Real Zaragoza vs Real Valladolid match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio de la Romareda

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Fri 18.Aug
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Romareda (34596 seats)

With the volatile opening game out of the way it’s time for the second La Liga 2 battle of the season. Real Zaragoza look forward to welcoming Real Valladolid in front of their stadium regulars.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

Last season, Real Zaragoza's league statistics were 12 wins, 17 draws and 13 losses, providing 13th spot in the La Liga 2. In these 42 matches they scored {40 goals} and gave away 39. Playing as the home team in the former season Real Zaragoza generated 8-10-3 (win-draw-lost) with {25 goals} and 16 conceded. The hosts won their first La Liga 2 game here at Estadio de la Romareda, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Real Zaragoza last season were 8 wins, 10 draws and 3 losses from 21 games.

Real Zaragoza's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Villarreal II (placed 21st). The home side are looking to build on that result. Serrano (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.04/10. Serrano scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Tenerife.

Early season league goal statistics from Real Zaragoza's 1 home game: {2 goals}, 0 conceded.

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Real Valladolid form and stats

Let's have a look at how Real Valladolid performed last season in the La Liga: They landed a 18th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 7 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 33 and conceded {63 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 13 with 12/38 goals scored/conceded.

The Real Valladolid goalkeeper Jordi Masip Lopez is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 200 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Real Valladolid go into this game after a win, the home game against Sporting Gijon that ended 2-0. Sánchez got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, top player of the team. Sánchez signed up for two assists and hit two key passes.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Getafe in the La Liga.

Head 2 Head

Real Zaragoza-Real Valladolid H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zaragoza three wins, Real Valladolid four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Real ZaragozaM. Mesa Piñero
M. Mesa Piñero
1 goals
Real ValladolidMonchu
Monchu
1 goals

Real Zaragoza missing players

Real Valladolid missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Zaragoza Real Valladolid
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 2 0 Scored S 0 0 2
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 8
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 17
7 7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
29% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 40%
 
11 11 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 9
2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Real Zaragoza Last season Real Valladolid
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   19 38
12 8   Won W   3 11
17 10   Drew D   3 7
13 3   Lost L   13 20
40 25   Scored S   12 33
39 16   Conceded C   38 63
81% 76%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 89%
60% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 66%
31% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 53%
10% 10%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 21%
7% 10%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 13%
43% 48%   BTTS BTTS   42% 39%
36% 48%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 24%
40% 29%   Failed to Score F T   53% 47%
 
5.5 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4.5
4.9 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.8 5.6
2.4 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.2 2.4
8 1   Red cards R C   5 6
 
11.6 13.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 11.7
4 5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3.7
24% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   22% 23%
 
