Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Portugalete - Balmaseda!
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!
This pitch has grass, which is not Balmaseda's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Balmaseda have performed like this: Played 28 matches resulting in 10 wins, 8 draws and 10 defeats with the goal stats 28-30 (scored/conceded).
Portugalete form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio La Florida as Portugalete have scored 18 goals to get 24 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Tercera - Group 4 are 7-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Portugalete in their previous game, a Tercera - Group 4 match away at Urduliz (placed 18th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Basconia (0-2).
The Portugalete fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 league matches. Portugalete are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio La Florida in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 12 matches.
Balmaseda form and stats
4-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Balmaseda in their Tercera - Group 4 matches away.
Balmaseda played 2-2 against Deusto in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sodupe that ended 0-0.
The attacking power of Balmaseda when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Balmaseda - Portugalete 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Portugalete three wins, three draws and Balmaseda four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 A. López Ugarte 13 goals | C. Bonilla Galdeano 12 goals |  G. Dwomoh Lombas 10 goals |
Portugalete missing players
Balmaseda missing players
| Portugalete | Balmaseda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 25 |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| 91% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 87% |
| 65% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 42% | 61% |
| 48% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 30% |
| 30% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 4% | 8% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 52% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 35% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 58% | 43% |
| 22% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 42% | 26% |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 2.6 | 3.1 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 207 | 115 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 73 | 130 |
| 94 | 50 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 33 | 56 |
| 37% | 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 25% |
- Portugalete have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sestao River | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 27 | 49 |
| 2 | CD Vitoria | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Portugalete | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 45 |
| 4 | Basconia | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 40 |
| 5 | Gernika | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 37 |
| 6 | Balmaseda | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Somorrostro | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 8 | Santurtzi | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 33 |
| 9 | San Ignacio | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Santutxu | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | Pasaia KE | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Durango | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | Beasain | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | Real Sociedad III | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Sodupe | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 27 |
| 16 | Lagun Onak | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 23 |
| 17 | Tolosa | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -16 | 23 |
| 18 | Urduliz | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Deusto | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -21 | 19 |
| 20 | Ariznabarra | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 31 | -33 | 13 |