Las Palmas vs Ponferradina: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 02.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Gran Canaria (31250 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the La Liga 2 table so far. Here's the Las Palmas - Ponferradina latest:

Insights:
  • Las Palmas have the most conceded goals (48) in La Liga 2
  • Ponferradina haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

It's quite the trip for Ponferradina when visiting Las Palmas as the cities are 2100 kilometers apart.

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Las Palmas form and stats

9 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Las Palmas, who have the most conceded goals (48) in La Liga 2, have to build on here at Estadio de Gran Canaria in the La Liga 2. Palmas have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Palmas lost their last game at Espanyol (placed 1st) after a 0-4 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Málaga that ended 1-1.

Las Palmas were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

The Palmas fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 18 league matches. On the other hand, Las Palmas have conceded 19 goals.

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Ponferradina form and stats

As the visiting team in La Liga 2 matches, Ponferradina have produced an overall stat of 5-5-8 so far.

The supporters enjoyed Ponferradina's previous game versus Lugo (placed 20th), a La Liga 2 2-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Leganés.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ponferradina as they have only managed to score 16 times from 18 away games in the league. 22 goals have been conceded by Ponferradina in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ponferradina - Las Palmas 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Palmas seven wins, three draws and Ponferradina zero victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PonferradinaY. de Souza Fonseca
Y. de Souza Fonseca
11 goals
PalmasR. González Bayón
R. González Bayón
8 goals
Las PalmasS. Araújo
S. Araújo
8 goals

Las Palmas missing players

Ponferradina missing players

Las Palmas Ponferradina
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
11 9 1 Won W 2 5 14
13 5 2 Drew D 2 5 11
12 4 2 Lost L 1 8 11
40 29 6 Scored S 5 16 40
48 19 8 Conceded C 3 22 39
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
75% 78% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 72% 72%
42% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 28% 36%
22% 17% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 14%
8% 17% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
53% 61% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 47%
25% 28% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 22% 33%
33% 17% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 28% 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 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.9 1.9
9 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.2 9.1 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 5.2 7 7.6
3.2 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.1 3.5
35% 42% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 29% 32%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Las Palmas have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Las Palmas have the most conceded goals (48) in La Liga 2
  • 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 36 22 8 6 63 23 18 14 2 2 37 9 18 8 6 4 26 14 40 74
2 Mallorca 35 20 8 7 44 22 18 11 3 4 27 10 17 9 5 3 17 12 22 68
3 Almería 36 18 8 10 51 33 18 9 6 3 29 14 18 9 2 7 22 19 18 62
4 Leganés 36 18 7 11 41 31 18 13 2 3 24 12 18 5 5 8 17 19 10 61
5 Sporting Gijón 36 15 12 9 35 25 18 9 7 2 20 10 18 6 5 7 15 15 10 57
6 Rayo Vallecano 35 16 8 11 41 32 17 10 2 5 24 15 18 6 6 6 17 17 9 56
7 Girona 36 15 10 11 38 34 18 9 4 5 19 12 18 6 6 6 19 22 4 55
8 Ponferradina 36 14 11 11 40 39 18 9 6 3 24 17 18 5 5 8 16 22 1 53
9 Mirandes 36 13 10 13 33 33 18 5 9 4 17 15 18 8 1 9 16 18 0 49
10 Málaga 36 13 10 13 33 40 18 5 6 7 16 20 18 8 4 6 17 20 -7 49
11 Fuenlabrada 36 10 17 9 39 39 18 3 11 4 18 17 18 7 6 5 21 22 0 47
12 Tenerife 35 12 10 13 30 29 17 9 5 3 21 9 18 3 5 10 9 20 1 46
13 Las Palmas 36 11 13 12 40 48 18 9 5 4 29 19 18 2 8 8 11 29 -8 46
14 Real Oviedo 36 9 16 11 36 36 18 5 7 6 22 20 18 4 9 5 14 16 0 43
15 Real Zaragoza 36 11 9 16 29 34 18 8 6 4 17 12 18 3 3 12 12 22 -5 42
16 UD Logroñés 36 10 10 16 25 43 18 6 4 8 13 19 18 4 6 8 12 24 -18 40
17 Castellón 35 11 6 18 34 42 18 9 0 9 21 16 17 2 6 9 13 26 -8 39
18 FC Cartagena 36 9 12 15 35 45 18 6 6 6 22 20 18 3 6 9 13 25 -10 39
19 Alcorcon 36 10 8 18 28 39 18 7 1 10 17 23 18 3 7 8 11 16 -11 38
20 Lugo 36 8 12 16 30 47 18 6 7 5 14 12 18 2 5 11 16 35 -17 36
21 Sabadell 35 7 13 15 32 42 17 2 9 6 15 19 18 5 4 9 17 23 -10 34
22 Albacete 35 8 8 19 22 43 18 5 5 8 14 19 17 3 3 11 8 24 -21 32

Read more about La Liga 2

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.