Open game expected at Estadio de la Romareda: Real Zaragoza vs Las Palmas preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 30.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Romareda (34596 seats)

This has the potential to be an engaging fixture as Real Zaragoza have their expected home advantage, while Las Palmas are in front by 15 points in the La Liga 2 standings.

Insights:
  • Real Zaragoza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Las Palmas have the most clean sheets (20) in La Liga 2

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

This could be an interesting game with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

7 victories, 8 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Real Zaragoza have to build on here at Estadio de la Romareda in the La Liga 2. Two home wins in a row for Real Zaragoza bring valid hopes of a third.

Real Zaragoza drew their last game, 1-1 away at SD Eibar (placed 1st). The Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Álvarez was crucial in the match against SD Eibar last time out, making six saves. Amador was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.82 out of 10. The defender Amador scored one goal and won 4 of 5 duels.

Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Racing Santander.

This is expected to be a close game, with Real Zaragoza perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Zaragoza as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Real Zaragoza has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 1.

Real Zaragoza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 18 games. From these home matches, Real Zaragoza have conceded only 14 goals.

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Las Palmas form and stats

Playing away, Las Palmas, who have the most clean sheets (20) in La Liga 2, have won 7 games, drawn 8 and suffered 3 defeats in the La Liga 2 this season.

Palmas's last game was the home draw against Levante (0-0). Valles was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.11. The agile goalkeeper Valles topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that match, the Las Palmas manager Pimienta faced defeat when travelling to Granada and losing 1-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Las Palmas in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Las Palmas, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Palmas have scored 19 goals in 18 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far). It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Real Zaragoza have managed a sequence of 9 consecutive games without defeat (5-4-0) when facing Las Palmas.

These teams faced each other before this campaign: Las Palmas - Real Zaragoza 0-0. The games between these clubs have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

ZaragozaG. Simeone
G. Simeone
9 goals
Las PalmasM. Cardona Rovira
M. Cardona Rovira
7 goals
Las PalmasF. Crespo García
F. Crespo García
6 goals

Real Zaragoza missing players

Las Palmas missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Zaragoza Las Palmas
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
11 7 1 Won W 0 7 16
15 8 3 Drew D 4 8 15
11 3 1 Lost L 2 3 6
35 21 3 Scored S 4 19 42
34 14 5 Conceded C 8 14 26
78% 72% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 72% 78%
57% 61% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 44% 54%
32% 39% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 30%
11% 11% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 14%
8% 11% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 5%
41% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 33% 39% 38%
38% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 50% 56% 54%
43% 33% 40% Failed to Score F T 67% 33% 30%
 
5.4 6.5 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.6 6.2
4.9 4.4 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.1 2.8
2.4 2.2 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.9 2.6
7 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
11.4 13.4 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12 14.3
4 5.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 4.3
24% 23% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 33% 26%
 
