La Liga 2 preview: Can Deportivo La Coruña edge out victory against Fuenlabrada?

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Wed 05.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Riazor (34600 seats)

Deportivo La Coruña hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 48 points and a 20th position in the La Liga 2 table. Visiting Fuenlabrada holds 8th place with 60 pts.

Coruña are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Fuenlabrada are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Deportivo La Coruña form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Deportivo La Coruña have managed 7 wins, 8 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 20 games. Deportivo La Coruña has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager F. Vázquez Pena and the players.

In their previous game, the manager F. Vázquez Pena led his Deportivo La Coruña to a defeat in the La Liga 2 match away at Mirandes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Abanca-Riazor. Before that game, the home loss against Extremadura UD with the scoreline 2-3.

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 Coruña have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost two.

Deportivo La Coruña are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 27 goals in 20 games. Deportivo La Coruña have conceded 28 in these home matches.

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Fuenlabrada form and stats

6 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Fuenlabrada playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Fuenlabrada, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Fuenlabrada are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the La Liga 2 against Elche (placed 6th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cadiz at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Fuenlabrada are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, three draws and four defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

The attacking power of Fuenlabrada when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 20 league matches away. Fuenlabrada are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 17 times in 20 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Fuenlabrada - Deportivo La Coruña 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

FuenlabradaH. Fraile Martín
H. Fraile Martín
13 goals
Deportivo La CoruñaA. Aketxe Barrutia
A. Aketxe Barrutia
7 goals
Deportivo La CoruñaC. Santos Kwasniewski
C. Santos Kwasniewski
6 goals

Deportivo La Coruña missing players

Fuenlabrada missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Deportivo La Coruña Fuenlabrada
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 7 20 41
11 7 2 Won W 2 6 15
15 8 3 Drew D 3 7 15
15 5 1 Lost L 2 7 11
41 27 5 Scored S 8 17 46
59 28 5 Conceded C 7 17 38
85% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 80% 85%
66% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 55% 59%
46% 60% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 25% 32%
32% 35% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 10% 20%
10% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
54% 65% 50% BTTS BTTS 43% 30% 41%
27% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 29% 40% 37%
34% 30% 50% Failed to Score F T 43% 50% 37%
 
4.1 4 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.2 4.1
5.3 4.9 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.7 3.9
2.4 2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.6 3 2.8
7 4 0 Red cards R C 0 1 6
 
390 213 53 Total Shots T S 70 165 341
148 79 10 Shots on Target S O 30 56 118
28% 34% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 30% 39%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Deportivo La Coruña has the most conceded goals in the first half (31)
  • Deportivo La Coruña has the the worst goal difference (-18)
  • Deportivo La Coruña have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fuenlabrada has the fewest dropped points from leading position (8)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Huesca 42 21 7 14 55 42 21 15 3 3 36 17 21 6 4 11 19 25 13 70
2 Cadiz 42 19 12 11 50 39 21 10 6 5 28 20 21 9 6 6 22 19 11 69
3 Real Zaragoza 42 18 11 13 59 53 21 9 4 8 30 27 21 9 7 5 29 26 6 65
4 Almería 42 17 13 12 62 43 21 10 4 7 30 19 21 7 9 5 32 24 19 64
5 Girona 42 17 12 13 48 43 21 14 5 2 29 13 21 3 7 11 19 30 5 63
6 Elche 42 16 13 13 52 44 21 8 8 5 26 19 21 8 5 8 26 25 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 42 13 21 8 60 50 21 9 9 3 29 21 21 4 12 5 31 29 10 60
8 Fuenlabrada 41 15 15 11 46 38 21 9 8 4 29 21 20 6 7 7 17 17 8 60
9 Las Palmas 42 14 15 13 49 46 21 9 7 5 31 21 21 5 8 8 18 25 3 57
10 Alcorcon 42 13 18 11 52 50 21 6 6 9 24 29 21 7 12 2 28 21 2 57
11 Mirandes 42 13 17 12 55 59 21 8 11 2 25 17 21 5 6 10 30 42 -4 56
12 Tenerife 42 14 13 15 50 46 21 7 9 5 25 21 21 7 4 10 25 25 4 55
13 Sporting Gijon 42 14 12 16 40 38 21 10 5 6 28 17 21 4 7 10 12 21 2 54
14 Malaga 42 11 20 11 35 33 21 8 9 4 25 18 21 3 11 7 10 15 2 53
15 Real Oviedo 42 13 14 15 49 53 21 7 11 3 24 20 21 6 3 12 25 33 -4 53
16 Albacete 42 13 13 16 36 46 21 5 9 7 19 22 21 8 4 9 17 24 -10 52
17 Lugo 42 12 16 14 43 54 21 7 8 6 26 31 21 5 8 8 17 23 -11 52
18 Ponferradina 42 12 15 15 45 50 21 9 9 3 26 17 21 3 6 12 19 33 -5 51
19 Numancia 42 13 11 18 45 53 21 11 5 5 24 14 21 2 6 13 21 39 -8 50
20 Deportivo La Coruña 41 11 15 15 41 59 20 7 8 5 27 28 21 4 7 10 14 31 -18 48
21 Extremadura UD 42 10 13 19 43 59 21 6 4 11 21 26 21 4 9 8 22 33 -16 43
22 Racing Santander 42 5 18 19 39 56 21 3 9 9 25 29 21 2 9 10 14 27 -17 33

