Possible nail-biting contest in Lugo - Ponferradina game Experts' prediction: Ponferradina set to get maximum points from Lugo visit

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 02.April
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Anxo Carro (7840 seats)

La Liga 2: Tipsway are expecting an engrossing and vital battle involving Lugo and Ponferradina at Estadio Anxo Carro. Both are in need of a good run!

Insights:
  • Lugo have the the worst goal difference (-23) in La Liga 2
  • Ponferradina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an exciting match with lots of spark and bustle as both teams are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

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Lugo form and stats

With 3 La Liga 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Lugo are certainly not brimming with confidence. Lugo have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

In their previous game, the manager García led his Lugo to a defeat away at FC Cartagena. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Anxo Carro. The first loss after going undefeated through three league fixtures.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Racing Santander.

It should be added that a look at the 16 latest league fixtures reveals that 13 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Lugo here at Estadio Anxo Carro in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 16 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Lugo have conceded only 13 goals. Lugo has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 5 of 5 times.

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Ponferradina form and stats

There's been little loot from Ponferradina's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 16 away games in the La Liga 2. Ponferradina only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 7 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Ponferradina have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Ponferradina goalkeeper Amir Abedzadeh is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

There were no winners in Ponferradina's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Mirandés (placed 13th). Midfielder Nwakali was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.02. Nwakali dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 75 successful passes (of 82 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Deportivo Alavés.

A tale of few goals? 9 of this team's latest 11 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ponferradina as they have only managed to score 13 times from 16 away games in the league. Ponferradina have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Ponferradina have won all of the 4 most recent duels versus this opponent. Will the streak continue?

Ponferradina - Lugo 1-0 was the output when these squads formerly played each other, also in this season.

Top Goalscorers

PonferradinaY. de Souza Fonseca
Y. de Souza Fonseca
5 goals
PonferradinaD. Ojeda Saranova
D. Ojeda Saranova
4 goals
PonferradinaE. Espiau Hernández
E. Espiau Hernández
4 goals

Lugo missing players

Ponferradina missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lugo Ponferradina
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 16 33
5 3 1 Won W 0 2 7
10 7 3 Drew D 2 7 13
18 6 1 Lost L 2 7 13
21 10 2 Scored S 3 13 27
44 13 2 Conceded C 5 22 40
85% 75% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 82%
61% 50% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 58%
30% 19% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 44% 42%
15% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 18%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
39% 38% 20% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 48%
27% 44% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 30%
48% 44% 60% Failed to Score F T 25% 44% 39%
 
3.6 3.8 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 3.2 3.7
7.6 8 8.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 7.1 5.8
2.6 3 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.8 3.4
6 3 0 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
10.3 10.6 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 9 10.4
3 3.1 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.8 3.1
21% 20% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 30% 26%
 
