Tenerife take on the visitors Zaragoza in the round 13 match of Spanish LaLiga2. The match will be played on Friday, October 28th at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).
Tenerife are suffering a setback comparing to previous season. The "Blanquiazules" for the last 2 decades only for 1 year, 2009/2010, have risen to La Liga. More time in this segment was played in the 3rd division of the country. In general, a fairly typical Segunda mid-table side, who did not rise to the top 10 four times in a row. The more unexpected was the breakthrough in 2022, to the 6th position. It even turned out to play in the playoffs, but without the final success. Now the results are more modest, the team has again rolled back into the middle. On the other hand, having failed the start, the “islanders” from mid-September began a protracted unbeaten streak (albeit with an abundance of draws). It was interrupted only during the voyage to Leganes, and then because of a goal in the 91st minute.
Zaragoza also lost their positions. The "Aragonese" at one time were quoted as a strong team. First of all, in the cups - 6 times it turned out to win the Copa del Rey. But, having relegated from LaLiga in 2013, they never returned there. Moreover, sometimes rising to the ranks of the leader, the team often showed frankly mediocre results. Against their background, the 10th place in the last temporade was perceived as quite a good result. In the new draw, Zaragoza did not fail so much, but it still looks weaker than a year ago. Yes, there were victories, even 2 in a row, but they have already suffered more defeats, including in October. Away meetings with “Racing” and “Granada” ended identically, 0-1 each. But between these defeats it turned out to win 2-1 over Villarreal-B.
Tenerife are a little better in head-to-head matches than Zaragoza. Suffice it to recall the last 5 games in which the “islanders” were able to win twice, with only 1 defeat. Tenerife are not as good as last season, but the same can be said about the current Zaragoza. We dare to assume that the hosts will be able to take another victory over the "Aragonese".
Prediction for the match: Tenerife to win.
