Soccer betting preview: Melilla welcomes Internacional in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Spain Segunda B - Group 1
Date: Sun 26.January
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Alvarez Claro (10000 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estadio Alvarez Claro haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Melilla languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Internacional will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Melilla form and stats

Melilla have played 10 Segunda B - Group 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

A nice win for Melilla last time playing, versus Celta de Vigo II. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with David Ramos scoring for the victors. Heartbreak before that as Melilla lost 0-2 at Getafe II's place.

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 Melilla have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won 1 Drawn 3 Lost 2.

Melilla have scored 8 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. Melilla have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.

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Internacional form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Internacional so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).

Internacional have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 219 minutes ago. R. Sanchez was the goal scorer.

The manager M. Jiménez González was unhappy after their last game, a Segunda B - Group 1 match played at their home ground Campo de Fútbol Municipal de Boadilla del Monte. Internacional suffered a 0-2 loss to Coruxo (placed 6th). A 0-5 defeat away at Celta de Vigo II before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Internacional playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were 2 Internacional wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Internacional as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Internacional have conceded 18 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Internacional - Melilla 5-1.

Top Goalscorers

InternacionalR. Familiar Sánchez
R. Familiar Sánchez
12 goals
InternacionalR. Ramos Martínez
R. Ramos Martínez
7 goals
MelillaM. Sánchez Aragón
M. Sánchez Aragón
5 goals

Melilla missing players

Internacional missing players

Melilla Internacional
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 2 10 21
6 4 1 Won W 0 2 8
8 4 0 Drew D 1 3 6
7 2 1 Lost L 1 5 7
22 8 2 Scored S 0 8 34
29 5 1 Conceded C 5 18 31
86% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 90% 95%
57% 30% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 86%
38% 10% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 57%
33% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 30% 33%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 24%
48% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 52%
38% 60% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 24%
29% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 29%
 
3.3 3.8 6 Corners For (avg) C F 2.5 3.3 3.9
4.3 3.2 2.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.5 5.7 5
3 2.4 4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.1 2.7
4 2 0 Red Cards R C 2 2 3
 
177 93 22 Total Shots T S 18 76 232
73 38 10 Shots on Target S O 8 36 109
26% 18% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 31%
Key stats in Segunda B - Group 1 this season:
  • Internacional have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Melilla has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid II 21 14 3 4 44 19 11 8 2 1 26 7 10 6 1 3 18 12 25 45
2 Atletico Baleares 21 14 3 4 37 16 11 10 1 0 29 8 10 4 2 4 8 8 21 45
3 UD Ibiza 21 13 4 4 33 15 11 8 1 2 19 8 10 5 3 2 14 7 18 43
4 Peña Deportiva 21 10 4 7 32 33 10 6 2 2 19 13 11 4 2 5 13 20 -1 34
5 Rayo Majadahonda 21 9 6 6 23 20 10 6 2 2 12 8 11 3 4 4 11 12 3 33
6 Coruxo 21 8 7 6 24 21 11 5 5 1 14 6 10 3 2 5 10 15 3 31
7 Internacional 21 8 6 7 34 31 11 6 3 2 26 13 10 2 3 5 8 18 3 30
8 Pontevedra 21 9 3 9 28 30 11 5 2 4 16 14 10 4 1 5 12 16 -2 30
9 Sporting Gijon II 21 8 3 10 27 21 11 7 1 3 22 8 10 1 2 7 5 13 6 27
10 Racing Ferrol 21 7 6 8 27 28 11 3 4 4 16 17 10 4 2 4 11 11 -1 27
11 Las Palmas II 21 8 3 10 17 28 10 5 3 2 12 7 11 3 0 8 5 21 -11 27
12 Real Madrid II 21 6 8 7 27 26 11 5 3 3 20 13 10 1 5 4 7 13 1 26
13 Marino de Luanco 21 8 2 11 21 27 10 6 1 3 13 8 11 2 1 8 8 19 -6 26
14 Melilla 21 6 8 7 22 29 10 4 4 2 8 5 11 2 4 5 14 24 -7 26
15 Langreo 21 6 7 8 20 24 10 4 3 3 12 8 11 2 4 5 8 16 -4 25
16 Real Oviedo II 21 7 4 10 24 32 11 4 4 3 13 13 10 3 0 7 11 19 -8 25
17 Las Rozas 21 4 10 7 22 24 10 3 5 2 12 12 11 1 5 5 10 12 -2 22
18 Celta de Vigo II 21 6 4 11 29 35 10 4 0 6 14 12 11 2 4 5 15 23 -6 22
19 Getafe II 21 6 3 12 17 27 10 4 1 5 7 8 11 2 2 7 10 19 -10 21
20 SS Reyes 21 5 2 14 21 43 10 3 1 6 12 19 11 2 1 8 9 24 -22 17

Read more about Segunda B - Group 1

Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is divided into four groups of 20 teams each. Each group plays 380 fixtures to decide the final league table. Team squads are regulated to ensure that youth players (below 23 years old) are given a chance.