Balanced ball game between Málaga and Ponferradina expected

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio La Rosaleda (28963 seats)

Málaga ended up with a 2-1 score versus Amorebieta last week, a fixture to remember. The next job is this powerful Ponferradina side.

Insights:
  • Ponferradina have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in La Liga 2

It's quite the trip for Ponferradina when visiting Málaga as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

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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Málaga form and stats

Málaga have played 15 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Málaga hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Girona, Real Valladolid, Almería, FC Cartagena, Tenerife and Eibar), they have won 2 of 4 matches!

It's back home for Málaga, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Amorebieta away with the result 2-1. Rivas and Brandon found the net in that victory. Rivas, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Rivas scored one goal and won 8 of 12 duels.

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

This is expected to be a close game, with Málaga perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Málaga as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Málaga has won three of these, drawn six and lost three.

On the other hand, Málaga have conceded 16 goals.

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Ponferradina form and stats

As the visiting team in La Liga 2 matches, Ponferradina have produced an overall stat of 6-4-5 so far.

Ponferradina played 1-1 against UD Ibiza in their previous match. Attacker Enrich got a player rating of 7.8 in the game. "Man of the match" Enrich scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Alcorcon that ended 2-2.

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: seven wins for Ponferradina, three draws and five defeats.

The visiting Ponferradina have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 15 games. As opposed to that, Ponferradina have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Ponferradina - Málaga 4-0. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - three - three (Málaga wins - draws - Ponferradina wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PonferradinaY. de Souza Fonseca
Y. de Souza Fonseca
11 goals
MálagaB. Thomas Llamas
B. Thomas Llamas
7 goals
PonferradinaD. Ojeda Saranova
D. Ojeda Saranova
5 goals

Málaga missing players

Ponferradina missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Málaga Ponferradina
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 4 15 30
9 7 2 Won W 2 6 13
9 4 1 Drew D 2 4 10
12 4 1 Lost L 0 5 7
27 15 4 Scored S 8 16 40
44 16 2 Conceded C 6 19 33
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
73% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 73%
47% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 40% 47%
20% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 13% 20%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 10%
47% 40% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 53% 60%
27% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 27%
33% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 20%
 
4.2 4.7 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.4 4.4
4.8 3.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.3 4.7
2.7 2.7 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2.3
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 6 7
 
11.2 13.5 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 11.3 12
3.4 4.2 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.1 3.9
26% 24% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 35% 34%
 
12.8 11.3 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 16.5 14.1 11.9
4.1 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.2 5.4 4.2
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Ponferradina have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in La Liga 2
  • 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 Eibar 30 17 8 5 44 32 14 10 3 1 26 14 16 7 5 4 18 18 12 59
2 Almería 30 18 4 8 47 25 15 11 2 2 27 10 15 7 2 6 20 15 22 58
3 Real Valladolid 30 17 7 6 50 30 15 11 3 1 28 9 15 6 4 5 22 21 20 58
4 Tenerife 30 15 7 8 41 25 15 8 3 4 22 11 15 7 4 4 19 14 16 52
5 Ponferradina 30 13 10 7 40 33 15 7 6 2 24 14 15 6 4 5 16 19 7 49
6 Girona 30 13 7 10 41 33 16 9 3 4 26 14 14 4 4 6 15 19 8 46
7 FC Cartagena 30 13 4 13 41 41 15 9 1 5 27 17 15 4 3 8 14 24 0 43
8 UD Ibiza 30 10 12 8 39 35 15 5 6 4 22 18 15 5 6 4 17 17 4 42
9 Burgos 30 12 5 13 34 30 14 8 3 3 23 8 16 4 2 10 11 22 4 41
10 Real Oviedo 30 9 14 7 34 31 15 6 7 2 22 14 15 3 7 5 12 17 3 41
11 Las Palmas 30 10 11 9 37 36 15 7 5 3 23 16 15 3 6 6 14 20 1 41
12 Lugo 30 8 16 6 36 33 15 7 6 2 18 13 15 1 10 4 18 20 3 40
13 Leganés 30 10 10 10 34 33 15 5 7 3 17 13 15 5 3 7 17 20 1 40
14 Real Zaragoza 30 8 15 7 27 30 15 4 8 3 11 10 15 4 7 4 16 20 -3 39
15 Huesca 30 9 11 10 36 30 16 5 6 5 16 12 14 4 5 5 20 18 6 38
16 Málaga 30 9 9 12 27 44 15 7 4 4 15 16 15 2 5 8 12 28 -17 36
17 Sporting Gijon 30 9 8 13 33 37 15 6 3 6 17 17 15 3 5 7 16 20 -4 35
18 Mirandés 30 9 6 15 37 48 15 7 2 6 26 24 15 2 4 9 11 24 -11 33
19 Real Sociedad II 30 7 8 15 28 38 15 3 4 8 12 18 15 4 4 7 16 20 -10 29
20 Amorebieta 30 4 14 12 34 48 15 3 7 5 21 23 15 1 7 7 13 25 -14 26
21 Fuenlabrada 30 4 14 12 24 38 16 3 9 4 17 18 14 1 5 8 7 20 -14 26
22 Alcorcon 30 2 8 20 23 57 14 1 6 7 12 26 16 1 2 13 11 31 -34 14

