Three points for the home side is anticipated from this fixture if the league standings is to be trusted. The Granada followers are optimistic that the contrast between 3rd and Ponferradina's 19th place in the table will be visible on the playing field.
- Granada is in the best form (5-1-0) in La Liga 2
- Granada have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ponferradina have scored away.
These teams have little in common geographically as Ponferradina have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both teams have had sufficient rest since their last game. Let's hope for an in-your-face game!
Granada form and stats
Granada have been very solid at home in the La Liga 2 so far, with 41 points collected from 15 matches (13-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table. Granada has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes. We remember; it was Levante.
Granada are returning here after visiting Burgos and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Uzuni and Molina (2) scored the goal(s). Sanchis was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.13 out of 10. The defender Sanchis won 9 of 12 duels.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Málaga.It should be noted that a glance at the 30 latest league fixtures reveals that 24 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
A decent goal production from Granada in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 15 league matches. Granada have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Ponferradina form and stats
There's been little loot from Ponferradina's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 15 away games in the La Liga 2. Ponferradina only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 6 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.
The attacking players of Ponferradina have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 291 minutes.
Ponferradina failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs FC Cartagena (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-3. Midfield player García was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.61/10. García hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 6 of 8 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Las Palmas wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's most recent 12 league rounds have had two goals or less.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ponferradina have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Granada and Ponferradina have faced off already this season: Ponferradina - Granada 0-0. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - two - zero (Granada wins - draws - Ponferradina wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Uzuni 17 goals |  J. Callejón Bueno 4 goals |   D. Ojeda Saranova 4 goals |
Granada missing players
Ponferradina missing players
| Granada | Ponferradina | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 16 | 13 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 39 | 29 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 20 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 38 |
| 87% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | 83% |
| 60% | 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 60% | 60% |
| 27% | 33% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 40% | 43% |
| 20% | 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 3% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 20% | 13% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 47% | 50% |
| 57% | 87% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 27% | 27% |
| 37% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 47% | 40% |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12.1 | 12.7 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 8.9 | 10.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 31% | 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 29% | 27% |
| 9.6 | 8.1 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.4 | 14.6 | 12.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
- Granada have not yet lost a game at home.
- Granada have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Granada have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Granada have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ponferradina have scored away.
- Granada have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in La Liga 2
- Granada have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in La Liga 2
- Granada have the most clean sheets (13) at home in La Liga 2
- Granada have the most points (41) at home in La Liga 2
- Granada have the most scored goals (29) at home in La Liga 2
- Granada have the the best goal difference (+27) at home in La Liga 2
- Granada have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Granada is in the best form (5-1-0) in La Liga 2
- Ponferradina have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won 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 | Las Palmas | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 57 |
| 2 | SD Eibar | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 56 |
| 3 | Granada | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 54 |
| 4 | Levante | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Deportivo Alavés | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 53 |
| 6 | Albacete | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 50 |
| 7 | Burgos | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 45 |
| 8 | FC Cartagena | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 44 |
| 9 | Huesca | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 40 |
| 10 | Leganés | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 40 |
| 11 | Villarreal II | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Mirandés | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 37 |
| 13 | Tenerife | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -3 | 37 |
| 14 | FC Andorra | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 36 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijón | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 36 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 36 |
| 17 | Real Zaragoza | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 35 |
| 18 | Real Oviedo | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 35 |
| 19 | Ponferradina | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 29 |
| 20 | Málaga | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 25 |
| 21 | Lugo | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 23 |
| 22 | UD Ibiza | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -23 | 23 |
