La Liga 2: We're previewing an absorbing and key match starring Lugo and Villarreal II at Estadio Anxo Carro. They both need three points!
- Lugo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Villarreal II have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in La Liga 2
These teams have little in common geographically as Villarreal II have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This should be an appealing match with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
Lugo form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Lugo at their home stadium (Estadio Anxo Carro) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Loureiro was the last player to score a league goal for Lugo and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Lugo haven't scored in 258 minutes.
No payout for Lugo in their previous match, an away game at Mirandés that ended in defeat 0-2. The forward Ramos bettered all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.04 out of 10. Ramos dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Leganes (0-1).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 12 games. Lugo has won 5 of these, drawn 4 and lost 3.
It should be taken into account that a peek at the 12 most recent league fixtures shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
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 (8 from 11 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 8 from 11 matches.
Villarreal II form and stats
Villarreal II have only collected 8 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-2-7 (11 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Villarreal as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Tenerife match.
The manager Jurado was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal. Villarreal II suffered a 2-3 loss to Real Zaragoza (placed 14th). Leading 2-0 was not enough for Villarreal in their fight with Real Zaragoza last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss. Late heartbreak for Villarreal II in the Real Zaragoza match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Midfielder Lozano was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.62. Lozano served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that match, the Villarreal II manager Jurado faced defeat when travelling to Ponferradina and losing 1-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Villarreal II playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 4 Villarreal wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Villarreal II struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Villarreal II - Lugo 3-1 was the scoreline in these squads' previous H2H fixture, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Ramos de la Flor 7 goals |  S. Lozano Lluch 4 goals |
Lugo missing players
Villarreal II missing players
| Lugo | Villarreal II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 26 |
| 29 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 91% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 87% |
| 57% | 45% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 65% |
| 30% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 52% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 30% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 45% | 48% |
| 26% | 45% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 35% |
| 39% | 36% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 30% |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 7.5 | 8.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10.5 | 10.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 27% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 22% | 28% |
| 14.6 | 14.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
| 4.5 | 3.6 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5 | 4.1 |
- Lugo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Villarreal II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Villarreal II have the most scored goals in the second half (18) 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 | SD Eibar | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 43 |
| 2 | Las Palmas | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 42 |
| 3 | Levante | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 40 |
| 4 | Burgos | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | Deportivo Alavés | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Granada | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Leganes | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Albacete | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cartagena | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | FC Andorra | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 11 | Mirandés | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Huesca | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Real Oviedo | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 30 |
| 14 | Real Zaragoza | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijón | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 16 | Villarreal II | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 17 | Tenerife | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 27 |
| 18 | Racing Santander | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 25 |
| 19 | Ponferradina | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 25 |
| 20 | Lugo | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 21 |
| 21 | Malaga | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 | UD Ibiza | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 19 | -20 | 16 |
