La Liga 2 match preview: Espanyol versus UD Logroñés

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 20.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: RCDE Stadium (40500 seats)

The league table in La Liga 2 tells a story about these teams so far, with Espanyol leading UD Logroñés by 24 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Espanyol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Espanyol have scored more than double the goals of UD Logroñés.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Espanyol form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at RCDE Stadium as Espanyol have scored 23 goals to get 32 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the La Liga 2 are 10-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Espanyol.

An away draw last time out for Espanyol, facing Mirandes in a game that ended 2-2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Real Oviedo that ended 1-1.

The Espanyol goalkeeper Diego López was crucial in the match against Mirandes last time out, making six saves. Nicolás Melamed was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Mirandes after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

Espanyol have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at RCDE Stadium with 23 goals in 14 league matches. Espanyol have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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UD Logroñés form and stats

UD Logroñés have only collected 14 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 3-5-7 (15 played). Logroñés has drawn their two previous away games.

Logroñés failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga 2 home match vs Malaga (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that, Logroñés travelled to Albacete and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The attacking power of Logroñés when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 15 league matches away. UD Logroñés have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; UD Logroñés - Espanyol 0-3.

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolR. de Tomás Gómez
R. de Tomás Gómez
16 goals
EspanyolA. Embarba Blázquez
A. Embarba Blázquez
6 goals
EspanyolJ. Puado Díaz
J. Puado Díaz
6 goals

Espanyol missing players

UD Logroñés missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Espanyol UD Logroñés
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 6 Played P 3 15 29
16 10 6 Won W 0 3 8
7 2 0 Drew D 0 5 7
6 2 0 Lost L 3 7 14
42 23 11 Scored S 1 9 20
20 8 1 Conceded C 7 18 35
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 86%
72% 79% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 53% 52%
34% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 27% 31%
10% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 13% 14%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
38% 36% 17% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 31%
48% 64% 83% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 34%
21% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 53% 48%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.3 2.1
4 2 0 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
9.9 10.4 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 3.3 6 6.3
3.8 4.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 1.8 2
38% 38% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 33% 34%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Espanyol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Espanyol have scored more than double the goals of UD Logroñés.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Mallorca 29 18 6 5 39 16 15 9 2 4 24 10 14 9 4 1 15 6 23 60
2 Espanyol 29 16 7 6 42 20 14 10 2 2 23 8 15 6 5 4 19 12 22 55
3 Almeria 28 17 4 7 43 25 14 9 3 2 27 11 14 8 1 5 16 14 18 55
4 Leganés 29 16 5 8 34 22 15 12 1 2 21 8 14 4 4 6 13 14 12 53
5 Sporting Gijón 29 14 9 6 32 20 15 9 6 0 19 7 14 5 3 6 13 13 12 51
6 Rayo Vallecano 29 13 7 9 35 29 14 9 2 3 22 12 15 4 5 6 13 17 6 46
7 Ponferradina 29 12 7 10 31 31 14 7 4 3 18 14 15 5 3 7 13 17 0 43
8 Mirandes 29 11 8 10 29 28 15 5 7 3 16 13 14 6 1 7 13 15 1 41
9 Malaga 29 11 7 11 27 33 14 4 5 5 13 15 15 7 2 6 14 18 -6 40
10 Tenerife 29 11 6 12 27 26 15 8 4 3 19 8 14 3 2 9 8 18 1 39
11 Girona 29 10 9 10 24 27 15 6 4 5 11 10 14 4 5 5 13 17 -3 39
12 Las Palmas 29 10 9 10 30 38 14 8 3 3 20 14 15 2 6 7 10 24 -8 39
13 Real Oviedo 29 8 12 9 33 32 15 5 5 5 21 18 14 3 7 4 12 14 1 36
14 Fuenlabrada 29 7 15 7 30 31 15 2 10 3 12 13 14 5 5 4 18 18 -1 36
15 Lugo 29 8 11 10 28 32 14 6 6 2 13 7 15 2 5 8 15 25 -4 35
16 UD Logroñés 29 8 7 14 20 35 14 5 2 7 11 17 15 3 5 7 9 18 -15 31
17 Real Zaragoza 29 8 6 15 24 29 14 6 4 4 14 11 15 2 2 11 10 18 -5 30
18 Castellon 29 8 5 16 29 37 15 7 0 8 18 13 14 1 5 8 11 24 -8 29
19 Alcorcon 28 8 5 15 20 29 14 6 0 8 13 16 14 2 5 7 7 13 -9 29
20 FC Cartagena 29 7 8 14 30 40 15 5 4 6 19 18 14 2 4 8 11 22 -10 29
21 Sabadell 29 6 9 14 24 34 14 2 6 6 11 15 15 4 3 8 13 19 -10 27
22 Albacete 29 6 8 15 18 35 14 3 5 6 11 15 15 3 3 9 7 20 -17 26

Espanyol:
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 Mallorca 29 18 6 5 39 16 15 9 2 4 24 10 14 9 4 1 15 6 23 60
2 Espanyol 29 16 7 6 42 20 14 10 2 2 23 8 15 6 5 4 19 12 22 55
3 Almeria 28 17 4 7 43 25 14 9 3 2 27 11 14 8 1 5 16 14 18 55
4 Leganés 29 16 5 8 34 22 15 12 1 2 21 8 14 4 4 6 13 14 12 53
5 Sporting Gijón 29 14 9 6 32 20 15 9 6 0 19 7 14 5 3 6 13 13 12 51
6 Rayo Vallecano 29 13 7 9 35 29 14 9 2 3 22 12 15 4 5 6 13 17 6 46
7 Ponferradina 29 12 7 10 31 31 14 7 4 3 18 14 15 5 3 7 13 17 0 43
8 Mirandes 29 11 8 10 29 28 15 5 7 3 16 13 14 6 1 7 13 15 1 41
9 Malaga 29 11 7 11 27 33 14 4 5 5 13 15 15 7 2 6 14 18 -6 40
10 Tenerife 29 11 6 12 27 26 15 8 4 3 19 8 14 3 2 9 8 18 1 39
11 Girona 29 10 9 10 24 27 15 6 4 5 11 10 14 4 5 5 13 17 -3 39
12 Las Palmas 29 10 9 10 30 38 14 8 3 3 20 14 15 2 6 7 10 24 -8 39
13 Real Oviedo 29 8 12 9 33 32 15 5 5 5 21 18 14 3 7 4 12 14 1 36
14 Fuenlabrada 29 7 15 7 30 31 15 2 10 3 12 13 14 5 5 4 18 18 -1 36
15 Lugo 29 8 11 10 28 32 14 6 6 2 13 7 15 2 5 8 15 25 -4 35
16 UD Logroñés 29 8 7 14 20 35 14 5 2 7 11 17 15 3 5 7 9 18 -15 31
17 Real Zaragoza 29 8 6 15 24 29 14 6 4 4 14 11 15 2 2 11 10 18 -5 30
18 Castellon 29 8 5 16 29 37 15 7 0 8 18 13 14 1 5 8 11 24 -8 29
19 Alcorcon 28 8 5 15 20 29 14 6 0 8 13 16 14 2 5 7 7 13 -9 29
20 FC Cartagena 29 7 8 14 30 40 15 5 4 6 19 18 14 2 4 8 11 22 -10 29
21 Sabadell 29 6 9 14 24 34 14 2 6 6 11 15 15 4 3 8 13 19 -10 27
22 Albacete 29 6 8 15 18 35 14 3 5 6 11 15 15 3 3 9 7 20 -17 26

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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.