15 14.6 14.6 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 15.1 12.8
4.7 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 5.6 4.6
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Lugo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Lugo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Lugo have the fewest points (16) at home in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the the worst goal difference (-23) in La Liga 2
  • Ponferradina have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Ponferradina 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 SD Eibar 33 18 9 6 37 25 17 11 5 1 20 8 16 7 4 5 17 17 12 63
2 Granada 33 18 7 8 44 23 17 14 3 0 32 4 16 4 4 8 12 19 21 61
3 Las Palmas 33 15 14 4 39 22 17 9 6 2 23 11 16 6 8 2 16 11 17 59
4 Levante 33 15 14 4 36 22 16 9 5 2 19 7 17 6 9 2 17 15 14 59
5 Deportivo Alavés 33 16 9 8 40 27 17 11 5 1 23 8 16 5 4 7 17 19 13 57
6 Albacete 33 13 13 7 41 35 16 8 5 3 22 13 17 5 8 4 19 22 6 52
7 FC Cartagena 33 13 8 12 38 36 17 7 3 7 18 20 16 6 5 5 20 16 2 47
8 Burgos 33 11 13 9 25 22 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 5 6 6 8 10 3 46
9 Villarreal II 33 12 9 12 38 40 17 8 6 3 26 17 16 4 3 9 12 23 -2 45
10 Huesca 33 9 16 8 29 27 16 8 7 1 19 8 17 1 9 7 10 19 2 43
11 FC Andorra 33 11 8 14 33 29 16 7 3 6 20 11 17 4 5 8 13 18 4 41
12 Tenerife 33 10 11 12 31 32 16 8 5 3 19 10 17 2 6 9 12 22 -1 41
13 Mirandés 33 10 11 12 38 41 17 8 5 4 26 21 16 2 6 8 12 20 -3 41
14 Real Zaragoza 33 9 13 11 28 31 16 5 8 3 16 13 17 4 5 8 12 18 -3 40
15 Leganes 32 10 10 12 27 30 17 8 5 4 18 14 15 2 5 8 9 16 -3 40
16 Real Oviedo 33 10 9 14 20 26 16 6 4 6 9 10 17 4 5 8 11 16 -6 39
17 Sporting Gijón 33 8 14 11 31 35 16 6 7 3 22 16 17 2 7 8 9 19 -4 38
18 Racing Santander 33 9 11 13 26 30 16 4 6 6 12 14 17 5 5 7 14 16 -4 38
19 Ponferradina 33 7 13 13 27 40 17 5 6 6 14 18 16 2 7 7 13 22 -13 34
20 UD Ibiza 33 6 10 17 27 48 17 4 7 6 18 21 16 2 3 11 9 27 -21 28
21 Malaga 32 5 12 15 26 37 16 4 7 5 14 16 16 1 5 10 12 21 -11 27
22 Lugo 33 5 10 18 21 44 16 3 7 6 10 13 17 2 3 12 11 31 -23 25

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 SD Eibar 33 18 9 6 37 25 17 11 5 1 20 8 16 7 4 5 17 17 12 63
2 Granada 33 18 7 8 44 23 17 14 3 0 32 4 16 4 4 8 12 19 21 61
3 Las Palmas 33 15 14 4 39 22 17 9 6 2 23 11 16 6 8 2 16 11 17 59
4 Levante 33 15 14 4 36 22 16 9 5 2 19 7 17 6 9 2 17 15 14 59
5 Deportivo Alavés 33 16 9 8 40 27 17 11 5 1 23 8 16 5 4 7 17 19 13 57
6 Albacete 33 13 13 7 41 35 16 8 5 3 22 13 17 5 8 4 19 22 6 52
7 FC Cartagena 33 13 8 12 38 36 17 7 3 7 18 20 16 6 5 5 20 16 2 47
8 Burgos 33 11 13 9 25 22 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 5 6 6 8 10 3 46
9 Villarreal II 33 12 9 12 38 40 17 8 6 3 26 17 16 4 3 9 12 23 -2 45
10 Huesca 33 9 16 8 29 27 16 8 7 1 19 8 17 1 9 7 10 19 2 43
11 FC Andorra 33 11 8 14 33 29 16 7 3 6 20 11 17 4 5 8 13 18 4 41
12 Tenerife 33 10 11 12 31 32 16 8 5 3 19 10 17 2 6 9 12 22 -1 41
13 Mirandés 33 10 11 12 38 41 17 8 5 4 26 21 16 2 6 8 12 20 -3 41
14 Real Zaragoza 33 9 13 11 28 31 16 5 8 3 16 13 17 4 5 8 12 18 -3 40
15 Leganes 32 10 10 12 27 30 17 8 5 4 18 14 15 2 5 8 9 16 -3 40
16 Real Oviedo 33 10 9 14 20 26 16 6 4 6 9 10 17 4 5 8 11 16 -6 39
17 Sporting Gijón 33 8 14 11 31 35 16 6 7 3 22 16 17 2 7 8 9 19 -4 38
18 Racing Santander 33 9 11 13 26 30 16 4 6 6 12 14 17 5 5 7 14 16 -4 38
19 Ponferradina 33 7 13 13 27 40 17 5 6 6 14 18 16 2 7 7 13 22 -13 34
20 UD Ibiza 33 6 10 17 27 48 17 4 7 6 18 21 16 2 3 11 9 27 -21 28
21 Malaga 32 5 12 15 26 37 16 4 7 5 14 16 16 1 5 10 12 21 -11 27
22 Lugo 33 5 10 18 21 44 16 3 7 6 10 13 17 2 3 12 11 31 -23 25

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