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FC Cartagena

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FC Cartagena will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 1-0 La Liga 2 triumph over SD Huesca.

In that game, FC Cartagena had 44% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for FC Cartagena was Gastón Valles (14'). For their opponents, Huesca got 14 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target.

FC Cartagena have really struggled up front in recent times. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 4 versus opposition teams over the course of their previous 6 outings. In those games, FC Cartagena have also seen the tally of goals scored against them come to 9.

UD Almería

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UD Almería go into this clash following a 2-1 La Liga 2 win as they beat Deportivo de La Coruña in their last game.

In that game, UD Almería managed 54% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 6 on target. For UD Almería, the scorers were Edgar González (31') and Leo Baptistão (45'). On the other side, Deportivo La Coruna got 7 shots on goal with 5 on target. Pablo Vázquez (35') scored for Deportivo de La Coruña.

UD Almería have been effective going forward in their most recent fixtures, scoring 13 goals in their previous 6 matches. While their manager Rubi Ferrer Sicilia will no doubt take that as a positive sign, UD Almería have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same clashes. Still, it remains to be seen if that pattern shall be replicated in this match.

Coming into this contest, UD Almería are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 20/11/2011 shows us that FC Cartagena have won 2 of these and UD Almería 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 3.

In all, 14 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 for Efesé and 7 netted by Almería. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.

The last league clash between the two was La Liga 2 match day 22 on 02/01/2022 which ended up with the score at UD Almería 0-1 FC Cartagena.

That time, UD Almería managed 44% possession and 17 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

FC Cartagena had 10 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Gastón Silva (39') scored.

The referee was Raúl Martín González Francés.

ℹ️ Team News: FC Cartagena

We are thinking that Efesé should use the 4-2-3-1 system this time featuring Pablo Cuñat, Jorge Moreno, Pedro Alcala, Kiko Olivas, J. Antonio Ríos, Damian Musto, Sergio Guerrero, Cedric Teguia, Daniel Escriche, Jairo Izquierdo and Gastón Valles.

ℹ️ Team News: UD Almería

Thanks to a largely available group, there is only the sole fitness issue for the UD Almería gaffer Rubi Ferrer Sicilia to contend with. Lucas Robertone (Shoulder injury) misses out for this game.

We are inclined to think that UD Almería could decide to elect for a 4-4-2 formation, choosing Fernando Martínez, Alejandro Pozo, Chumi, Edgar González, Álex Centelles, Sergio Arribas, Iddrisu Baba, G. Borges Guedes, Nico Melamed, Leo Baptistao and Luis Suarez.

💡 Prediction

Here is a game where FC Cartagena might well have a job on their hands to hit the back of the net against this UD Almería lineup who we think should emerge victorious.

We’re therefore seeing a narrow 0-1 winning score for UD Almería at full-time.

Let’s see how it plays out.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 12:29 23/11/2024