Matchday

Copa del Rey 25/26, Round 2 · 4 Dec 2025

FC Cartagena 1–1 Valencia

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.1 – 1.1
Actual xG
1.4 – 2.6
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot saw it as open: FC Cartagena 33%, the draw 29%, Valencia 38%.

Valencia deserved more from the draw, creating 2.6 xG to 1.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Arnaut Danjuma, 57.5 in 64′.

Well above their usual level: Lucas Beltrán +9.5.

Well below it: Diego López −16.8, Dimitri Foulquier −15.3, Dani Raba −14.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

FC Cartagena

29 Oct 2025W 1–0at Salerm Puente Genil Copa del Rey

Valencia

1 Dec 2025D 1–1at Rayo Vallecano LaLiga
21 Nov 2025W 1–0v Levante UD LaLiga
9 Nov 2025D 1–1v Real Betis LaLiga
1 Nov 2025L 0–4at Real Madrid LaLiga
28 Oct 2025W 5–0at UD Maracena Copa del Rey

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

FC Cartagena

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kevin Sánchez Midfielder51001.4047.2–

Valencia

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Arnaut Danjuma Forward64000.0657.5+4.3
Luis Rioja Midfielder56000.0357.5+2.8
Lucas Beltrán Forward102100.5654.6+9.5
Stole Dimitrievski Goalkeeper12000–53.6+6.1
Hugo Duro Forward75000.7651.1+2.2
Javier Guerra Midfielder48000.1950.4+1.9
Filip Ugrinić Midfielder72000.0949.4–
Eray Cömert Defender12000–48.9–
Rubén Iranzo Defender120000.0347.6–
Thierry Correia Defender5600–47.2−1.6
Jesús Vázquez Defender120100.1946.6−0.1
Largie Ramazani Forward45000.0843.2–
André Almeida Midfielder1800–41.3–
Baptiste Santamaria Midfielder11200–40.1−11.0
Dani Raba Forward64000.3236.5−14.9
Dimitri Foulquier Defender6400–33.7−15.3
Diego López Midfielder56000.2931.0−16.8