An important duel in the bottom section of the La Liga 2, with both Deportivo La Coruña and Lugo experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 17th and the visitors in 19th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Deportivo La Coruña form and stats
Deportivo La Coruña have collected 20 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 5-5-4.
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 Real Zaragoza. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Abanca-Riazor. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Girona.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Deportivo La Coruña's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won one match, drawn three and lost two.
The Deportivo La Coruña fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. Deportivo La Coruña's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lugo form and stats
Lugo have only collected 12 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-6-6 (14 played).
Lugo have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ander Cantero Armendariz. It's been 182 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga 2.
Lugo are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the La Liga 2 against Real Oviedo (placed 21st). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Fuenlabrada at their stadium, the result 1-0.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Lugo playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, one draw and one home win.
The attacking power of Lugo when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 14 league matches away. 16 goals have been conceded by Lugo in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Lugo - Deportivo La Coruña 0-0. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's one Deportivo La Coruña victory, four draws and one Lugo win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Herrera Pérez 8 goals |  V. Mollejo Carpintero 5 goals | M. Barreiro Bustelo 5 goals |
Deportivo La Coruña missing players
Lugo missing players
| Deportivo La Coruña | Lugo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 27 |
| 42 | 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 39 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 69% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 57% | 62% |
| 45% | 57% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 31% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 28% |
| 7% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 55% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 52% |
| 28% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 34% |
| 31% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 28% |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 275 | 149 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 113 | 231 |
| 106 | 55 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 45 | 93 |
| 26% | 33% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 22% | 29% |
- Deportivo La Coruña has the most conceded goals in the first half (23)
- Deportivo La Coruña has the the worst goal difference (-14)
- Deportivo La Coruña have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lugo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Lugo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cádiz | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 52 |
| 2 | Real Zaragoza | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 51 |
| 3 | Almeria | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 47 |
| 4 | Huesca | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 46 |
| 5 | Girona | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 45 |
| 6 | Elche | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| 8 | Fuenlabrada | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 39 |
| 9 | Numancia | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 38 |
| 10 | Alcorcon | 29 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 38 |
| 11 | Malaga | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 38 |
| 13 | Sporting Gijon | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 38 |
| 14 | Mirandes | 29 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 30 | -2 | 38 |
| 15 | Ponferradina | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 37 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruña | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 34 |
| 18 | Albacete | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -12 | 33 |
| 19 | Lugo | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 32 |
| 20 | Extremadura UD | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -12 | 30 |
| 21 | Real Oviedo | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 29 |
| 22 | Racing Santander | 29 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 24 |