Tercera - Group 10 preview: Can Lucena edge out victory against Córdoba II?

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Competition: Spain Tercera - Group 10
Competition: Sun 11.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Lucena (5000 seats)

League round two of the Tercera - Group 10 season and the squads have done their adjustments after the first match. Here's the best Lucena - Córdoba II match guide:

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lucena and Córdoba II.

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Lucena form and stats

In the previous season, Lucena's league statistics were 18 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, providing 4th place in the Tercera - Group 10. During these 32 matches they scored 45 goals and conceded 25. Performing as the home team in the previous season Lucena generated 11-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 9 conceded. The first Tercera - Group 10 game here at Estadio Ciudad de Lucena resulted in a draw. Last season Lucena's home game statistics were 11 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 16 games.

The spoils were shared in Lucena's previous game, also at home. Visiting Córdoba II (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

Before that, Lucena played out a Tercera - Playoffs draw 1-1 when visiting Utrera (after extra-time).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Lucena have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Lucena at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Córdoba II form and stats

Let's have a look at how Córdoba II performed last season in the Tercera - Group 10: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 7 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 54 and conceded 33 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 24/23 goals scored/conceded. The visitors settled for one point in their first Tercera - Group 10 away game of the season. During their previous season 16 away games resulted in 6 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

Córdoba are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Lucena (placed 6th).

Before that, Córdoba II secured a home win against Tomares with the score 5-1.

We have checked recent matches where Córdoba have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 1 victory, 5 draws and 1 defeat.

1 goal so far away for Córdoba II, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

The squads have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Lucena - Córdoba II 1-1 entered in the official records. Lucena-Córdoba II H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lucena five wins, Córdoba II two wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Total First Half Second Half
Lucena Córdoba II
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 1 0 Scored S 0 1 1
1 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1 1
1 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4
3 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4 4
4 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2
25% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 50%
 
4 4 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8 8
2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4
Lucena Last season Córdoba II
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
32 16   Played P   16 32
18 11   Won W   6 17
6 3   Drew D   3 7
8 2   Lost L   7 8
45 26   Scored S   24 54
25 9   Conceded C   23 33
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
62% 56%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 59%
38% 31%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 41%
16% 19%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 25%
9% 19%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   19% 19%
38% 38%   BTTS BTTS   62% 53%
47% 56%   Clean Sheets C S   19% 38%
22% 12%   Failed to Score F T   19% 16%
 
3.8 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 4.6
4.8 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.5
2.5 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.5
1 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
8.6 8.3   Shots (avg) S (   8.5 7.7
3.5 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.2
27% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 43%
 
6.8 5.8   Shots against (avg) S A   11.2 8.5
3.1 2.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gerena 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Coria CF 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Ceuta II 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Antoniano 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
5 Córdoba II 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Lucena 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Sevilla III 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Atlético Espeleño 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ayamonte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Cartaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Pozoblanco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Puente Genil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Xerez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rota 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Bollullos 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Conil 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Recreativo Huelva 32 24 5 3 57 20 16 14 1 1 31 7 16 10 4 2 26 13 37 77
2 Utrera 32 20 7 5 59 26 16 9 4 3 32 11 16 11 3 2 27 15 33 67
3 Xerez 32 18 8 6 50 24 16 11 4 1 28 7 16 7 4 5 22 17 26 62
4 Lucena 32 18 6 8 45 25 16 11 3 2 26 9 16 7 3 6 19 16 20 60
5 Gerena 32 18 4 10 53 31 16 12 0 4 36 13 16 6 4 6 17 18 22 58
6 Córdoba II 32 17 7 8 54 33 16 11 4 1 30 10 16 6 3 7 24 23 21 58
7 Puente Genil 32 13 6 13 36 41 16 10 1 5 24 17 16 3 5 8 12 24 -5 45
8 Sevilla III 32 13 4 15 40 48 16 8 1 7 24 22 16 5 3 8 16 26 -8 43
9 Ceuta II 32 9 10 13 26 39 16 6 7 3 18 13 16 3 3 10 8 26 -13 37
10 Rota 32 9 9 14 31 45 16 7 4 5 18 16 16 2 5 9 13 29 -14 36
11 Conil 32 10 6 16 30 49 16 8 5 3 22 15 16 2 1 13 8 34 -19 36
12 Antoniano 32 8 10 14 29 35 16 5 5 6 20 18 16 3 5 8 9 17 -6 34
13 Pozoblanco 32 8 10 14 37 49 16 8 6 2 24 17 16 0 4 12 13 32 -12 34
14 Cartaya 32 8 9 15 26 30 16 6 4 6 15 12 16 2 5 9 11 18 -4 33
15 Tomares 32 9 4 19 27 46 16 7 3 6 20 21 16 2 1 13 7 25 -19 31
16 Cabecense 32 6 5 21 25 51 16 6 2 8 19 22 16 0 3 13 6 29 -26 23
17 Los Barrios 32 5 8 19 26 59 16 4 5 7 15 19 16 1 3 12 11 40 -33 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gerena 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Coria CF 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Ceuta II 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Antoniano 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
5 Córdoba II 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Lucena 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Sevilla III 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Atlético Espeleño 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ayamonte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Cartaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Pozoblanco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Puente Genil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Xerez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rota 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Bollullos 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Conil 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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