Lugo vs Real Zaragoza match preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 22.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Anxo Carro (7840 seats)

The visiting Real Zaragoza side should be favourites in this visit to Lugo, as the away team holds a 21 point advantage from their 31 league games this season.

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.

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Lugo form and stats

5 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Lugo, who have the most conceded goals (24) at home in La Liga 2, have to build on here at Estadio Anxo Carro in the La Liga 2.

The spoils were shared in Lugo's previous game, also at home. Visiting Cadiz (placed 1st) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that, Lugo played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Deportivo La Coruna.

Lugo has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lugo defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

7 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Real Zaragoza, who have the most clean sheets (13) in La Liga 2, playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season. Things are running smoothly for Real Zaragoza who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Huesca.

Real Zaragoza play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Malaga (placed 15th). Before that, Real Zaragoza travelled to Racing Santander and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager V. Fernández Braulio when Shinji Kagawa scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute.

Real Zaragoza are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 16 games (in the league). 18 goals have been conceded by Real Zaragoza in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Real Zaragoza - Lugo 0-0 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Lugo won two, Real Zaragoza won four and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Real ZaragozaL. Suárez Charris
L. Suárez Charris
16 goals
LugoC. Herrera Pérez
C. Herrera Pérez
8 goals
LugoM. Barreiro Bustelo
M. Barreiro Bustelo
5 goals

Lugo missing players

Real Zaragoza missing players

Lugo Real Zaragoza
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 16 4 Played P 5 16 31
7 5 1 Won W 3 7 15
13 6 2 Drew D 2 6 10
11 5 1 Lost L 0 3 6
28 18 6 Scored S 9 22 45
40 24 9 Conceded C 5 18 30
84% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
61% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 75% 71%
35% 44% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 45%
26% 38% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 25% 26%
10% 19% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
52% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 48%
35% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 31% 42%
29% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 16%
 
4 4.8 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 4.2 4.9
6.1 6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.7 4.3
2.5 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.7 2.4
5 2 1 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
256 136 40 Total Shots T S 50 153 376
101 54 14 Shots on Target S O 23 57 142
28% 33% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 39% 32%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Lugo has the most conceded goals (24) at home
  • Lugo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Real Zaragoza has the most clean sheets (13)
  • Real Zaragoza has the most points (27) away
  • Real Zaragoza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Real Zaragoza 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 Cadiz 31 16 8 7 41 29 15 9 4 2 24 14 16 7 4 5 17 15 12 56
2 Real Zaragoza 31 15 10 6 45 30 15 8 4 3 23 12 16 7 6 3 22 18 15 55
3 Almería 31 13 11 7 51 32 15 8 3 4 25 13 16 5 8 3 26 19 19 50
4 Huesca 31 15 5 11 39 32 16 12 2 2 28 13 15 3 3 9 11 19 7 50
5 Girona 31 13 8 10 40 35 16 10 4 2 23 12 15 3 4 8 17 23 5 47
6 Elche 31 12 10 9 41 33 15 5 6 4 20 16 16 7 4 5 21 17 8 46
7 Mirandes 31 9 15 7 42 43 16 5 10 1 18 12 15 4 5 6 24 31 -1 42
8 Sporting Gijon 31 11 8 12 32 30 16 8 4 4 24 14 15 3 4 8 8 16 2 41
9 Alcorcon 31 9 14 8 38 37 16 4 4 8 17 23 15 5 10 0 21 14 1 41
10 Rayo Vallecano 30 8 16 6 38 32 15 6 6 3 21 16 15 2 10 3 17 16 6 40
11 Ponferradina 31 9 13 9 36 34 16 7 8 1 21 10 15 2 5 8 15 24 2 40
12 Tenerife 31 10 9 12 36 36 16 6 6 4 18 16 15 4 3 8 18 20 0 39
13 Fuenlabrada 31 9 12 10 32 33 15 5 6 4 19 17 16 4 6 6 13 16 -1 39
14 Numancia 31 9 11 11 35 35 16 7 5 4 18 11 15 2 6 7 17 24 0 38
15 Malaga 31 8 14 9 27 27 15 5 7 3 18 14 16 3 7 6 9 13 0 38
16 Las Palmas 31 9 11 11 34 39 15 5 5 5 20 19 16 4 6 6 14 20 -5 38
17 Real Oviedo 31 8 11 12 37 43 15 4 8 3 18 17 16 4 3 9 19 26 -6 35
18 Albacete 30 9 8 13 24 36 15 4 5 6 11 16 15 5 3 7 13 20 -12 35
19 Deportivo La Coruna 31 8 11 12 28 46 15 5 6 4 18 20 16 3 5 8 10 26 -18 35
20 Lugo 31 7 13 11 28 40 16 5 6 5 18 24 15 2 7 6 10 16 -12 34
21 Extremadura UD 31 7 10 14 30 43 16 4 4 8 15 21 15 3 6 6 15 22 -13 31
22 Racing Santander 31 4 16 11 31 40 15 2 9 4 19 19 16 2 7 7 12 21 -9 28

Read more about La Liga 2

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.