Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Cartagena
Match Time & Date:
18/02/2022
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Valladolid
Cartagena and Real Valladolid face each other at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova in the opening match of day 28. The Black and Whites aim to make amends for a 2-1 loss to Ibiza, with the team eyeing their ninth home win of the process. Andy Kawaya is sidelined with injury, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
La Pucela, on the other hand, are still eyeing automatic promotion to Primera Division. Real Valladolid have been in a fine form in 2022, but they need to start winning on a regular basis if they are to secure a top-two finish. Centre-back Jawad El Yamiq is banned for the match, with Kiko Olivas likely to step up. Anyhow, beating Cartagena on the road is easier said than done, and we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw.
Highlighted Player (Richard Boateng):
Born in Accra, Ghana on July 10, 1992, Richard Boateng is a midfielder who plays for Alcorcon in Segunda Division. Boateng is a product of Liberty Babies football academy, with the Ghanaian starting his senior career at Liberty Professionals. In 2010 he moved to Spain, signing a deal with Granada.
During his spell with the Andalusian outfit, he mainly played for Granada B, but he spent a couple of years at loan at Cadiz B and San Roque as well. Richard Boateng made only one appearance for the Granada senior team in the league.
The Ghana international played for the likes of Aris Limassol, Extremadura, Melilla, and Oviedo as well before joining Alcorcon in 2019. His primary position is central midfielder, but he is used as an attacking midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right, and his contract with Alcorcon should expire in June 2021.
Highlighted Team (Valladolid):
Real Valladolid is a Spanish club based in Valladolid, the part of the autonomous community of Castille and Leon. Founded in 1928, Real Valladolid play their home matches at Jose Zorilla, the venue that has the capacity 26,512. La Pucela have yet to win the La Liga title, but it is important to note that they finished fourth at the end of the 1962/1963 season.
Real Valladolid made it to the Spanish Cup final on two occasions (1949/1950, 1988/1989). In 1984 they won Copa de la Liga (League Cup), which is considered the team’s biggest success. Speaking of their European records, Real Valladolid participated in the 1989/1990 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals.
La Pucela are well known for their purple and white shirts, but they are known for some top-class footballers as well. The likes of Diego Costa, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Borja Fernandez, Rene Higuita, Luis Garcia and Aritz Aduriz played for Real Valladolid in the past.
