Mirandés - Ponferradina: Small difference between teams in La Liga 2 clash

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 27.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Anduva (6900 seats)

Greeting visitors in their own stadium is secure and friendly for Mirandés, but Ponferradina are fully motivated and capable to win. What happens today?

Insights:
  • Mirandés have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in La Liga 2
  • Ponferradina have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in La Liga 2

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Mirandés form and stats

Overall La Liga 2 results playing at home this season for Mirandés are 8-2-6 (wins-draws-losses). When Mirandés hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Girona, Real Valladolid, Almeria, FC Cartagena, Tenerife and SD Eibar), they have won 2 of 5 matches! Two home wins in a row for Mirandés bring valid hopes of a third.

Mirandés enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Real Sociedad II's place. The match ended 3-1 with Riquelme, Brugué and Meseguer scoring. Brugué (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.34/10. Brugué scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match, Mirandés won a home game hosting FC Cartagena (2-1).

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

Mirandés have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio Municipal de Anduva with 28 goals in 16 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mirandés defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Mirandés hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Alcorcón, Amorebieta, Huesca, Sporting Gijón, Real Sociedad II, Fuenlabrada and Málaga), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 5 of 5 times.

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Ponferradina form and stats

The visitors are W6-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2. Sharing is caring, but Ponferradina are perhaps overdoing it with their four draws in a row.

Ponferradina played 2-2 against SD Eibar in their previous match. The attacker Yuri got a match rating of 7.82 in that game. Yuri scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Ponferradina travelled to Málaga and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ponferradina playing away and similar expectations, we found 18 relevant matches. Results were nine Ponferradina wins, three draws and six defeats.

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 two sides face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Ponferradina - Mirandés 2-1. Last ten meetings with these teams: Mirandés won two, Ponferradina were winners in six and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

PonferradinaY. de Souza Fonseca
Y. de Souza Fonseca
12 goals
MirandésS. Camello Pérez
S. Camello Pérez
11 goals
MirandésR. Brugué Ayguadé
R. Brugué Ayguadé
8 goals

Mirandés missing players

Ponferradina missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mirandés Ponferradina
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
11 8 2 Won W 2 6 13
6 2 1 Drew D 3 5 12
15 6 2 Lost L 0 5 7
42 28 9 Scored S 8 16 42
50 25 11 Conceded C 6 19 35
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 91%
88% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 72%
62% 69% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 38% 47%
25% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 12% 22%
12% 25% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 9%
59% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 80% 50% 59%
22% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 28%
25% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 22%
 
4.9 4.4 3.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 3.3 4.3
4.4 4.1 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.4 4.8
2.2 2.1 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.4 2.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 6 8
 
13 12.9 13.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.4 12
4.6 4.9 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3 3.8
29% 36% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 34%
 
12.8 12.8 14.4 Shots against (avg) S A 15.6 14 12.1
4.7 4.5 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.2 4.2
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Mirandés have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mirandés have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in La Liga 2
  • Mirandés have the most matches over the total-line (14) in La Liga 2
  • Mirandés haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • 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.

