Match details. Primera Federacion, Group 2 - 6. Kick-off is Sat 3 Oct, 12:00 Lagos time. The referee is J. Caballero.
What's at stake. Hercules de Alicante CF are 6th on 9 points after 5 games, level on points with Real Murcia, 1 point clear of Atlético Madrid II. A win would take them above Real Murcia. Real Jaen CF are 3rd on 10 points after 5 games, 2 points behind Zaragoza, 1 point clear of Alcorcon. A win would take them above Zaragoza.
Form. Hercules de Alicante CF have won three, drawn none and lost two of their last five, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W L L. Real Jaen CF have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five, 2.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W W D W.
The numbers. Hercules de Alicante CF score one and concede one a game over their last five, with two clean sheets. Real Jaen CF score 1.6 and concede one a game over their last five, with two clean sheets.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 22% against the records' 50%.
The read. No firm call: Real Jaen CF are the better side, but not at this price. Real Jaen CF are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Real Jaen CF.
The bets. No bet on this one: too close to call. Predicted score: Hercules de Alicante CF 1-1 Real Jaen CF (14% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the Model's table).