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Cartagena will host Racing de Ferrol at Cartagonova on Saturday in another round of the 2024-25 LaLiga 2 campaign. The home side have endured a poor start to their season and currently find themselves in the drop zone with six points, prompting the dismissal of head coach Abelardo Fernandez after just six games.
They were beaten 2-0 by Tenerife in their last match and could have no major complaints about the result after failing to register a single shot in the opposition box throughout the match.
Racing de Ferrol have not fared any better than their weekend opponents and find themselves fighting for survival early on in the campaign. They picked up their first win of the campaign last weekend, beating Elche 1-0 at the Estadio de A Malata, with Eneko Jauregi scoring the sole goal of the game midway through the first half.
The visitors sit a place behind their weekend opponents in the league table, although they are level on points and will leapfrog them with maximum points on Saturday.
Cartagena vs Racing de Ferrol Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Saturday's game will mark the fifth meeting between Cartagena and Racing de Ferrol. The home side are undefeated in all four of their previous matchups, picking up two wins and two draws.
- The visitors' only clean sheet in this fixture came back in May 1999 when the two sides played out a goalless draw in their Segunda Division B playoff clash.
- Racing de Ferrol are the lowest-scoring side in the Spanish second tier this season with a goal tally of just five.
- Efese are the only side in LaLiga 2 so far this season yet to keep a clean sheet.
Cartagena vs Racing de Ferrol Prediction
Cartagena have lost four of their last five games and nine of their last 11 in competitive action. They have lost their last four games on home turf and will be desperate to snap that streak this weekend.
Racing de Ferrol's latest result ended a 10-game winless streak in the league and they will be looking to kick on from that this weekend. However, they are without a win on the road since the start of February and could see defeat.
Prediction: Cartagena 1-0 Racing de Ferrol
Cartagena vs Racing de Ferrol Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Cartagena to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Five of the visitors' last seven matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just two of Cartagena's last nine home games)
