Match preview Segunda B - Group 3: Villarreal II - Hércules at Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal

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Competition: Spain Segunda B - Group 3
Date: Sat 18.January
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal (5000 seats)

With their 12 point advantage in the league table, Villarreal II fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Hércules.

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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Villarreal II form and stats

4 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Villarreal II have to build on here at Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal in the Segunda B - Group 3. Villarreal II has recorded two wins in a row here at Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The home team returns to Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal after being equal after 90 minutes with Levante II (placed 12th) on their last time out; the Segunda B - Group 3 game ended 1-1. Before that, Villarreal II had a home game versus Sabadell which ended with a victory 2-0.

The Villarreal II fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. Villarreal II's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hércules form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hércules so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-6 (win-draw-lose).

Hércules delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Prat (placed 19th) in their previous match; a Segunda B - Group 3 game. A draw for Hércules before that, at their own venue hosting Ejea (2-2).

The attacking power of Hércules when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 13 goals have been conceded by Hércules in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Hércules - Villarreal II 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 6 - 1 - 3 (Villarreal II wins - draws - Hércules wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

HérculesC. Martínez
C. Martínez
6 goals
Villarreal II
E. Espiau
5 goals
Villarreal IIS. Moreno
S. Moreno
4 goals

Villarreal II missing players

Hércules missing players

Villarreal II Hércules
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 4 9 20
8 4 2 Won W 1 2 4
6 3 1 Drew D 0 1 6
6 3 1 Lost L 3 6 10
23 12 5 Scored S 2 8 24
22 10 3 Conceded C 6 13 29
85% 90% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
70% 70% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 80%
50% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 55%
20% 20% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 10%
55% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 44% 60%
30% 20% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 22% 20%
30% 30% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 25%
 
4.5 5.4 6.5 Corners For (avg) C F 4 5.2 5.8
4.5 3.1 3.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 4.7 4.4
2.4 2.6 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3 2.5
4 1 1 Red Cards R C 2 2 3
 
264 149 61 Total Shots T S 53 91 227
111 58 28 Shots on Target S O 14 33 82
21% 21% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 24% 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.
  • Villarreal II have won significantly more corners at 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 Sabadell 20 11 5 4 27 15 10 7 2 1 17 5 10 4 3 3 10 10 12 38
2 Espanyol II 20 10 6 4 35 22 9 6 2 1 19 10 11 4 4 3 16 12 13 36
3 Castellon 20 9 7 4 28 16 10 6 3 1 17 7 10 3 4 3 11 9 12 34
4 FC Andorra 20 9 7 4 26 21 11 7 3 1 18 11 9 2 4 3 8 10 5 34
5 Lleida Esportiu 20 9 6 5 21 16 10 6 3 1 13 5 10 3 3 4 8 11 5 33
6 Barcelona II 19 8 8 3 27 18 10 6 4 0 20 9 9 2 4 3 7 9 9 32
7 Cornella 19 8 6 5 26 23 10 6 2 2 12 6 9 2 4 3 14 17 3 30
8 Villarreal II 20 8 6 6 23 22 10 4 3 3 12 10 10 4 3 3 11 12 1 30
9 Llagostera-Costa Brava 19 7 7 5 21 19 10 4 4 2 10 10 9 3 3 3 11 9 2 28
10 La Nucia 19 6 7 6 21 18 9 4 5 0 11 5 10 2 2 6 10 13 3 25
11 Olot 19 6 7 6 15 12 9 5 2 2 9 4 10 1 5 4 6 8 3 25
12 Levante II 20 7 4 9 19 25 11 6 2 3 14 10 9 1 2 6 5 15 -6 25
13 Ebro 19 5 9 5 18 19 10 4 5 1 13 9 9 1 4 4 5 10 -1 24
14 Valencia II 20 4 9 7 22 23 9 2 5 2 11 8 11 2 4 5 11 15 -1 21
15 Ejea 19 5 6 8 23 25 9 5 2 2 13 4 10 0 4 6 10 21 -2 21
16 Badalona 19 5 5 9 12 20 9 3 2 4 6 8 10 2 3 5 6 12 -8 20
17 Hércules 20 4 6 10 24 29 11 2 5 4 16 16 9 2 1 6 8 13 -5 18
18 Gimnastic Tarragona 19 4 6 9 22 29 9 2 3 4 10 15 10 2 3 5 12 14 -7 18
19 Prat 20 3 6 11 16 33 9 1 1 7 7 16 11 2 5 4 9 17 -17 15
20 Orihuela 19 2 7 10 16 37 10 0 7 3 10 16 9 2 0 7 6 21 -21 13

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.