Lugo vs Huesca pre-match information

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 20.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Anxo Carro (7840 seats)

La Liga 2: Tipsway are looking at an engrossing and crucial fight involving Lugo and Huesca at Estadio Anxo Carro. They both need to win this!

Insights:
  • Lugo have the fewest scored goals (25) in La Liga 2
  • Huesca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

For Lugo relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Huesca are struggling to avoid relegation.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Lugo form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the La Liga 2 this season. Lugo have only managed 3 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Estadio Anxo Carro. With nine home La Liga 2 games in a row without a win, the Lugo fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.

In their previous game, the manager García led his Lugo to a defeat away at Granada. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Anxo Carro. Lugo's goalkeeper Sequeira was extremely busy against Granada, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus FC Andorra.

Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 29 league matches, 22 have contained zero, one or two goals.

Lugo aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Anxo Carro in the league, with only {12 goals} from 20 games. Lugo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Anxo Carro in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 20 matches. Lugo has at home met teams with this table position (low), six times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 5 of 6 times.

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Huesca form and stats

Huesca have only collected 13 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 1-10-9 (20 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 15 away games in a row.

Huesca's last game was the home draw against Ponferradina (1-1). The draw against Ponferradina came from a losing position. The Huesca manager Lacunza brought on Martínez as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfield player Mateu was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Mateu hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Leganés wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Low-scoring game? 28 of this club's most recent 34 league rounds have contained two goals or less.

The attacking power of Huesca when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 20 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Huesca have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Huesca - Lugo 1-1 was the story when this pair of contenders last did battle, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lugo two wins, two draws and Huesca six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 9 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

HuescaJ. Real Ruiz
J. Real Ruiz
8 goals
LugoF. Moyano Jiménez
F. Moyano Jiménez
3 goals

Lugo missing players

Huesca missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lugo Huesca
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 6 20 40
5 3 0 Won W 0 1 10
13 10 3 Drew D 5 10 19
22 7 3 Lost L 1 9 11
25 12 2 Scored S 4 11 34
55 17 6 Conceded C 5 22 34
82% 70% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 75% 82%
62% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 55% 55%
32% 20% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 30% 25%
18% 5% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 5% 5%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 2%
40% 35% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 45% 45%
28% 45% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 40%
50% 50% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 32%
 
3.8 3.9 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4 4
7.2 7.3 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 6.4 5.7
2.5 3 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.1 2.7
8 4 1 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
10.2 10.7 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 8.3 9.1
2.8 3.1 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.3 2.8
22% 19% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 24% 30%
 
14.7 14.1 13.7 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 14.1 12.5
4.8 3.9 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.7 3.9
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Huesca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lugo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Lugo have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the fewest scored goals (25) in La Liga 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Granada 40 20 9 11 50 29 20 16 4 0 37 6 20 4 5 11 13 23 21 69
2 Las Palmas 40 17 17 6 45 28 20 9 8 3 24 13 20 8 9 3 21 15 17 68
3 Deportivo Alavés 40 18 13 9 45 32 20 12 7 1 26 10 20 6 6 8 19 22 13 67
4 SD Eibar 40 18 13 9 42 34 20 11 7 2 22 11 20 7 6 7 20 23 8 67
5 Levante 39 16 17 6 41 27 19 10 6 3 23 10 20 6 11 3 18 17 14 65
6 Albacete 40 16 15 9 55 45 20 9 7 4 28 18 20 7 8 5 27 27 10 63
7 FC Cartagena 40 16 10 14 45 42 20 9 4 7 21 21 20 7 6 7 24 21 3 58
8 Real Oviedo 40 15 11 14 32 33 20 9 5 6 17 15 20 6 6 8 15 18 -1 56
9 FC Andorra 40 15 10 15 42 33 20 10 3 7 23 12 20 5 7 8 19 21 9 55
10 Burgos 40 13 15 12 32 32 20 8 8 4 22 18 20 5 7 8 10 14 0 54
11 Tenerife 40 13 14 13 39 35 20 11 6 3 26 11 20 2 8 10 13 24 4 53
12 Real Zaragoza 40 12 16 12 39 37 20 8 9 3 24 15 20 4 7 9 15 22 2 52
13 Mirandes 40 13 13 14 46 49 20 9 7 4 31 25 20 4 6 10 15 24 -3 52
14 Leganés 40 14 10 16 36 39 20 10 5 5 22 18 20 4 5 11 14 21 -3 52
15 Racing Santander 40 13 12 15 36 38 20 8 6 6 19 15 20 5 6 9 17 23 -2 51
16 Villarreal II 40 13 11 16 44 48 20 9 6 5 30 21 20 4 5 11 14 27 -4 50
17 Huesca 40 10 19 11 34 34 20 9 9 2 23 12 20 1 10 9 11 22 0 49
18 Sporting Gijón 40 11 16 13 40 42 20 8 9 3 27 18 20 3 7 10 13 24 -2 49
19 Málaga 40 10 13 17 35 41 20 7 8 5 19 16 20 3 5 12 16 25 -6 43
20 Ponferradina 40 8 16 16 35 51 20 6 6 8 17 23 20 2 10 8 18 28 -16 40
21 UD Ibiza 39 6 11 22 31 65 20 4 7 9 20 31 19 2 4 13 11 34 -34 29
22 Lugo 40 5 13 22 25 55 20 3 10 7 12 17 20 2 3 15 13 38 -30 28

