Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Saturday’s football game at Estadio La Romareda pits together Zaragoza and Cartagena. Los Blanquillos are stuck in the middle of the table with 49 points on their account and, as a result, they have little to play for in the season finale. Both Marcos Luna and Victor Mollejo are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The visitors, on the other hand, head into the match following a boring goalless draw with Burgos. Cartagena aim to move closer to the playoffs berth, but beating Zaragoza on the road is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we predict that the two sides are going to share the spoils at “La Romareda”. Defender Toni Datkovic misses out through suspension, but he should be the only absentee in the visiting team. You should know that under 2.5 goals have been netted in four of the previous five meetings between the two sides.
Highlighted Team (Cartagena):
Founded on July 25, 1995, Cartagena is a Spanish football club that plays in La Liga 2. Los Boquerones dropped to Segunda B in the 2011/12 season, but following an eight-year absence, they returned to the Spanish second tier.
Cartagena play home matches at Cartagonova, the venue which can hold 15,105 spectators. The stadium was built by CMMP Arquitectos in 1987, and opened the following year. Real Murcia are regarded as the club’s main rivals, with the two teams facing each other in the Derbi of the Region of Murcia. Toche is leading Cartagena’s all-time top goalscoring chart with 39 goals.
Los Boquerones are well known for their black shirts with white stripes. Red, on the other hand, is the dominant colour of the club’s away kit. It has to be noted that Cartagena have never competed in la liga. The club’s highest ranking in the Segunda Division came in the 2009/10 season when they finished the campaign in 5th position in the standings.