Lugo will cross fingers that their home advantage is enough to get some points from this strenuous meeting, against potent Ponferradina.
- Lugo have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in La Liga 2
- Ponferradina have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Lugo form and stats
Lugo have collected 12 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 3-3-1.
Lugo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Mirandés. The striker José Ángel Carrillo won the honour of being "man of the match" for Lugo with a rating of 7.43/10. Carrillo scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Sporting Gijon.This is expected to be a close game, with Lugo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lugo as a small favourite), we find seven games. Lugo has won three of these, drawn two and lost two.
Lugo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Lugo have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ponferradina form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Ponferradina playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.
Ponferradina's last game was the home draw against Huesca (1-1). As mentioned above, Ponferradina drew the match against Huesca. Manager J. Pérez Alonso brought on Eduardo Espiau to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Defender Ricard Pujol was the best team player with a rating of 7.62. Pujol hit one key pass and won 8 of 10 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at FC Cartagena.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Ponferradina in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Ponferradina, three draws and six defeats.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Ponferradina have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former ten meetings involving these two participants are: four wins for Lugo, two draws and four wins for Ponferradina. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  Y. de Souza Fonseca 5 goals |   J. Carrillo Casamayor 4 goals | M. Barreiro Bustelo 3 goals |
Lugo missing players
Ponferradina missing players
| Lugo | Ponferradina | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 79% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 36% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 64% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 21% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 21% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.4 | 11.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.3 | 11.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 30% | 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 24% | 30% |
| 12.5 | 11.9 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 13.8 | 10.5 |
| 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
- Lugo have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in La Liga 2
- Lugo have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in La Liga 2
- Lugo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ponferradina have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Ponferradina have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ponferradina haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 | SD Eibar | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | Las Palmas | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Tenerife | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Ponferradina | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Real Valladolid | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Sporting Gijon | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Malaga | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Real Oviedo | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | UD Ibiza | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | FC Cartagena | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Mirandés | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 13 | Girona | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | Huesca | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | Lugo | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 16 | Real Zaragoza | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 17 | Burgos | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 18 | Fuenlabrada | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 19 | Real Sociedad II | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 20 | Amorebieta | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 | Leganes | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 22 | Alcorcon | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -19 | 7 |