La Liga 2: The mid-table positions highlight the path Villarreal II and FC Cartagena have taken uptil now. Both participants are ready for the game; bring it on!
- Villarreal II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Villarreal II and FC Cartagena should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Villarreal II form and stats
7-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for Villarreal II so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Villarreal II bring valid hopes of a third.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Villarreal, as their goalkeeper Iker Iker has completely shut out the opponents for 186 minutes in the La Liga 2.
An away draw last time out for Villarreal II, facing UD Ibiza in a game that ended 0-0. Álvarez, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.81 out of 10 in that game. Álvarez saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Deportivo Alavés in a game that was won 1-0.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 Villarreal II have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The Villarreal fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 15 matches.
FC Cartagena form and stats
6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of FC Cartagena playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.
FC Cartagena might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. FC Andorra proved too strong as FC Cartagena slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova. That loss was their first after four consecutive league fixtures winning points. Midfield player Blasis was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.24/10. Blasis hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 31 successful passes (of 36 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Ponferradina with the score of 3-0.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 9 relevant matches. Results were 2 FC Cartagena wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Highlight this: 11 of the latest 14 league matches featuring this team have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
Cartagena are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 15 games (in the league). FC Cartagena are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date recorded match featuring both these sides is the FC Cartagena - Villarreal II 0-1 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - three - three (Villarreal wins - draws - FC Cartagena wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Sadiku 8 goals |  A. Ortuño Martínez 6 goals |   S. Lozano Lluch 5 goals |
Villarreal II missing players
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| Villarreal II | FC Cartagena | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 33 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 34 |
| 38 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 31 |
| 87% | 87% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | 84% |
| 65% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 47% | 58% |
| 48% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 48% |
| 23% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 13% |
| 6% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 6% |
| 45% | 47% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 35% | 40% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 47% | 35% |
| 32% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 39% |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11.5 | 12.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 9.1 | 12.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 25% | 29% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | 28% |
| 11.9 | 11.2 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 14.2 | 12.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
- Villarreal II 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 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 59 |
| 2 | Las Palmas | 31 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 58 |
| 3 | Granada | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 55 |
| 4 | Levante | 31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 55 |
| 5 | Deportivo Alavés | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 54 |
| 6 | Albacete | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 51 |
| 7 | Burgos | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 45 |
| 8 | FC Cartagena | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 44 |
| 9 | Villarreal II | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -5 | 41 |
| 10 | Huesca | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 40 |
| 11 | Mirandes | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 40 |
| 12 | Leganés | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 40 |
| 13 | FC Andorra | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 39 |
| 14 | Tenerife | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 38 |
| 15 | Real Zaragoza | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 38 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 36 |
| 17 | Sporting Gijón | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 36 |
| 18 | Real Oviedo | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 36 |
| 19 | Ponferradina | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -14 | 30 |
| 20 | Málaga | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 26 |
| 21 | Lugo | 31 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 24 |
| 22 | UD Ibiza | 31 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -23 | 24 |
