The managers Pablo Palacio and Ibón Etxebarrieta are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Tercera - Group 4 league table.
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!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Sestao River have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 1-5-4 (win-draw-loss) from ten matches.
Balmaseda form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Balmaseda have to build on here at Campo de Fútbol La Baluga in the Tercera - Group 4.
Balmaseda are returning here after visiting Gernika in a Tercera - Group 4 game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. 1-1 away at Urduliz before that.
Balmaseda have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Campo de Fútbol La Baluga with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Balmaseda's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sestao River form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Sestao River, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Tercera - Group 4, playing as the away team in the Tercera - Group 4 this season. Sestao River love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
There were no winners in Sestao River's previous match, a Tercera - Group 4 home game that ended 0-0 vs Urduliz (placed 18th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Basconia at their stadium, the result 3-2.
The travelling fans enjoy Sestao River's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. As opposed to that, Sestao River have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Balmaseda 1 win, 1 draw and Sestao River 2 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Óscar Martín 17 goals |  Monteiro 11 goals |
Balmaseda missing players
Sestao River missing players
| Balmaseda | Sestao River | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 69% |
| 69% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| 31% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 15% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 23% |
| 46% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 23% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 77% |
| 15% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 31% |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 5.2 | 8.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
- Balmaseda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Balmaseda haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sestao River have created more than twice as many corners as Balmaseda.
- Sestao River have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sestao River have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sestao River have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sestao River have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Portugalete | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Sestao River | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | CD Vitoria | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Balmaseda | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Santutxu | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Gernika | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | San Ignacio | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Santurtzi | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Durango | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | Beasain | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Lagun Onak | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Pasaia KE | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Tolosa | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Basconia | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Somorrostro | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | Real Sociedad III | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Deusto | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Urduliz | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 19 | Sodupe | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 20 | Ariznabarra | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 6 |