La Liga 2 match preview and statistics: Lugo fight Espanyol

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Mon 08.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Anxo Carro (7840 seats)

Lugo will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Espanyol.

Insights:
  • Lugo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Espanyol has the most scored goals (34) in La Liga 2

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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Lugo form and stats

Lugo have played 11 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The fans are hoping that Lugo will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the La Liga 2 game against Leganés (placed 5th). Ahead of that match, Lugo won a home game hosting Tenerife (2-0).

Lugo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 11 games. As for guarding their own goal, Lugo have only let in 5 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Espanyol form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (34) in La Liga 2, on their La Liga 2 travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Espanyol has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Home advantage was not enough for Espanyol in their previous game, as they lost their La Liga 2-match, hosting Rayo Vallecano, 2-3. A 0-1 defeat away at Girona before that.

A huge disappointment for Espanyol in their last match (vs Rayo Vallecano). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Espanyol have scored 13 goals in 11 league games away. It's not easy to score on Espanyol as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Espanyol - Lugo 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolR. de Tomás Gómez
R. de Tomás Gómez
13 goals
LugoM. Barreiro Bustelo
M. Barreiro Bustelo
6 goals
EspanyolA. Embarba Blázquez
A. Embarba Blázquez
5 goals

Lugo missing players

Espanyol missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lugo Espanyol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 6 Played P 5 11 23
8 6 3 Won W 2 5 14
7 3 1 Drew D 1 2 3
8 2 2 Lost L 2 4 6
23 11 4 Scored S 7 13 34
22 5 4 Conceded C 3 7 14
87% 82% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 91%
57% 45% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 55% 70%
30% 18% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 27% 35%
13% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 9%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
39% 18% 17% BTTS BTTS 20% 18% 26%
39% 64% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 45% 57%
35% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 45% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 2
6 4 2 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
5.7 5.5 5.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11 10 10.2
2.6 2.3 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.5 4.1
38% 44% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 33% 36%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Espanyol has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol has the most scored goals (34) in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lugo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  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 23 14 6 3 32 11 12 7 2 3 19 7 11 7 4 0 13 4 21 48
2 Espanyol 23 14 3 6 34 14 12 9 1 2 21 7 11 5 2 4 13 7 20 45
3 Almeria 22 14 3 5 33 18 12 7 3 2 20 9 10 7 0 3 13 9 15 45
4 Rayo Vallecano 23 12 4 7 28 20 11 8 1 2 18 8 12 4 3 5 10 12 8 40
5 Leganés 22 11 4 7 23 18 11 9 0 2 15 6 11 2 4 5 8 12 5 37
6 Sporting Gijon 23 10 7 6 21 17 12 7 5 0 15 6 11 3 2 6 6 11 4 37
7 Ponferradina 23 10 4 9 24 26 11 5 3 3 13 12 12 5 1 6 11 14 -2 34
8 Mirandés 23 9 6 8 22 18 12 4 5 3 10 8 11 5 1 5 12 10 4 33
9 Girona 23 9 6 8 17 18 11 5 3 3 8 5 12 4 3 5 9 13 -1 33
10 Las Palmas 23 8 8 7 24 28 11 7 2 2 17 12 12 1 6 5 7 16 -4 32
11 Lugo 23 8 7 8 23 22 11 6 3 2 11 5 12 2 4 6 12 17 1 31
12 Malaga 23 8 7 8 21 29 11 2 5 4 8 13 12 6 2 4 13 16 -8 31
13 Fuenlabrada 23 6 11 6 23 24 11 2 7 2 7 7 12 4 4 4 16 17 -1 29
14 UD Logrones 23 8 5 10 18 26 11 5 2 4 11 11 12 3 3 6 7 15 -8 29
15 Real Oviedo 23 6 10 7 25 23 12 3 5 4 16 14 11 3 5 3 9 9 2 28
16 Tenerife 23 7 6 10 20 23 12 5 4 3 13 7 11 2 2 7 7 16 -3 27
17 Albacete 23 6 6 11 16 27 11 3 4 4 10 12 12 3 2 7 6 15 -11 24
18 Real Zaragoza 23 6 5 12 18 22 12 5 4 3 13 10 11 1 1 9 5 12 -4 23
19 Sabadell 23 5 7 11 21 28 12 2 4 6 10 14 11 3 3 5 11 14 -7 22
20 Castellón 23 6 4 13 21 31 11 5 0 6 11 9 12 1 4 7 10 22 -10 22
21 FC Cartagena 23 5 6 12 23 33 11 3 2 6 13 15 12 2 4 6 10 18 -10 21
22 Alcorcon 23 5 5 13 13 24 12 4 0 8 8 16 11 1 5 5 5 8 -11 20

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 23 14 6 3 32 11 12 7 2 3 19 7 11 7 4 0 13 4 21 48
2 Espanyol 23 14 3 6 34 14 12 9 1 2 21 7 11 5 2 4 13 7 20 45
3 Almeria 22 14 3 5 33 18 12 7 3 2 20 9 10 7 0 3 13 9 15 45
4 Rayo Vallecano 23 12 4 7 28 20 11 8 1 2 18 8 12 4 3 5 10 12 8 40
5 Leganés 22 11 4 7 23 18 11 9 0 2 15 6 11 2 4 5 8 12 5 37
6 Sporting Gijon 23 10 7 6 21 17 12 7 5 0 15 6 11 3 2 6 6 11 4 37
7 Ponferradina 23 10 4 9 24 26 11 5 3 3 13 12 12 5 1 6 11 14 -2 34
8 Mirandés 23 9 6 8 22 18 12 4 5 3 10 8 11 5 1 5 12 10 4 33
9 Girona 23 9 6 8 17 18 11 5 3 3 8 5 12 4 3 5 9 13 -1 33
10 Las Palmas 23 8 8 7 24 28 11 7 2 2 17 12 12 1 6 5 7 16 -4 32
11 Lugo 23 8 7 8 23 22 11 6 3 2 11 5 12 2 4 6 12 17 1 31
12 Malaga 23 8 7 8 21 29 11 2 5 4 8 13 12 6 2 4 13 16 -8 31
13 Fuenlabrada 23 6 11 6 23 24 11 2 7 2 7 7 12 4 4 4 16 17 -1 29
14 UD Logrones 23 8 5 10 18 26 11 5 2 4 11 11 12 3 3 6 7 15 -8 29
15 Real Oviedo 23 6 10 7 25 23 12 3 5 4 16 14 11 3 5 3 9 9 2 28
16 Tenerife 23 7 6 10 20 23 12 5 4 3 13 7 11 2 2 7 7 16 -3 27
17 Albacete 23 6 6 11 16 27 11 3 4 4 10 12 12 3 2 7 6 15 -11 24
18 Real Zaragoza 23 6 5 12 18 22 12 5 4 3 13 10 11 1 1 9 5 12 -4 23
19 Sabadell 23 5 7 11 21 28 12 2 4 6 10 14 11 3 3 5 11 14 -7 22
20 Castellón 23 6 4 13 21 31 11 5 0 6 11 9 12 1 4 7 10 22 -10 22
21 FC Cartagena 23 5 6 12 23 33 11 3 2 6 13 15 12 2 4 6 10 18 -10 21
22 Alcorcon 23 5 5 13 13 24 12 4 0 8 8 16 11 1 5 5 5 8 -11 20

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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.