Possible nail-biting contest in Villarreal II - Real Zaragoza game

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica (23500 seats)

Villarreal II have 28 points running out as the host team. Real Zaragoza have gained 26 points playing the role of visitors. Will this be a home win?

Insights:
  • Villarreal II have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in La Liga 2
  • Villarreal II have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Real Zaragoza have scored away.

This promises to be an engrossing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Villarreal II form and stats

5 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Villarreal II have to build on here at Estadio de la Cerámica in the La Liga 2.

Villarreal faced defeat in their previous match, away at Ponferradina (1-2). la Fuente was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.42 out of 10. The defender Fuente won 5 of 7 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Las Palmas that was lost 0-1.

Villarreal II has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. From these home matches, Villarreal have conceded only 9 goals.

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

There's been little loot from Real Zaragoza's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the La Liga 2. Real Zaragoza only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.

Real Zaragoza played 0-0 against Mirandes in their previous match. Álvarez had red hot gloves after the game against Mirandes, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Álvarez (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.24. Álvarez topped it up with a clean sheet.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Leganes wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved encountered each other before this season: Real Zaragoza - Villarreal II 2-1. Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding two meetings): Villarreal won one game, zero matches ended with a tie and Real Zaragoza got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zero.

Top Goalscorers

Real ZaragozaG. Simeone
G. Simeone
6 goals
Villarreal IIS. Lozano Lluch
S. Lozano Lluch
4 goals
Villarreal IID. Collado Raya
D. Collado Raya
4 goals

Villarreal II missing players

Real Zaragoza missing players

Villarreal II Real Zaragoza
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 5 Played P 3 11 22
7 5 3 Won W 0 2 6
7 5 2 Drew D 1 3 8
8 1 0 Lost L 2 6 8
24 16 10 Scored S 0 7 18
27 9 6 Conceded C 3 11 19
86% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 82% 77%
64% 55% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 45% 55%
50% 55% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 27% 32%
27% 36% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 5%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
45% 45% 80% BTTS BTTS 0% 27% 36%
36% 45% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 27% 36%
32% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 64% 50%
 
4.4 4.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.4 5.8
4.5 4.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.3 5
2.7 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.5
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
11.3 12.4 13 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.7 10.9
4.1 4.9 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.2 3.9
27% 30% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 21%
 
12.3 12.2 10.6 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 11.5 10
4.1 3.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.5 3.7
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Real Zaragoza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Villarreal II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Villarreal II have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Real Zaragoza have scored away.
  • Villarreal II have the most scored goals in the second half (18) 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 Eibar 22 11 7 4 25 17 11 8 3 0 15 4 11 3 4 4 10 13 8 40
2 Las Palmas 22 10 9 3 25 13 11 5 4 2 12 7 11 5 5 1 13 6 12 39
3 Levante 22 9 10 3 23 14 11 5 4 2 11 5 11 4 6 1 12 9 9 37
4 Deportivo Alaves 22 10 7 5 23 20 11 7 3 1 13 6 11 3 4 4 10 14 3 37
5 Granada 22 10 5 7 25 15 11 9 2 0 22 2 11 1 3 7 3 13 10 35
6 Burgos 22 9 8 5 19 12 11 5 4 2 13 7 11 4 4 3 6 5 7 35
7 Leganes 22 9 6 7 23 20 12 7 3 2 15 10 10 2 3 5 8 10 3 33
8 FC Andorra 22 9 5 8 25 18 11 6 1 4 17 7 11 3 4 4 8 11 7 32
9 Albacete 21 8 8 5 27 25 11 4 5 2 13 8 10 4 3 3 14 17 2 32
10 FC Cartagena 22 9 5 8 23 22 11 5 2 4 13 13 11 4 3 4 10 9 1 32
11 Sporting Gijón 22 6 10 6 23 23 11 4 5 2 16 11 11 2 5 4 7 12 0 28
12 Huesca 21 7 7 7 17 18 10 6 3 1 11 4 11 1 4 6 6 14 -1 28
13 Villarreal II 22 7 7 8 24 27 11 5 5 1 16 9 11 2 2 7 8 18 -3 28
14 Mirandes 22 6 9 7 25 27 11 5 4 2 18 14 11 1 5 5 7 13 -2 27
15 Real Oviedo 22 7 6 9 14 18 11 5 2 4 7 7 11 2 4 5 7 11 -4 27
16 Real Zaragoza 22 6 8 8 18 19 11 4 5 2 11 8 11 2 3 6 7 11 -1 26
17 Tenerife 22 6 8 8 23 25 11 5 4 2 13 8 11 1 4 6 10 17 -2 26
18 Ponferradina 22 6 6 10 22 30 11 4 3 4 12 13 11 2 3 6 10 17 -8 24
19 Racing Santander 22 5 7 10 14 18 10 1 4 5 4 9 12 4 3 5 10 9 -4 22
20 Lugo 22 5 6 11 18 27 11 3 4 4 8 8 11 2 2 7 10 19 -9 21
21 Malaga 22 4 8 10 17 26 11 3 5 3 10 13 11 1 3 7 7 13 -9 20
22 UD Ibiza 22 4 4 14 14 33 11 3 3 5 10 14 11 1 1 9 4 19 -19 16

Read more about La Liga 2

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.