La Liga 2 match prediction: Little separates Girona and Ponferradina in quality

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 03.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi (14286 seats)

Girona will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 2 points behind Ponferradina.

Insights:
  • Ponferradina haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

It's no vacation for neither Girona nor Ponferradina 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.

It's quite the trip for Ponferradina when visiting Girona as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

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Girona form and stats

7 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Girona have to build on here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in the La Liga 2.

The home team returns to Estadi Municipal de Montilivi after being equal after 90 minutes with Sabadell (placed 19th) on their last time out; the La Liga 2 game ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Girona won a home game hosting Albacete (2-1).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Girona have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost one.

Girona aren't scoring a lot here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in the league, with only 13 goals from 16 games. Girona are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 16 matches.

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Ponferradina form and stats

5-4-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ponferradina in their La Liga 2 matches away. One point away has become something of a habit for Ponferradina who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Ponferradina played 2-2 against UD Logroñés in their previous match. A 1-1 draw at Real Oviedo's stadium before that.

Ponferradina's last match (vs UD Logroñés) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 86th minute equalizer by Yuri.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ponferradina playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were six Ponferradina wins, four draws and five defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ponferradina as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Ponferradina have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Ponferradina - Girona 1-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Girona, three draws and one win for Ponferradina. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

PonferradinaY. de Souza Fonseca
Y. de Souza Fonseca
9 goals
GironaM. Sylla Diallo
M. Sylla Diallo
8 goals
GironaC. Stuani Curbelo
C. Stuani Curbelo
6 goals

Girona missing players

Ponferradina missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Girona Ponferradina
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
12 7 1 Won W 2 5 13
10 4 1 Drew D 2 4 9
10 5 3 Lost L 1 7 10
30 13 1 Scored S 5 14 36
31 11 4 Conceded C 3 18 35
91% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
56% 44% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 72%
28% 19% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 38%
9% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 12%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
38% 31% 0% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 47%
31% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 40% 25% 31%
41% 44% 80% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.6 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.9 1.9
12 5 3 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.8 8.6 9 Shots (avg) S ( 5.2 6.9 7.5
2.8 2.7 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3 3.4
33% 30% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 29% 33%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Ponferradina haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 32 19 7 6 53 21 16 12 2 2 31 8 16 7 5 4 22 13 32 64
2 Mallorca 31 18 7 6 40 20 16 9 3 4 24 10 15 9 4 2 16 10 20 61
3 Almeria 32 18 6 8 48 28 16 9 5 2 28 12 16 9 1 6 20 16 20 60
4 Sporting Gijón 32 15 11 6 34 21 16 9 7 0 19 7 16 6 4 6 15 14 13 56
5 Leganes 31 16 6 9 35 25 16 12 1 3 21 10 15 4 5 6 14 15 10 54
6 Rayo Vallecano 31 14 7 10 38 30 15 9 2 4 22 13 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 49
7 Ponferradina 32 13 9 10 36 35 16 8 5 3 22 17 16 5 4 7 14 18 1 48
8 Girona 32 12 10 10 30 31 16 7 4 5 13 11 16 5 6 5 17 20 -1 46
9 Fuenlabrada 32 9 15 8 36 36 16 3 10 3 16 14 16 6 5 5 20 22 0 42
10 Malaga 32 11 9 12 29 38 16 4 6 6 14 19 16 7 3 6 15 19 -9 42
11 Tenerife 31 11 8 12 29 28 16 8 5 3 20 9 15 3 3 9 9 19 1 41
12 Mirandés 30 11 8 11 29 29 15 5 7 3 16 13 15 6 1 8 13 16 0 41
13 Las Palmas 31 10 10 11 32 41 15 8 3 4 21 16 16 2 7 7 11 25 -9 40
14 Real Oviedo 32 8 15 9 35 34 16 5 6 5 22 19 16 3 9 4 13 15 1 39
15 Lugo 31 8 12 11 28 33 16 6 7 3 13 8 15 2 5 8 15 25 -5 36
16 Real Zaragoza 31 9 7 15 26 30 15 7 4 4 15 11 16 2 3 11 11 19 -4 34
17 Castellón 32 9 6 17 31 40 16 7 0 9 19 16 16 2 6 8 12 24 -9 33
18 UD Logroñés 32 8 9 15 23 42 15 5 3 7 12 18 17 3 6 8 11 24 -19 33
19 Sabadell 32 7 11 14 28 37 16 2 8 6 14 18 16 5 3 8 14 19 -9 32
20 Alcorcon 32 8 8 16 21 33 16 6 1 9 14 20 16 2 7 7 7 13 -12 32
21 FC Cartagena 31 7 9 15 31 43 16 5 5 6 20 19 15 2 4 9 11 24 -12 30
22 Albacete 32 7 8 17 21 38 16 4 5 7 13 16 16 3 3 10 8 22 -17 29

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 Espanyol 32 19 7 6 53 21 16 12 2 2 31 8 16 7 5 4 22 13 32 64
2 Mallorca 31 18 7 6 40 20 16 9 3 4 24 10 15 9 4 2 16 10 20 61
3 Almeria 32 18 6 8 48 28 16 9 5 2 28 12 16 9 1 6 20 16 20 60
4 Sporting Gijón 32 15 11 6 34 21 16 9 7 0 19 7 16 6 4 6 15 14 13 56
5 Leganes 31 16 6 9 35 25 16 12 1 3 21 10 15 4 5 6 14 15 10 54
6 Rayo Vallecano 31 14 7 10 38 30 15 9 2 4 22 13 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 49
7 Ponferradina 32 13 9 10 36 35 16 8 5 3 22 17 16 5 4 7 14 18 1 48
8 Girona 32 12 10 10 30 31 16 7 4 5 13 11 16 5 6 5 17 20 -1 46
9 Fuenlabrada 32 9 15 8 36 36 16 3 10 3 16 14 16 6 5 5 20 22 0 42
10 Malaga 32 11 9 12 29 38 16 4 6 6 14 19 16 7 3 6 15 19 -9 42
11 Tenerife 31 11 8 12 29 28 16 8 5 3 20 9 15 3 3 9 9 19 1 41
12 Mirandés 30 11 8 11 29 29 15 5 7 3 16 13 15 6 1 8 13 16 0 41
13 Las Palmas 31 10 10 11 32 41 15 8 3 4 21 16 16 2 7 7 11 25 -9 40
14 Real Oviedo 32 8 15 9 35 34 16 5 6 5 22 19 16 3 9 4 13 15 1 39
15 Lugo 31 8 12 11 28 33 16 6 7 3 13 8 15 2 5 8 15 25 -5 36
16 Real Zaragoza 31 9 7 15 26 30 15 7 4 4 15 11 16 2 3 11 11 19 -4 34
17 Castellón 32 9 6 17 31 40 16 7 0 9 19 16 16 2 6 8 12 24 -9 33
18 UD Logroñés 32 8 9 15 23 42 15 5 3 7 12 18 17 3 6 8 11 24 -19 33
19 Sabadell 32 7 11 14 28 37 16 2 8 6 14 18 16 5 3 8 14 19 -9 32
20 Alcorcon 32 8 8 16 21 33 16 6 1 9 14 20 16 2 7 7 7 13 -12 32
21 FC Cartagena 31 7 9 15 31 43 16 5 5 6 20 19 15 2 4 9 11 24 -12 30
22 Albacete 32 7 8 17 21 38 16 4 5 7 13 16 16 3 3 10 8 22 -17 29

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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.