The El Palo manager J. Funes Arjona attacks this game with the team placed 4th so far. In the visitors dressing room Melilla CD and their manager I. Aznar Torrente are in 7th place before this match.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
2-2-1 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Melilla CD when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those five matches are 6-7 (scored/conceded).
El Palo form and stats
The hosts won their first Tercera - Group 9 game here at Estadio Francisco Romero, lifting spirits. Home statistics for El Palo last season were 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses from 15 games.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Motril (2-3).
Early season league goal statistics from El Palo's 1 home game: 2 goals, 0 conceded.
Melilla CD form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Tercera - Group 9 away game of the season. During their previous season 14 away games resulted in 2 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats.
Before that, Melilla travelled to Alhaurino and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
1 goal so far away for Melilla CD, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): El Palo won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Melilla CD has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / oneEl Palo missing players
Melilla CD missing players
| El Palo | Melilla CD | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| El Palo | Last season | Melilla CD | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 29 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
| 44 | 29 | Scored | S | 11 | 21 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Conceded | C | 42 | 64 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 79% | ||
| 48% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 62% | ||
| 38% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 34% | ||
| 21% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 14% | ||
| 59% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 48% | ||
| 34% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 17% | ||
| 14% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 45% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | ||
| 237 | 192 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 135 | ||
| 99 | 83 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 67 | ||
| 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 16% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vélez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Motril | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Antequera | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | El Palo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | At. Malagueño | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Alhaurino | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Melilla CD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Juventud Torremolinos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Alhaurín | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 | Union Estepona | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Linares Deportivo | 29 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 44 | 75 |
| 2 | El Ejido | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 20 | 57 |
| 3 | Real Jaen | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 29 | 56 |
| 4 | Motril | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 56 |
| 5 | Almeria II | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 32 | 53 |
| 6 | Ciudad de Torredonjimeno | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 50 |
| 7 | Antequera | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 49 |
| 8 | El Palo | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 48 |
| 9 | At. Malagueño | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Loja | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 55 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 40 | -6 | 37 |
| 11 | Mancha Real | 29 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 35 |
| 12 | Huetor Tajar | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -6 | 35 |
| 13 | Torreperogil | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Maracena | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 30 |
| 15 | Polideportivo Almeria | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -14 | 29 |
| 16 | Vélez | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -19 | 28 |
| 17 | Huetor Vega | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -15 | 27 |
| 18 | Melilla CD | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 64 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 42 | -43 | 23 |
| 19 | Atletico Porcuna | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 27 | -27 | 20 |
| 20 | Alhaurín | 29 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 74 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 48 | -45 | 13 |