  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 32 18 9 5 47 34 15 11 3 1 27 14 17 7 6 4 20 20 13 63
2 Almeria 31 18 5 8 50 28 16 11 3 2 30 13 15 7 2 6 20 15 22 59
3 Real Valladolid 32 17 7 8 50 34 16 11 3 2 28 10 16 6 4 6 22 24 16 58
4 Tenerife 31 16 7 8 43 26 15 8 3 4 22 11 16 8 4 4 21 15 17 55
5 Girona 32 15 7 10 49 35 17 10 3 4 31 15 15 5 4 6 18 20 14 52
6 Ponferradina 32 13 12 7 42 35 16 7 7 2 26 16 16 6 5 5 16 19 7 51
7 FC Cartagena 32 14 4 14 45 43 16 10 1 5 30 17 16 4 3 9 15 26 2 46
8 Real Oviedo 32 10 15 7 38 32 16 7 7 2 25 14 16 3 8 5 13 18 6 45
9 Las Palmas 32 11 11 10 39 39 16 7 5 4 24 19 16 4 6 6 15 20 0 44
10 UD Ibiza 32 10 13 9 41 41 16 5 7 4 23 19 16 5 6 5 18 22 0 43
11 Lugo 32 8 18 6 40 37 16 7 7 2 19 14 16 1 11 4 21 23 3 42
12 Burgos 32 12 6 14 34 31 15 8 4 3 23 8 17 4 2 11 11 23 3 42
13 Leganes 32 10 12 10 36 35 16 5 8 3 18 14 16 5 4 7 18 21 1 42
14 Real Zaragoza 32 9 15 8 29 34 16 5 8 3 13 11 16 4 7 5 16 23 -5 42
15 Huesca 32 10 11 11 37 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 15 4 5 6 20 19 6 41
16 Mirandés 32 11 6 15 42 50 16 8 2 6 28 25 16 3 4 9 14 25 -8 39
17 Málaga 32 9 10 13 27 45 16 7 5 4 15 16 16 2 5 9 12 29 -18 37
18 Sporting Gijón 32 9 9 14 35 40 16 6 3 7 18 19 16 3 6 7 17 21 -5 36
19 Real Sociedad II 32 7 9 16 29 41 16 3 4 9 13 21 16 4 5 7 16 20 -12 30
20 Fuenlabrada 32 5 14 13 26 40 17 4 9 4 18 18 15 1 5 9 8 22 -14 29
21 Amorebieta 32 4 15 13 34 49 16 3 8 5 21 23 16 1 7 8 13 26 -15 27
22 Alcorcón 32 3 9 20 24 57 15 2 6 7 13 26 17 1 3 13 11 31 -33 18

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 32 18 9 5 47 34 15 11 3 1 27 14 17 7 6 4 20 20 13 63
2 Almeria 31 18 5 8 50 28 16 11 3 2 30 13 15 7 2 6 20 15 22 59
3 Real Valladolid 32 17 7 8 50 34 16 11 3 2 28 10 16 6 4 6 22 24 16 58
4 Tenerife 31 16 7 8 43 26 15 8 3 4 22 11 16 8 4 4 21 15 17 55
5 Girona 32 15 7 10 49 35 17 10 3 4 31 15 15 5 4 6 18 20 14 52
6 Ponferradina 32 13 12 7 42 35 16 7 7 2 26 16 16 6 5 5 16 19 7 51
7 FC Cartagena 32 14 4 14 45 43 16 10 1 5 30 17 16 4 3 9 15 26 2 46
8 Real Oviedo 32 10 15 7 38 32 16 7 7 2 25 14 16 3 8 5 13 18 6 45
9 Las Palmas 32 11 11 10 39 39 16 7 5 4 24 19 16 4 6 6 15 20 0 44
10 UD Ibiza 32 10 13 9 41 41 16 5 7 4 23 19 16 5 6 5 18 22 0 43
11 Lugo 32 8 18 6 40 37 16 7 7 2 19 14 16 1 11 4 21 23 3 42
12 Burgos 32 12 6 14 34 31 15 8 4 3 23 8 17 4 2 11 11 23 3 42
13 Leganes 32 10 12 10 36 35 16 5 8 3 18 14 16 5 4 7 18 21 1 42
14 Real Zaragoza 32 9 15 8 29 34 16 5 8 3 13 11 16 4 7 5 16 23 -5 42
15 Huesca 32 10 11 11 37 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 15 4 5 6 20 19 6 41
16 Mirandés 32 11 6 15 42 50 16 8 2 6 28 25 16 3 4 9 14 25 -8 39
17 Málaga 32 9 10 13 27 45 16 7 5 4 15 16 16 2 5 9 12 29 -18 37
18 Sporting Gijón 32 9 9 14 35 40 16 6 3 7 18 19 16 3 6 7 17 21 -5 36
19 Real Sociedad II 32 7 9 16 29 41 16 3 4 9 13 21 16 4 5 7 16 20 -12 30
20 Fuenlabrada 32 5 14 13 26 40 17 4 9 4 18 18 15 1 5 9 8 22 -14 29
21 Amorebieta 32 4 15 13 34 49 16 3 8 5 21 23 16 1 7 8 13 26 -15 27
22 Alcorcón 32 3 9 20 24 57 15 2 6 7 13 26 17 1 3 13 11 31 -33 18

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