Zaragoza – Numancia Prediction & Picks (09.06.2018)

Real Zaragoza and Numancia measure forces in the Romareda Stadium, in a second leg match of this Second Division phase (Promotion Play-offs – Semi-finals), after the draw by (1-1) in the first leg. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 08-10-2017, in a match for the Segunda División that ended with a victory for Real Zaragoza by (3-0). The goals of the match were scored by Toquero (2 ‘e 48’) and Borja Iglesias (56 ‘) for Real Zaragoza. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Real Zaragoza:

The home team comes to this match back in advantage, after the draw was by (1-1) in the first leg, so a draw may be enough to get the qualification. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 13 suffered. In the last 10 home league matches Real Zaragoza has a record of 9 wins and has lost 1, so they have won 27 points out of 30 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 43 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 21 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (46’-60 ‘).

The direct access is something that Zaragoza did not achieve, but at least managed to guarantee access to the playoffs of promotion, being that now it hopes to evolve. There are no more weak teams at this time and much less will be able to make mistakes, since those can directly influence the path that will follow. As it was for a draw in the first game, he hopes to beat his fans, knowing that this would motivate the players and place him in the final of the playoffs. For this match coach Natxo González will not be able to count on Raúl Guti, who is in the medical department.

Numancia:

The away team comes to this second leg at a disadvantage, because despite the draw in the first leg they suffered 1 goal at home. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. For the league, Numancia won 6 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent end result at halftime was 0-0 (8 out of 21 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 43 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 21 times and have only won 1 comeback.

When not doing the house duty the Numancia ended up being in a more delicate situation, because now he needs to obtain a good result to stay alive in the competition and will have to look for it far from his domains. It is clear that the team has capacity and will undoubtedly fight a lot, since it is their goal in the season we are talking about. During the ninety minutes he will show all his strength, having desire and dedication in the field, because he knows that in this way he will be able to obtain the necessary result to continue forward in the competition. For this game coach Jagoba Arrasate can not count on Luis Valcarce, who is in the medical department.