FC Cartagena vs UD Las Palmas Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

FC Cartagena

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FC Cartagena will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 2-0 La Liga 2 defeat last time out to Real Zaragoza.

In that game, FC Cartagena managed 60% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for FC Cartagena was Darío Poveda (27' Own goal). Real Zaragoza got 9 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Sergio Bermejo (96') scored for Real Zaragoza.

Under three goals per match were scored during 5 of the past 6 meetings where FC Cartagena have been participants. In terms of the goal distribution in this period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 5 and FC Cartagena managed a tally of 4. However, we must now wait to see if the trend might be sustained here in this game or not.

A look at their previous results shows us that FC Cartagena:

• have not emerged victorious against UD Las Palmas in their previous 4 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their last 4 league matches at home.

UD Las Palmas

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In their previous game, UD Las Palmas drew 1-1 in the La Liga 2 match with Villarreal CF B.

In that game, UD Las Palmas managed 60% possession and 13 shots on goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for UD Las Palmas was Sandro Ramírez (26'). On the other side, Villarreal B got 16 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Mamadou Fall (81') scored for Villarreal CF B.

Over the course of 5 of the previous six games featuring UD Las Palmas, a notably low volume of goals have been hit between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game during that period works out to a mere 1.5, with the number of goals averaged by Las Palmas equalling 0.67.

Coming into this contest, UD Las Palmas haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 11/05/2012 shows that FC Cartagena have won 2 of these games and UD Las Palmas 4, with the number of draws being 0.

In all, 16 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 6 for Efesé and 10 belonging to Las Palmas. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.

The previous league game featuring these clubs was La Liga 2 match day 12 on 23/10/2022 and the score finished UD Las Palmas 1-0 FC Cartagena.

In that match, UD Las Palmas had 73% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Their only player to score was Jonathan Viera (92').

FC Cartagena had 0 shots at goal with 0 on target.

The match was refereed by Oliver De La Fuente Ramos.

📰 Team News: FC Cartagena

The FC Cartagena boss Luis Carrión does not have any fitness worries at all coming into this match owing to a fully healthy squad ready to go.

It seems likely that Efesé should use a 4-2-3-1 formation for this game, handing starts to Aaron Escandell, Iván Calero, Kiko Olivas, Toni Datkovic, Iván Martos, Damian Musto, Pêpê, Dario Poveda, Pablo De Blasis, Franchu and Alfredo Ortuño.

📰 Team News: UD Las Palmas

Owing to a fully healthy squad available for selection, the UD Las Palmas manager Francisco García Pimienta has no fitness worries to speak of ahead of this game.

We believe UD Las Palmas seem most likely to make use of a 4-3-3 formation, going with Álvaro Vallés Rosa, Álvaro Lemos, Alex Suárez, Saul Coco, Sergi Cardona, Jonathan Viera, Kirian Rodríguez, Enzo Loiodice, F. Jesús Crespo, Sandro Ramirez and Alberto Moleiro.

💡 Prediction

In our view, UD Las Palmas and FC Cartagena won’t have much between them here, and goals could be hard to come by.

Little in this one, and it’s almost too close to call. That’s why our selection here is for a hard-fought 0-0 score when the referee blows the final whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 00:42 16/05/2023