Balmaseda perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Somorrostro can look both up and down from their 7th position.
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!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Somorrostro 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 4-7-1 (win-draw-loss) from twelve matches.
Balmaseda form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Campo de Fútbol La Baluga as Balmaseda have scored 13 goals to get 18 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Tercera - Group 4 are 5-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Balmaseda bring valid hopes of a third.
In their previous game, the manager P. Palacio led his Balmaseda to a defeat in the Tercera - Group 4 match away at Ariznabarra. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Campo de Fútbol La Baluga. Before that, Balmaseda played out a draw 0-0 when visiting San Ignacio.
Balmaseda has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Balmaseda are not conceding a lot of goals here at Campo de Fútbol La Baluga in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Somorrostro form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Tercera - Group 4 travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Somorrostro, as they have won on their previous two travels.
The supporters enjoyed Somorrostro's previous game versus Urduliz (placed 17th), a Tercera - Group 4 3-2 win played at home. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Basconia.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Somorrostro as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Somorrostro - Balmaseda 0-1. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's 1 Balmaseda victory, 3 draws and 1 Somorrostro win. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 I. Calvo 10 goals |
Balmaseda missing players
Somorrostro missing players
| Balmaseda | Somorrostro | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 60% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 56% | 55% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 35% |
| 10% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 40% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 30% |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 45% |
| 25% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 4 | 2.8 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 10 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 114 | 51 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 51 | 145 |
| 51 | 20 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 18 | 55 |
| 24% | 40% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 31% |
- Balmaseda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Balmaseda have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Balmaseda haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Somorrostro have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Somorrostro 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 | CD Vitoria | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| 2 | Portugalete | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 39 |
| 3 | Sestao River | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 39 |
| 4 | Balmaseda | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Gernika | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Basconia | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Somorrostro | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Santurtzi | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Santutxu | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | San Ignacio | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Beasain | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Pasaia KE | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Sodupe | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Lagun Onak | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 15 | Tolosa | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 22 |
| 16 | Real Sociedad III | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 20 |
| 17 | Urduliz | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 18 | Durango | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 19 | Deusto | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -16 | 18 |
| 20 | Ariznabarra | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 18 | -21 | 12 |