Delightful dogfight as daring Sabadell duels with determined Hércules

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Competition: Spain Segunda B - Group 3
Date: Sun 02.February
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta (15000 seats)

The league table in Segunda B - Group 3 tells a story about these teams so far, with Sabadell leading Hércules by 26 points. Match preview to follow:

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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Sabadell form and stats

Sabadell, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Segunda B - Group 3, have performed here at Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta this season with 8 wins from 11 Segunda B - Group 3 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. The Sabadell fans aren't used to losing here at Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta and will expect new points from this game. Sabadell has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

The Sabadell goalkeeper Juan Mackay Abad is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 274 minutes without conceding a goal in the Segunda B - Group 3.

Sabadell are returning here after visiting Valencia II in a Segunda B - Group 3 game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Aitor Pascual, Xavi Boniquet and Edgar Hernández scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Sabadell won a home game hosting Levante II (1-0).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sabadell handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are Wfour-Dthree-Lone.

The Sabadell fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Defensively Sabadell have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hércules form and stats

There's been little loot from Hércules's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Segunda B - Group 3. Hércules only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw.

Hércules failed to get anything from their last game, a Segunda B - Group 3 home match vs Levante II (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 1-3. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Villarreal II wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Hércules have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were Wone-Dtwo-Ltwo.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Hércules have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Hércules - Sabadell 0-2, played this season. Sabadell-Hércules H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sabadell four wins, Hércules five wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SabadellE. Hernández Marcé
E. Hernández Marcé
6 goals
SabadellN. Querol Mateu
N. Querol Mateu
5 goals
SabadellA. Cuevas Algeciras
A. Cuevas Algeciras
4 goals

Sabadell missing players

Hércules missing players

Sabadell Hércules
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 5 Played P 4 10 22
13 8 4 Won W 1 2 4
5 2 1 Drew D 0 1 6
4 1 0 Lost L 3 7 12
31 18 8 Scored S 3 8 25
15 5 1 Conceded C 5 14 33
95% 91% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
68% 64% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 60% 77%
32% 36% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 40% 55%
14% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 10% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 10% 9%
32% 27% 20% BTTS BTTS 25% 40% 59%
50% 64% 80% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 18%
23% 18% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 27%
 
4 4.2 3.2 Corners For (avg) C F 5 5 5.6
4.5 4.4 3.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.2 4.8 4.4
2.7 2.5 2.4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.1 2.6
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 4
 
195 98 44 Total Shots T S 32 101 249
82 47 23 Shots on Target S O 14 36 86
38% 38% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 22% 29%
Key stats in Segunda B - Group 3 this season:
  • Hércules has the most dropped points from leading position (20)
  • Hércules haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sabadell has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
  • Sabadell has the most clean sheets (11)
  • Sabadell have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sabadell have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sabadell have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hércules have scored away.
  • Sabadell is in the best form (5-0-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sabadell 22 13 5 4 31 15 11 8 2 1 18 5 11 5 3 3 13 10 16 44
2 Castellon 22 11 7 4 33 17 11 7 3 1 20 7 11 4 4 3 13 10 16 40
3 Villarreal II 23 11 6 6 30 24 12 6 3 3 17 11 11 5 3 3 13 13 6 39
4 Espanyol II 23 10 8 5 39 27 11 6 4 1 23 14 12 4 4 4 16 13 12 38
5 Barcelona II 22 10 8 4 31 20 12 8 4 0 24 10 10 2 4 4 7 10 11 38
6 Cornella 22 10 7 5 29 24 12 8 2 2 14 6 10 2 5 3 15 18 5 37
7 FC Andorra 22 9 9 4 26 21 12 7 4 1 18 11 10 2 5 3 8 10 5 36
8 Lleida Esportiu 23 9 9 5 24 19 11 6 4 1 14 6 12 3 5 4 10 13 5 36
9 Olot 22 7 9 6 19 15 10 5 3 2 10 5 12 2 6 4 9 10 4 30
10 Llagostera-Costa Brava 23 7 9 7 23 25 12 4 6 2 11 11 11 3 3 5 12 14 -2 30
11 Ebro 22 6 10 6 23 24 12 5 5 2 16 12 10 1 5 4 7 12 -1 28
12 Levante II 22 8 4 10 22 27 11 6 2 3 14 10 11 2 2 7 8 17 -5 28
13 La Nucia 22 6 8 8 21 22 10 4 6 0 11 5 12 2 2 8 10 17 -1 26
14 Ejea 22 6 6 10 24 29 10 6 2 2 14 4 12 0 4 8 10 25 -5 24
15 Gimnastic Tarragona 22 5 8 9 23 29 10 3 3 4 11 15 12 2 5 5 12 14 -6 23
16 Valencia II 22 4 9 9 23 28 11 2 5 4 12 13 11 2 4 5 11 15 -5 21
17 Badalona 22 5 6 11 14 24 10 3 3 4 6 8 12 2 3 7 8 16 -10 21
18 Hércules 22 4 6 12 25 33 12 2 5 5 17 19 10 2 1 7 8 14 -8 18
19 Prat 22 3 8 11 19 36 10 1 2 7 9 18 12 2 6 4 10 18 -17 17
20 Orihuela 22 3 8 11 21 41 12 1 7 4 13 18 10 2 1 7 8 23 -20 17

Read more about Segunda B - Group 3

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.