Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cartagena vs Real Zaragoza, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Segunda Division · 2023-24
FC Cartagena
1 – 3
Full Time
Real Zaragoza
Sun 10 Sep 2023 · 16:30 UTC Estadio Municipal Cartagonova 8,598 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 16' Manu Vallejo
Arnau Sola 31' 1–1
1–2 39' Pedro Alcala og
1–3 90+2' Victor Mollejo
Jony Alamo 37' Y
Y 43' Jair Amador
Ortuno 85' Y
Y 90' Victor Mollejo

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cartagena vs Real Zaragoza — Segunda Division at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova.

Match Details

  • Referee Saul Ais Reig (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Marcos Saenen Alvarez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Ruben Campo Hernandez (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Real Racing Club de Santander 42 82
2 RC Deportivo La Coruña 42 77
3 Málaga CF 42 73
4 CD Mirandés 42 40
5 SD Huesca 42 38
6 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 42 37
7 Real Zaragoza 42 36
8 CD Castellon 1 3
9 Andorra CF 0 0
10 RCD Mallorca 0 0
11 Granada CF 0 0
12 Cadiz CF 0 0
13 Real Oviedo 0 0
14 Celta Vigo B 0 0
15 UD Almería 0 0
16 UD Las Palmas 0 0
17 Burgos CF 0 0
18 SD Eibar 0 0
19 Cordoba CF 0 0
20 Real Sporting de Gijon 0 0
21 Albacete Balompie 0 0
22 CD Leganes 0 0
23 CD Tenerife 0 0
24 CD Eldense 0 0
25 Girona FC 0 0
26 CE Sabadell FC 0 0
27 Real Sociedad B 1 0
28 Real Valladolid CF 0 0
29 AD Ceuta FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
FC Cartagena 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Real Zaragoza
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-10 FC Cartagena 1–3 Real Zaragoza

Recent Form

FC Cartagena
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Sep Real Zaragoza H 1–3 L
02 Sep FC Villarreal B A 2–1 W
25 Aug Levante UD H 0–1 L
18 Aug Andorra CF A 2–3 L
13 Aug CD Eldense H 0–1 L
Real Zaragoza
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Sep FC Cartagena A 3–1 W
03 Sep CD Eldense H 2–0 W
26 Aug CD Tenerife A 1–0 W
18 Aug Real Valladolid CF H 1–0 W
12 Aug FC Villarreal B H 2–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Cartagena vs Real Zaragoza — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Cartagena side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Victor Sanchez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Quentin Lecoeuche, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 16' Real Zaragoza is taking the lead after the goal scored by Manu Vallejo on 16.
  • 21' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Cartagena must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' A quiet spell here at Estadio Municipal Cartagonova. FC Cartagena seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 31' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Arnau Sola makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 33' Quentin Lecoeuche is replacing Carlos Nieto for the Real Zaragoza side.
  • 37' Poor challenge from Jony Alamo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 39' Sensational shot from Pedro Alcala. FC Cartagena is back in the lead.
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Jair Amador is booked for Real Zaragoza — card on 43.
  • 46' Time for substitution for FC Cartagena. Gonzalo Verdu is replaced by Luis Munoz.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' Real Zaragoza fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 61' Marc Martinez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' Juan Narvaez gets the nod from FC Cartagena. He replaces Ivan Ayllon and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' Victor Mollejo is replacing Manu Vallejo for the Real Zaragoza side.
  • 71' FC Cartagena are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Real Zaragoza's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 78' The Real Zaragoza bench stirs into life. Maikel Mesa is withdrawn and Jaume Grau gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Francho Serrano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 126 appearances.
  • 85' Ortuno picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' FC Cartagena manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomas Alarcon is hanging Jose Fontan on the field on 89 minute.
  • 90' Victor Mollejo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Zaragoza players.

Lineups

FC Cartagena Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Victor Sanchez

Real Zaragoza Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fran Escribá

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01 FC Cartagena xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Real Zaragoza xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cartagena23% Draw26% Real Zaragoza51%
Actual: Real Zaragoza win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Cartagena or Draw
49%
Draw or Real Zaragoza
77%
FC Cartagena or Real Zaragoza
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cartagena17% Draw45% Real Zaragoza38%
Actual: Real Zaragoza win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
0 – 1
10.2%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
5.5%
2 – 1
5.4%
1 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Cartagena

Handicap FC Cartagena covers Push Real Zaragoza covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 23% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

FC Cartagena keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Real Zaragoza keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.