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 Huesca 42 21 7 14 55 42 21 15 3 3 36 17 21 6 4 11 19 25 13 70
2 Cadiz 42 19 12 11 50 39 21 10 6 5 28 20 21 9 6 6 22 19 11 69
3 Real Zaragoza 42 18 11 13 59 53 21 9 4 8 30 27 21 9 7 5 29 26 6 65
4 Almería 42 17 13 12 62 43 21 10 4 7 30 19 21 7 9 5 32 24 19 64
5 Girona 42 17 12 13 48 43 21 14 5 2 29 13 21 3 7 11 19 30 5 63
6 Elche 42 16 13 13 52 44 21 8 8 5 26 19 21 8 5 8 26 25 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 42 13 21 8 60 50 21 9 9 3 29 21 21 4 12 5 31 29 10 60
8 Fuenlabrada 41 15 15 11 46 38 21 9 8 4 29 21 20 6 7 7 17 17 8 60
9 Las Palmas 42 14 15 13 49 46 21 9 7 5 31 21 21 5 8 8 18 25 3 57
10 Alcorcon 42 13 18 11 52 50 21 6 6 9 24 29 21 7 12 2 28 21 2 57
11 Mirandes 42 13 17 12 55 59 21 8 11 2 25 17 21 5 6 10 30 42 -4 56
12 Tenerife 42 14 13 15 50 46 21 7 9 5 25 21 21 7 4 10 25 25 4 55
13 Sporting Gijon 42 14 12 16 40 38 21 10 5 6 28 17 21 4 7 10 12 21 2 54
14 Malaga 42 11 20 11 35 33 21 8 9 4 25 18 21 3 11 7 10 15 2 53
15 Real Oviedo 42 13 14 15 49 53 21 7 11 3 24 20 21 6 3 12 25 33 -4 53
16 Albacete 42 13 13 16 36 46 21 5 9 7 19 22 21 8 4 9 17 24 -10 52
17 Lugo 42 12 16 14 43 54 21 7 8 6 26 31 21 5 8 8 17 23 -11 52
18 Ponferradina 42 12 15 15 45 50 21 9 9 3 26 17 21 3 6 12 19 33 -5 51
19 Numancia 42 13 11 18 45 53 21 11 5 5 24 14 21 2 6 13 21 39 -8 50
20 Deportivo La Coruña 41 11 15 15 41 59 20 7 8 5 27 28 21 4 7 10 14 31 -18 48
21 Extremadura UD 42 10 13 19 43 59 21 6 4 11 21 26 21 4 9 8 22 33 -16 43
22 Racing Santander 42 5 18 19 39 56 21 3 9 9 25 29 21 2 9 10 14 27 -17 33

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The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.