Evenly matched teams: Lugo vs Albacete match preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 14.November
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Anxo Carro (7840 seats)

With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Lugo fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Albacete.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Lugo form and stats

Lugo have collected 9 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 3-0-2. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Lugo after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Lugo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Espanyol. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Rayo Vallecano.

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 Lugo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost three.

Lugo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Lugo have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Albacete form and stats

0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Albacete, who have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in La Liga 2, playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.

Albacete's last game was the home draw against Leganes (0-0). Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting FC Cartagena's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Albacete playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were seven Albacete wins, one draw and three defeats.

Albacete are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 5 away games. As for defending, Albacete rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 8 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Lugo victories, two draws and three Albacete wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LugoJ. Rodríguez Francis
J. Rodríguez Francis
3 goals
LugoJ. Jiménez Melero
J. Jiménez Melero
2 goals
LugoJ. Carrillo Casamayor
J. Carrillo Casamayor
2 goals

Lugo missing players

Albacete missing players

Lugo Albacete
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 2 5 11
5 3 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 4
5 2 0 Lost L 2 4 5
13 6 0 Scored S 1 1 8
13 4 0 Conceded C 4 8 13
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 82%
73% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 40% 64%
45% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 36%
9% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 9%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
45% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 20% 36%
27% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 27%
27% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 80% 55%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 3.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.6 2.9
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
65 23 0 Total Shots T S 11 28 64
31 11 0 Shots on Target S O 6 10 22
42% 55% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 10% 36%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Albacete has the the worst goal difference (-7) away in La Liga 2
  • Albacete have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Albacete have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Albacete have yet to win a game away.
  • Lugo has the most points from losing position (7) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo has the most scored goals in the second half (11) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Albacete have scored away.
  • Lugo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 11 8 2 1 16 2 6 5 1 0 10 1 5 3 1 1 6 1 14 26
2 Sporting Gijon 11 7 1 3 11 6 5 4 1 0 7 2 6 3 0 3 4 4 5 22
3 Mallorca 10 5 4 1 9 2 5 3 1 1 6 2 5 2 3 0 3 0 7 19
4 Leganes 11 6 1 4 10 8 6 5 0 1 8 3 5 1 1 3 2 5 2 19
5 Malaga 11 5 2 4 9 15 5 2 2 1 3 4 6 3 0 3 6 11 -6 17
6 Rayo Vallecano 10 5 1 4 11 8 4 4 0 0 9 1 6 1 1 4 2 7 3 16
7 Mirandés 11 4 4 3 8 7 6 2 3 1 3 2 5 2 1 2 5 5 1 16
8 Lugo 11 5 1 5 13 13 5 3 0 2 6 4 6 2 1 3 7 9 0 16
9 FC Cartagena 11 4 3 4 14 11 6 3 1 2 9 5 5 1 2 2 5 6 3 15
10 Ponferradina 10 5 0 5 10 11 5 2 0 3 5 7 5 3 0 2 5 4 -1 15
11 Almería 9 4 2 3 10 7 4 1 2 1 4 2 5 3 0 2 6 5 3 14
12 UD Logrones 10 4 2 4 10 10 5 2 1 2 5 5 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 14
13 Fuenlabrada 10 3 5 2 10 11 5 2 3 0 5 2 5 1 2 2 5 9 -1 14
14 Girona 9 4 2 3 7 9 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 2 2 2 4 7 -2 14
15 Las Palmas 10 3 4 3 13 14 5 3 1 1 10 7 5 0 3 2 3 7 -1 13
16 Real Oviedo 10 2 4 4 8 11 5 1 2 2 3 5 5 1 2 2 5 6 -3 10
17 Tenerife 10 2 4 4 7 10 5 2 2 1 5 3 5 0 2 3 2 7 -3 10
18 Albacete 11 2 4 5 8 13 6 2 3 1 7 5 5 0 1 4 1 8 -5 10
19 Real Zaragoza 9 1 5 3 6 8 6 1 4 1 6 6 3 0 1 2 0 2 -2 8
20 Castellon 10 2 2 6 8 11 5 1 0 4 3 5 5 1 2 2 5 6 -3 8
21 Sabadell 10 2 1 7 7 13 5 1 0 4 3 7 5 1 1 3 4 6 -6 7
22 Alcorcon 9 1 2 6 3 8 5 1 1 3 3 5 4 0 1 3 0 3 -5 5

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.