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 Eibar 30 17 8 5 44 32 14 10 3 1 26 14 16 7 5 4 18 18 12 59
2 Almería 30 18 4 8 47 25 15 11 2 2 27 10 15 7 2 6 20 15 22 58
3 Real Valladolid 30 17 7 6 50 30 15 11 3 1 28 9 15 6 4 5 22 21 20 58
4 Tenerife 30 15 7 8 41 25 15 8 3 4 22 11 15 7 4 4 19 14 16 52
5 Ponferradina 30 13 10 7 40 33 15 7 6 2 24 14 15 6 4 5 16 19 7 49
6 Girona 30 13 7 10 41 33 16 9 3 4 26 14 14 4 4 6 15 19 8 46
7 FC Cartagena 30 13 4 13 41 41 15 9 1 5 27 17 15 4 3 8 14 24 0 43
8 UD Ibiza 30 10 12 8 39 35 15 5 6 4 22 18 15 5 6 4 17 17 4 42
9 Burgos 30 12 5 13 34 30 14 8 3 3 23 8 16 4 2 10 11 22 4 41
10 Real Oviedo 30 9 14 7 34 31 15 6 7 2 22 14 15 3 7 5 12 17 3 41
11 Las Palmas 30 10 11 9 37 36 15 7 5 3 23 16 15 3 6 6 14 20 1 41
12 Lugo 30 8 16 6 36 33 15 7 6 2 18 13 15 1 10 4 18 20 3 40
13 Leganés 30 10 10 10 34 33 15 5 7 3 17 13 15 5 3 7 17 20 1 40
14 Real Zaragoza 30 8 15 7 27 30 15 4 8 3 11 10 15 4 7 4 16 20 -3 39
15 Huesca 30 9 11 10 36 30 16 5 6 5 16 12 14 4 5 5 20 18 6 38
16 Málaga 30 9 9 12 27 44 15 7 4 4 15 16 15 2 5 8 12 28 -17 36
17 Sporting Gijon 30 9 8 13 33 37 15 6 3 6 17 17 15 3 5 7 16 20 -4 35
18 Mirandés 30 9 6 15 37 48 15 7 2 6 26 24 15 2 4 9 11 24 -11 33
19 Real Sociedad II 30 7 8 15 28 38 15 3 4 8 12 18 15 4 4 7 16 20 -10 29
20 Amorebieta 30 4 14 12 34 48 15 3 7 5 21 23 15 1 7 7 13 25 -14 26
21 Fuenlabrada 30 4 14 12 24 38 16 3 9 4 17 18 14 1 5 8 7 20 -14 26
22 Alcorcon 30 2 8 20 23 57 14 1 6 7 12 26 16 1 2 13 11 31 -34 14

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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.