Tercera - Group 3 match preview: Gimnástica Torrelavega versus Selaya

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Competition: Spain Tercera - Group 3
Date: Sun 26.January
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Malecon

The league table in Tercera - Group 3 tells a story about these teams so far, with Gimnástica Torrelavega leading Selaya by 20 points. Match preview to follow:

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Gimnástica Torrelavega form and stats

Gimnástica Torrelavega have performed here at Estadio El Malecon this season with 8 wins from 11 Tercera - Group 3 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Gimnástica Torrelavega, their manager M. García Barco and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Gimnástica Torrelavega are returning here after visiting Vimenor in a Tercera - Group 3 game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Dani Salas, Luis Alberto and Fer Fernández scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was the home game against Bezana that was lost 0-1.

Goals decide football matches and Gimnástica Torrelavega are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 11 league matches. Gimnástica Torrelavega are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio El Malecon in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.

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Selaya form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Selaya so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-7 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Selaya as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Cultural Guarnizo match. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Selaya are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Tercera - Group 3 home defeat versus Barreda with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Torina's place.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Selaya as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Selaya have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Selaya - Gimnástica Torrelavega 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 7 - 3 - 0 (Gimnástica Torrelavega wins - draws - Selaya wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Gimnástica Torrelavega
D. Salas Bustamante
7 goals
Gimnástica TorrelavegaR. Palazuelos García
R. Palazuelos García
5 goals
Selaya
P. Cervera Molledo
5 goals

Gimnástica Torrelavega missing players

Selaya missing players

Gimnástica Torrelavega Selaya
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 4 Played P 3 11 21
13 8 4 Won W 1 2 7
4 1 0 Drew D 0 2 2
4 2 0 Lost L 2 7 12
37 23 12 Scored S 3 8 18
18 8 2 Conceded C 10 21 30
90% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 67%
57% 64% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 45% 43%
24% 36% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 18% 10%
10% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 9% 5%
57% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 55% 43%
33% 45% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 19%
19% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 38%
 
6.5 8.4 12.5 Corners For (avg) C F 1.5 2.6 2.3
3.3 3.1 3.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 8 4.8 4
2 2.1 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.2 3.1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
 
169 130 46 Total Shots T S 7 31 41
79 61 19 Shots on Target S O 5 13 17
27% 20% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 31% 41%
Key stats in Tercera - Group 3 this season:
  • Gimnástica Torrelavega have created more than twice as many corners as Selaya.
  • Gimnástica Torrelavega have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gimnástica Torrelavega have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Gimnástica Torrelavega have scored more than double the goals of Selaya.
  • Gimnástica Torrelavega have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Gimnástica Torrelavega have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Selaya has the fewest scored goals (18)
  • Selaya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Selaya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Selaya haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Laredo 21 17 2 2 48 16 10 8 2 0 23 4 11 9 0 2 25 12 32 53
2 Gimnástica Torrelavega 21 13 4 4 37 18 11 8 1 2 23 8 10 5 3 2 14 10 19 43
3 Tropezón 21 12 5 4 42 23 10 5 3 2 21 13 11 7 2 2 21 10 19 41
4 Escobedo 21 11 5 5 35 21 11 8 1 2 21 8 10 3 4 3 14 13 14 38
5 Racing Santander II 21 12 2 7 34 21 10 7 0 3 21 11 11 5 2 4 13 10 13 38
6 Cayon 21 10 7 4 39 16 11 6 4 1 26 6 10 4 3 3 13 10 23 37
7 Barreda 21 10 5 6 24 27 11 5 3 3 14 11 10 5 2 3 10 16 -3 35
8 Bezana 21 9 4 8 27 19 10 6 1 3 17 8 11 3 3 5 10 11 8 31
9 Barquereño 21 8 6 7 27 26 11 7 2 2 17 6 10 1 4 5 10 20 1 30
10 Cultural Guarnizo 21 9 1 11 34 33 11 7 0 4 19 10 10 2 1 7 15 23 1 28
11 Torina 21 7 5 9 24 31 11 3 4 4 18 18 10 4 1 5 6 13 -7 26
12 Samano 21 8 1 12 26 40 10 6 0 4 13 12 11 2 1 8 13 28 -14 25
13 Siete Villas 21 5 8 8 22 24 11 3 5 3 11 8 10 2 3 5 11 16 -2 23
14 Selaya 21 7 2 12 18 30 10 5 0 5 10 9 11 2 2 7 8 21 -12 23
15 Solares 21 5 6 10 19 31 10 3 3 4 12 15 11 2 3 6 7 16 -12 21
16 Textil Escudo 21 6 2 13 23 34 11 5 2 4 18 13 10 1 0 9 5 21 -11 20
17 Vimenor 21 5 5 11 23 38 10 4 2 4 13 12 11 1 3 7 10 26 -15 20
18 Ribamontan al Mar 21 5 5 11 19 41 11 2 3 6 8 21 10 3 2 5 11 20 -22 20
19 Atlético Albericia 21 5 4 12 28 40 10 3 4 3 16 17 11 2 0 9 12 23 -12 19
20 Cartes 21 4 5 12 19 39 10 4 2 4 17 20 11 0 3 8 2 19 -20 17

Read more about Tercera - Group 3

Tercera División is the fourth level of football in Spain. It is divided into 18 regional groups. Most of these groups feature 20 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 380 fixtures. At the end of the season the top four teams in each group league table go into a promotion playoff.