Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Girona & Lugo face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Girona nor Lugo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lugo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Girona form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Copa Del Rey for Girona, as the manager F. Rodríguez Vílchez led his troops to eliminate Gimnástica Segoviana, and reach the 2nd Round. Girona was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Copa Del Rey.The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Girona at their home stadium (Estadi Municipal de Montilivi) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Girona have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Stress levels are on the rise for Girona's attacking players as they have now played 291 minutes without scoring in a league game. C. Stuani was their last goal scorer.
Girona drew their last game, also a home match. Sabadell was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Heartbreak before that as Girona lost 0-2 at Tenerife's place.
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 Girona have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won nine times, drawn three and lost five.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Girona as they are travelling to their away game against Ponferradina in the La Liga 2. That match is four days after this one.
Girona have scored 7 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Girona have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Lugo form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Atletico Pulpileno in order to reach 2nd Round of Copa Del Rey. Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 1st round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lugo so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
The attacking players of Lugo have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 189 minutes.
Lugo's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Sporting Gijón that finished 0-0. It was a La Liga 2 defeat before that one as the away game against Real Zaragoza wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
We have checked recent matches where Lugo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 18 games were four victories, eight draws and six defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Lugo now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A La Liga 2 game at Sabadell is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Lugo have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Girona, three draws and two wins for Lugo. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sylla Diallo 5 goals |  H. Rama Calviño 3 goals | M. Barreiro Bustelo 3 goals |
Girona missing players
Lugo missing players
| Girona | Lugo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 13 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 17 | 25 | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 27% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 24% | 18% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6.9 | 8.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 30% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Espanyol | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Almería | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Leganes | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | Sporting Gijón | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Girona | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Mirandes | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Fuenlabrada | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | UD Logrones | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Málaga | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Real Oviedo | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 14 | Lugo | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 17 | FC Cartagena | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 18 | Castellon | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 19 | Alcorcon | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 19 |
| 20 | Sabadell | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 18 |
| 21 | Real Zaragoza | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 22 | Albacete | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -14 | 15 |