10.5 9.5   Shots against (avg) S A   18.6 15.7
3.5 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.7 5.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Racing Santander 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Real Valladolid 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Real Zaragoza 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Racing Ferrol 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Amorebieta 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Levante 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Alcorcon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Eldense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Albacete 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mirandes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Burgos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FC Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Real Oviedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Huesca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Espanyol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Leganes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tenerife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FC Cartagena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Elche 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Sporting Gijon 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Villarreal II 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Eibar 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Granada 42 22 9 11 55 30 21 17 4 0 39 6 21 5 5 11 16 24 25 75
2 Las Palmas 42 18 18 6 49 29 21 9 9 3 24 13 21 9 9 3 25 16 20 72
3 Levante 42 18 18 6 46 30 21 11 7 3 25 11 21 7 11 3 21 19 16 72
4 Deportivo Alaves 42 19 14 9 47 33 21 13 7 1 28 11 21 6 7 8 19 22 14 71
5 Eibar 42 19 14 9 45 36 21 11 8 2 24 13 21 8 6 7 21 23 9 71
6 Albacete 42 17 16 9 58 47 21 10 7 4 30 19 21 7 9 5 28 28 11 67
7 FC Andorra 42 16 11 15 47 37 21 11 3 7 27 15 21 5 8 8 20 22 10 59
8 Real Oviedo 42 16 11 15 34 35 21 10 5 6 18 15 21 6 6 9 16 20 -1 59
9 FC Cartagena 42 16 10 16 47 49 21 9 4 8 22 25 21 7 6 8 25 24 -2 58
10 Tenerife 42 14 15 13 42 37 21 12 6 3 28 12 21 2 9 10 14 25 5 57
11 Racing Santander 42 14 12 16 39 40 21 9 6 6 22 16 21 5 6 10 17 24 -1 54
12 Burgos 42 13 15 14 33 35 21 8 8 5 22 19 21 5 7 9 11 16 -2 54
13 Real Zaragoza 42 12 17 13 40 39 21 8 10 3 25 16 21 4 7 10 15 23 1 53
14 Leganes 42 14 11 17 37 42 21 10 6 5 23 19 21 4 5 12 14 23 -5 53
15 Huesca 42 11 19 12 36 36 21 9 9 3 23 13 21 2 10 9 13 23 0 52
16 Mirandes 42 13 13 16 48 54 21 9 7 5 32 28 21 4 6 11 16 26 -6 52
17 Sporting Gijon 42 11 17 14 43 48 21 8 9 4 28 22 21 3 8 10 15 26 -5 50
18 Villarreal II 42 13 11 18 49 55 21 9 6 6 32 24 21 4 5 12 17 31 -6 50
19 Malaga 42 10 14 18 37 44 21 7 9 5 20 17 21 3 5 13 17 27 -7 44
20 Ponferradina 42 9 17 16 40 53 21 6 7 8 18 24 21 3 10 8 22 29 -13 44
21 UD Ibiza 42 7 13 22 33 66 21 5 7 9 21 31 21 2 6 13 12 35 -33 34
22 Lugo 42 6 13 23 27 57 21 3 10 8 13 19 21 3 3 15 14 38 -30 31
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 38 28 4 6 70 20 19 15 3 1 37 4 19 13 1 5 33 16 50 88
2 Real Madrid 38 24 6 8 75 36 19 13 5 1 44 16 19 11 1 7 31 20 39 78
3 Atletico Madrid 38 23 8 7 70 33 19 13 3 3 41 15 19 10 5 4 29 18 37 77
4 Real Sociedad 38 21 8 9 51 35 19 11 5 3 26 16 19 10 3 6 25 19 16 71
5 Villarreal 38 19 7 12 59 40 19 12 3 4 36 18 19 7 4 8 23 22 19 64
6 Real Betis 38 17 9 12 46 41 19 9 5 5 26 18 19 8 4 7 20 23 5 60
7 Osasuna 38 15 8 15 37 42 19 11 1 7 24 21 19 4 7 8 13 21 -5 53
8 Athletic Club 38 14 9 15 47 43 19 8 3 8 22 15 19 6 6 7 25 28 4 51
9 Mallorca 38 14 8 16 37 43 19 10 5 4 22 12 19 4 3 12 15 31 -6 50
10 Girona 38 13 10 15 58 55 19 10 3 6 35 26 19 3 7 9 23 29 3 49
11 Rayo Vallecano 38 13 10 15 45 53 19 9 5 5 28 22 19 4 5 10 17 31 -8 49
12 Sevilla 38 13 10 15 47 54 19 7 5 7 24 25 19 6 5 8 23 29 -7 49
13 Celta de Vigo 38 11 10 17 43 53 19 7 6 6 26 21 19 4 4 11 17 32 -10 43
14 Cadiz 38 10 12 16 30 53 19 7 6 6 19 23 19 3 6 10 11 30 -23 42
15 Valencia 38 11 9 18 42 45 19 8 5 6 27 19 19 3 4 12 15 26 -3 42
16 Getafe 38 10 12 16 34 45 19 7 6 6 21 20 19 3 6 10 13 25 -11 42
17 Almeria 38 11 8 19 49 65 19 10 3 6 29 22 19 1 5 13 20 43 -16 41
18 Real Valladolid 38 11 7 20 33 63 19 8 4 7 21 25 19 3 3 13 12 38 -30 40
19 Espanyol 38 8 13 17 52 69 19 4 7 8 27 35 19 4 6 9 25 34 -17 37
20 Elche 38 5 10 23 30 67 19 3 6 10 18 29 19 2 4 13 12 38 -37 25

Real Valladolid:
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 Racing Santander 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Real Valladolid 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Real Zaragoza 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Racing Ferrol 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Amorebieta 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Levante 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Alcorcon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Eldense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Albacete 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mirandes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Burgos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FC Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Real Oviedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Huesca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Espanyol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Leganes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Tenerife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FC Cartagena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Elche 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Sporting Gijon 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
21 Villarreal II 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
22 Eibar 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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