It's early days in the Tercera - Group 4 and both Balmaseda and Sestao River are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
- All of Balmaseda's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Sestao River's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
4 - 3 - 6 with 14-19. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Sestao River when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Sestao River play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
Balmaseda form and stats
The hosts won their first Tercera - Group 4 game here at Campo de Fútbol La Baluga, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Balmaseda last season were 5 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses from 13 games. Balmaseda has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager P. Palacio Llano and the players.
The Balmaseda crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-4 to Real Sociedad III here at Campo de Fútbol La Baluga in a Tercera - Group 4 match. Heartbreak before that as Balmaseda lost 0-5 at Gernika's place.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Balmaseda are traveling soon after this match as the Tercera - Group 4 match at Tolosa awaits in three days.
At Campo de Fútbol La Baluga, Balmaseda has the goal stats of 6-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Sestao River form and stats
Sestao River have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Tercera - Group 4 were 7 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats from 15 fixtures.
Sestao lost away at Deusto (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Beasain.
0 goals so far away for Sestao River, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Balmaseda-Sestao River H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Balmaseda one win, Sestao River two wins, two draws. one of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Balmaseda missing players
Sestao River missing players
| Balmaseda | Sestao River | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 43% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 14% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 57% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 3 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.2 | 11.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 6 | 7 |
| 3.2 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 23% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 75% | 54% |
- All of Balmaseda's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Sestao River's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Santutxu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Gernika | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Balmaseda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Urduliz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Beasain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Santurtzi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Deusto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Urgatzi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 9 | Anaitasuna FT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Durango | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Ariznabarra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Pasaia KE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | San Ignacio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Sodupe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Aurrera de Ondarroa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Basconia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Aurrera de Vitoria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Tolosa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Sestao River | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Real Sociedad III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 21 | Lagun Onak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 22 | Somorrostro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 |