10.8 9.2 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 10.1 8.5
3.5 2.8 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.4 3.1
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Las Palmas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Las Palmas have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in La Liga 2
  • Las Palmas have the most clean sheets (10) away in La Liga 2
  • Las Palmas have the most clean sheets (20) in La Liga 2
  • Las Palmas have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • 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 SD Eibar 37 18 12 7 41 31 19 11 7 1 22 10 18 7 5 6 19 21 10 66
2 Deportivo Alavés 37 18 11 8 43 28 19 12 6 1 25 9 18 6 5 7 18 19 15 65
3 Granada 37 19 7 11 46 27 18 15 3 0 34 5 19 4 4 11 12 22 19 64
4 Las Palmas 37 16 15 6 42 26 19 9 7 3 23 12 18 7 8 3 19 14 16 63
5 Levante 37 15 17 5 39 26 18 9 6 3 21 10 19 6 11 2 18 16 13 62
6 Albacete 37 15 13 9 48 43 18 9 5 4 26 16 19 6 8 5 22 27 5 58
7 FC Cartagena 37 16 8 13 44 39 19 9 3 7 21 21 18 7 5 6 23 18 5 56
8 FC Andorra 37 14 9 14 39 30 18 9 3 6 22 11 19 5 6 8 17 19 9 51
9 Burgos 37 12 14 11 31 29 18 7 8 3 21 15 19 5 6 8 10 14 2 50
10 Real Oviedo 37 13 10 14 26 29 18 7 5 6 12 12 19 6 5 8 14 17 -3 49
11 Real Zaragoza 37 11 15 11 35 34 18 7 8 3 21 14 19 4 7 8 14 20 1 48
12 Mirandés 37 12 12 13 44 46 19 9 6 4 30 24 18 3 6 9 14 22 -2 48
13 Tenerife 36 11 13 12 36 33 18 9 6 3 24 11 18 2 7 9 12 22 3 46
14 Huesca 36 10 16 10 31 30 18 9 7 2 21 10 18 1 9 8 10 20 1 46
15 Villarreal II 37 12 10 15 41 46 19 8 6 5 28 21 18 4 4 10 13 25 -5 46
16 Leganes 37 12 10 15 31 37 19 9 5 5 20 17 18 3 5 10 11 20 -6 46
17 Sporting Gijon 37 10 15 12 36 38 18 7 8 3 23 16 19 3 7 9 13 22 -2 45
18 Racing Santander 37 11 11 15 33 37 18 6 6 6 17 15 19 5 5 9 16 22 -4 44
19 Malaga 37 9 12 16 33 39 18 6 7 5 17 16 19 3 5 11 16 23 -6 39
20 Ponferradina 37 7 15 15 30 47 19 5 6 8 15 23 18 2 9 7 15 24 -17 36
21 UD Ibiza 37 6 11 20 31 59 19 4 7 8 20 26 18 2 4 12 11 33 -28 29
22 Lugo 37 5 12 20 22 48 19 3 9 7 10 15 18 2 3 13 12 33 -26 27

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 SD Eibar 37 18 12 7 41 31 19 11 7 1 22 10 18 7 5 6 19 21 10 66
2 Deportivo Alavés 37 18 11 8 43 28 19 12 6 1 25 9 18 6 5 7 18 19 15 65
3 Granada 37 19 7 11 46 27 18 15 3 0 34 5 19 4 4 11 12 22 19 64
4 Las Palmas 37 16 15 6 42 26 19 9 7 3 23 12 18 7 8 3 19 14 16 63
5 Levante 37 15 17 5 39 26 18 9 6 3 21 10 19 6 11 2 18 16 13 62
6 Albacete 37 15 13 9 48 43 18 9 5 4 26 16 19 6 8 5 22 27 5 58
7 FC Cartagena 37 16 8 13 44 39 19 9 3 7 21 21 18 7 5 6 23 18 5 56
8 FC Andorra 37 14 9 14 39 30 18 9 3 6 22 11 19 5 6 8 17 19 9 51
9 Burgos 37 12 14 11 31 29 18 7 8 3 21 15 19 5 6 8 10 14 2 50
10 Real Oviedo 37 13 10 14 26 29 18 7 5 6 12 12 19 6 5 8 14 17 -3 49
11 Real Zaragoza 37 11 15 11 35 34 18 7 8 3 21 14 19 4 7 8 14 20 1 48
12 Mirandés 37 12 12 13 44 46 19 9 6 4 30 24 18 3 6 9 14 22 -2 48
13 Tenerife 36 11 13 12 36 33 18 9 6 3 24 11 18 2 7 9 12 22 3 46
14 Huesca 36 10 16 10 31 30 18 9 7 2 21 10 18 1 9 8 10 20 1 46
15 Villarreal II 37 12 10 15 41 46 19 8 6 5 28 21 18 4 4 10 13 25 -5 46
16 Leganes 37 12 10 15 31 37 19 9 5 5 20 17 18 3 5 10 11 20 -6 46
17 Sporting Gijon 37 10 15 12 36 38 18 7 8 3 23 16 19 3 7 9 13 22 -2 45
18 Racing Santander 37 11 11 15 33 37 18 6 6 6 17 15 19 5 5 9 16 22 -4 44
19 Malaga 37 9 12 16 33 39 18 6 7 5 17 16 19 3 5 11 16 23 -6 39
20 Ponferradina 37 7 15 15 30 47 19 5 6 8 15 23 18 2 9 7 15 24 -17 36
21 UD Ibiza 37 6 11 20 31 59 19 4 7 8 20 26 18 2 4 12 11 33 -28 29
22 Lugo 37 5 12 20 22 48 19 3 9 7 10 15 18 2 3 13 12 33 -26 27

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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.