La Liga 2 game guide and stats: Lugo welcome Málaga

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 28.May
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Anxo Carro (7840 seats)

Lugo are keen to increase their points at their own stadium in this soon-to-be-played fixture against Málaga.

Insights:
  • Lugo is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Lugo are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Málaga most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Málaga, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.

This has all the signs of an entertaining match with lots of action and energy as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Lugo form and stats

Lugo have played 20 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-8-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Lugo, their manager Yáñez and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Lugo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Real Zaragoza. Defender Lebedenko got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Lebedenko hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Fuenlabrada (1-3).

Lugo has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Lugo have only conceded 19 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Lugo has at home met teams with this table position (low), six times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 6 times.

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Málaga form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Málaga so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 4-5-11 (win-draw-lose).

This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Burgos with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Gómez was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.11. The defender Gómez hit six key passes and won 4 of 6 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Tenerife with the score of 2-0.

The attacking power of Málaga when travelling is not overwhelming with 18 goals scored from 20 league matches away. Málaga struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 32 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have fought previously this season: Málaga - Lugo 1-0. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's zero Lugo victories, three draws and four Málaga wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LugoJ. Carrillo Casamayor
J. Carrillo Casamayor
9 goals
MálagaB. Thomas Llamas
B. Thomas Llamas
9 goals
LugoM. Barreiro Bustelo
M. Barreiro Bustelo
7 goals

Lugo missing players

Málaga missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lugo Málaga
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 6 20 41
9 8 2 Won W 2 4 11
20 8 3 Drew D 0 5 12
12 4 1 Lost L 4 11 18
45 21 6 Scored S 4 18 36
52 19 6 Conceded C 9 32 56
93% 85% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 90%
73% 65% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 68%
34% 30% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 55% 44%
24% 15% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 20%
10% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 2%
66% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 45% 41%
20% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 20% 29%
22% 25% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 39%
 
3.7 4.7 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.8 4.2
5.2 5 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.8 5
2.3 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.9 2.8
5 2 0 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
11.1 12.2 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 8.8 11
3.7 4.1 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.1 3.4
30% 26% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 29% 26%
 
14.8 14.5 17.8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 13.8 13
4.3 3.8 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 4.2 4.1
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Lugo have the most dropped points from leading position (28) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Lugo is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Almeria 41 24 8 9 66 33 21 14 4 3 38 15 20 10 4 6 28 18 33 80
2 Eibar 41 23 11 7 61 44 21 14 5 2 35 19 20 9 6 5 26 25 17 80
3 Real Valladolid 41 23 9 9 68 43 20 13 4 3 37 15 21 10 5 6 31 28 25 78
4 Tenerife 41 20 9 12 52 35 20 9 5 6 26 16 21 11 4 6 26 19 17 69
5 Girona 41 20 7 14 57 42 21 13 3 5 36 16 20 7 4 9 21 26 15 67
6 Las Palmas 41 18 13 10 56 47 21 12 5 4 34 23 20 6 8 6 22 24 9 67
7 Real Oviedo 41 16 17 8 54 39 20 10 8 2 35 17 21 6 9 6 19 22 15 65
8 Ponferradina 41 17 12 12 57 54 21 10 7 4 37 25 20 7 5 8 20 29 3 63
9 FC Cartagena 41 17 6 18 61 56 21 13 2 6 42 20 20 4 4 12 19 36 5 57
10 Huesca 41 13 15 13 49 41 21 7 9 5 23 17 20 6 6 8 26 24 8 54
11 Burgos 41 15 9 17 41 41 20 10 6 4 27 12 21 5 3 13 14 29 0 54
12 Leganes 41 13 14 14 48 49 20 7 8 5 25 23 21 6 6 9 23 26 -1 53
13 Real Zaragoza 41 11 20 10 37 45 21 7 10 4 16 15 20 4 10 6 21 30 -8 53
14 UD Ibiza 41 12 16 13 51 56 21 6 10 5 30 25 20 6 6 8 21 31 -5 52
15 Mirandés 41 14 7 20 53 61 20 11 2 7 38 28 21 3 5 13 15 33 -8 49
16 Lugo 41 9 20 12 45 52 20 8 8 4 21 19 21 1 12 8 24 33 -7 47
17 Sporting Gijon 41 11 13 17 43 47 20 8 3 9 24 23 21 3 10 8 19 24 -4 46
18 Málaga 41 11 12 18 36 56 21 7 7 7 18 24 20 4 5 11 18 32 -20 45
19 Real Sociedad II 41 10 10 21 42 59 20 4 4 12 18 30 21 6 6 9 24 29 -17 40
20 Amorebieta 41 8 16 17 43 63 20 7 8 5 28 25 21 1 8 12 15 38 -20 40
21 Fuenlabrada 41 6 15 20 38 60 21 4 10 7 23 26 20 2 5 13 15 34 -22 33
22 Alcorcon 41 5 11 25 36 71 20 2 7 11 16 34 21 3 4 14 20 37 -35 26

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 Almeria 41 24 8 9 66 33 21 14 4 3 38 15 20 10 4 6 28 18 33 80
2 Eibar 41 23 11 7 61 44 21 14 5 2 35 19 20 9 6 5 26 25 17 80
3 Real Valladolid 41 23 9 9 68 43 20 13 4 3 37 15 21 10 5 6 31 28 25 78
4 Tenerife 41 20 9 12 52 35 20 9 5 6 26 16 21 11 4 6 26 19 17 69
5 Girona 41 20 7 14 57 42 21 13 3 5 36 16 20 7 4 9 21 26 15 67
6 Las Palmas 41 18 13 10 56 47 21 12 5 4 34 23 20 6 8 6 22 24 9 67
7 Real Oviedo 41 16 17 8 54 39 20 10 8 2 35 17 21 6 9 6 19 22 15 65
8 Ponferradina 41 17 12 12 57 54 21 10 7 4 37 25 20 7 5 8 20 29 3 63
9 FC Cartagena 41 17 6 18 61 56 21 13 2 6 42 20 20 4 4 12 19 36 5 57
10 Huesca 41 13 15 13 49 41 21 7 9 5 23 17 20 6 6 8 26 24 8 54
11 Burgos 41 15 9 17 41 41 20 10 6 4 27 12 21 5 3 13 14 29 0 54
12 Leganes 41 13 14 14 48 49 20 7 8 5 25 23 21 6 6 9 23 26 -1 53
13 Real Zaragoza 41 11 20 10 37 45 21 7 10 4 16 15 20 4 10 6 21 30 -8 53
14 UD Ibiza 41 12 16 13 51 56 21 6 10 5 30 25 20 6 6 8 21 31 -5 52
15 Mirandés 41 14 7 20 53 61 20 11 2 7 38 28 21 3 5 13 15 33 -8 49
16 Lugo 41 9 20 12 45 52 20 8 8 4 21 19 21 1 12 8 24 33 -7 47
17 Sporting Gijon 41 11 13 17 43 47 20 8 3 9 24 23 21 3 10 8 19 24 -4 46
18 Málaga 41 11 12 18 36 56 21 7 7 7 18 24 20 4 5 11 18 32 -20 45
19 Real Sociedad II 41 10 10 21 42 59 20 4 4 12 18 30 21 6 6 9 24 29 -17 40
20 Amorebieta 41 8 16 17 43 63 20 7 8 5 28 25 21 1 8 12 15 38 -20 40
21 Fuenlabrada 41 6 15 20 38 60 21 4 10 7 23 26 20 2 5 13 15 34 -22 33
22 Alcorcon 41 5 11 25 36 71 20 2 7 11 16 34 21 3 4 14 20 37 -35 26

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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.