Match Report
28 points separated the sides: Real Zaragoza 18th on 51, FC Cartagena 22nd on 23. Real Zaragoza had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/1.5 for Real Zaragoza and 0.79/1.86 for FC Cartagena (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Real Zaragoza, 2 draws and 4 for FC Cartagena, at 2.11 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won.
Estadio de la Romareda, capacity 33,608, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: FC Cartagena led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Real Zaragoza: Dani Gómez (90'), Raúl Guti (10'), Alberto Marí (87') · FC Cartagena: Pepín Machín (14'), Nacho Martínez (4')
Key stats
Possession: Real Zaragoza 63% · FC Cartagena 37% · Total shots: 37-4 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 10-2