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 Granada 40 20 9 11 50 29 20 16 4 0 37 6 20 4 5 11 13 23 21 69
2 Las Palmas 40 17 17 6 45 28 20 9 8 3 24 13 20 8 9 3 21 15 17 68
3 Deportivo Alavés 40 18 13 9 45 32 20 12 7 1 26 10 20 6 6 8 19 22 13 67
4 SD Eibar 40 18 13 9 42 34 20 11 7 2 22 11 20 7 6 7 20 23 8 67
5 Levante 39 16 17 6 41 27 19 10 6 3 23 10 20 6 11 3 18 17 14 65
6 Albacete 40 16 15 9 55 45 20 9 7 4 28 18 20 7 8 5 27 27 10 63
7 FC Cartagena 40 16 10 14 45 42 20 9 4 7 21 21 20 7 6 7 24 21 3 58
8 Real Oviedo 40 15 11 14 32 33 20 9 5 6 17 15 20 6 6 8 15 18 -1 56
9 FC Andorra 40 15 10 15 42 33 20 10 3 7 23 12 20 5 7 8 19 21 9 55
10 Burgos 40 13 15 12 32 32 20 8 8 4 22 18 20 5 7 8 10 14 0 54
11 Tenerife 40 13 14 13 39 35 20 11 6 3 26 11 20 2 8 10 13 24 4 53
12 Real Zaragoza 40 12 16 12 39 37 20 8 9 3 24 15 20 4 7 9 15 22 2 52
13 Mirandes 40 13 13 14 46 49 20 9 7 4 31 25 20 4 6 10 15 24 -3 52
14 Leganés 40 14 10 16 36 39 20 10 5 5 22 18 20 4 5 11 14 21 -3 52
15 Racing Santander 40 13 12 15 36 38 20 8 6 6 19 15 20 5 6 9 17 23 -2 51
16 Villarreal II 40 13 11 16 44 48 20 9 6 5 30 21 20 4 5 11 14 27 -4 50
17 Huesca 40 10 19 11 34 34 20 9 9 2 23 12 20 1 10 9 11 22 0 49
18 Sporting Gijón 40 11 16 13 40 42 20 8 9 3 27 18 20 3 7 10 13 24 -2 49
19 Málaga 40 10 13 17 35 41 20 7 8 5 19 16 20 3 5 12 16 25 -6 43
20 Ponferradina 40 8 16 16 35 51 20 6 6 8 17 23 20 2 10 8 18 28 -16 40
21 UD Ibiza 39 6 11 22 31 65 20 4 7 9 20 31 19 2 4 13 11 34 -34 29
22 Lugo 40 5 13 22 25 55 20 3 10 7 12 17 20 2 3 15 13 38 -30 28

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