On Wednesday evening, Cartagena hosts Villarreal B, as the home team looks to aid their chances of promotion from the Segunda Division.
The home team heads into this clash occupying one of the promotion play-off spots in the Segunda Division. However, they are also just three points adrift of the automatic promotion spots in the Spanish second tier.
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Cartagena has lost just one defeat in their previous six league matches. They have also won three of their last five games in the Segunda Division, including recording a 1-0 win at FC Andorra last time out.
FC Cartagena has a decent recent home record in the Spanish second tier, as they are unbeaten in their last four league matches on home soil, having recorded three wins and a draw.
The fact that the home team has scored at least two goals in three of their last four matches in the second tier has been a big factor in the recent stellar home form.
The visitors are currently six points off the league’s top six. Gaining a place in the play-off wouldn’t matter for them, though, as they are ineligible to earn promotion due to their B team status.
Miguel Alvarez’s team heads into this game on the back of a poor run of league form that has seen them win just one of their previous four games in the Segunda Division.
The visitors have struggled on their travels in the Spanish second tier as they head into this clash on an eight-game winless run away from home.
To make matters worse, six of those eight matches have ended in defeat.
Forebet predicts that Cartagena will boost their chances of promotion by recording a victory in a low-scoring encounter.