19 9 7 3 23 12 19 7 9 3 20 15 16 64
6 Albacete 39 16 14 9 54 44 19 9 6 4 27 17 20 7 8 5 27 27 10 62
7 FC Cartagena 39 16 10 13 45 40 20 9 4 7 21 21 19 7 6 6 24 19 5 58
8 Real Oviedo 39 15 10 14 31 32 20 9 5 6 17 15 19 6 5 8 14 17 -1 55
9 Burgos 39 13 15 11 32 29 19 8 8 3 22 15 20 5 7 8 10 14 3 54
10 Tenerife 39 13 14 12 39 34 20 11 6 3 26 11 19 2 8 9 13 23 5 53
11 FC Andorra 39 14 10 15 41 33 19 9 3 7 22 12 20 5 7 8 19 21 8 52
12 Mirandés 39 13 13 13 46 47 20 9 7 4 31 25 19 4 6 9 15 22 -1 52
13 Real Zaragoza 39 11 16 12 37 37 19 7 9 3 22 15 20 4 7 9 15 22 0 49
14 Villarreal II 39 13 10 16 43 47 20 9 6 5 30 21 19 4 4 11 13 26 -4 49
15 Leganés 39 13 10 16 33 39 20 10 5 5 22 18 19 3 5 11 11 21 -6 49
16 Huesca 39 10 18 11 33 33 19 9 8 2 22 11 20 1 10 9 11 22 0 48
17 Sporting Gijón 39 11 15 13 39 41 19 8 8 3 26 17 20 3 7 10 13 24 -2 48
18 Racing Santander 39 12 12 15 35 38 19 7 6 6 18 15 20 5 6 9 17 23 -3 48
19 Málaga 39 9 13 17 33 41 19 6 8 5 17 16 20 3 5 12 16 25 -8 40
20 Ponferradina 39 8 15 16 34 50 20 6 6 8 17 23 19 2 9 8 17 27 -16 39
21 UD Ibiza 39 6 11 22 31 65 20 4 7 9 20 31 19 2 4 13 11 34 -34 29
22 Lugo 39 5 13 21 25 53 20 3 10 7 12 17 19 2 3 14 13 36 -28 28

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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.