La Liga 2 match preview and statistics: Ponferradina fight Albacete

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Toralín (8800 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Ponferradina are in the 8th position while the guesting Albacete worry at 22nd.

Insights:
  • Ponferradina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Albacete have the fewest scored goals (24) in La Liga 2

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.

Albacete are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Ponferradina form and stats

Ponferradina have collected 33 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 9-6-3. The Ponferradina fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estadio El Toralín and will expect new points from this game. Ponferradina has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.

Ponferradina lost their last game at Las Palmas (placed 11th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Before that, Ponferradina had a home game versus Lugo which ended with a victory 2-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ponferradina handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, five draws and one defeat.

Ponferradina are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 18 games. From these home matches, Ponferradina have conceded only 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Albacete form and stats

There's been little loot from Albacete's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 18 away games in the La Liga 2. Albacete, who have the fewest scored goals (24) in La Liga 2, only have 3 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 4 draws.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a La Liga 2 home defeat versus Alcorcón with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Rayo Vallecano.

We have checked recent matches where Albacete have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 17 games were four victories, four draws and nine defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Albacete as they have only managed to score 10 times from 18 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Albacete have seen the ball go into their own net 26 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Albacete - Ponferradina 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Ponferradina wins - draws - Albacete wins). As for goals, five 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
PonferradinaÓ. Sielva Moreno
Ó. Sielva Moreno
7 goals
AlbaceteA. Ortuño Martínez
A. Ortuño Martínez
5 goals

Ponferradina missing players

Albacete missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ponferradina Albacete
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 7 Played P 5 18 37
14 9 3 Won W 2 3 8
11 6 1 Drew D 0 4 9
12 3 3 Lost L 3 11 20
40 24 9 Scored S 3 10 24
41 17 10 Conceded C 5 26 46
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 89%
73% 72% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 61% 62%
35% 44% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 39% 30%
14% 17% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 8%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
46% 44% 43% BTTS BTTS 0% 28% 30%
32% 44% 29% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 27%
27% 22% 29% Failed to Score F T 60% 61% 54%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.8 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.7 2.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 8
 
7.5 8.1 8 Shots (avg) S ( 4.6 5.9 6.6
3.4 3.9 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.2 2.4
31% 34% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 25% 27%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Albacete have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Albacete have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Albacete have the fewest scored goals (24) in La Liga 2
  • Albacete have the the worst goal difference (-22) in La Liga 2
  • Ponferradina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ponferradina have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Albacete have scored 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 Espanyol 37 23 8 6 66 23 19 15 2 2 40 9 18 8 6 4 26 14 43 77
2 Mallorca 37 21 8 8 46 24 19 12 3 4 29 11 18 9 5 4 17 13 22 71
3 Almeria 37 18 9 10 53 35 19 9 7 3 31 16 18 9 2 7 22 19 18 63
4 Leganes 37 18 8 11 41 31 19 13 3 3 24 12 18 5 5 8 17 19 10 62
5 Sporting Gijon 37 15 13 9 35 25 18 9 7 2 20 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 10 58
6 Girona 37 16 10 11 39 34 19 10 4 5 20 12 18 6 6 6 19 22 5 58
7 Rayo Vallecano 37 16 9 12 43 36 18 10 3 5 26 17 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 57
8 Ponferradina 37 14 11 12 40 41 18 9 6 3 24 17 19 5 5 9 16 24 -1 53
9 Fuenlabrada 37 11 17 9 41 40 19 4 11 4 20 18 18 7 6 5 21 22 1 50
10 Mirandes 37 13 10 14 34 35 18 5 9 4 17 15 19 8 1 10 17 20 -1 49
11 Las Palmas 37 12 13 12 42 48 19 10 5 4 31 19 18 2 8 8 11 29 -6 49
12 Malaga 37 13 10 14 33 43 18 5 6 7 16 20 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 49
13 Tenerife 37 12 11 14 31 31 18 9 6 3 22 10 19 3 5 11 9 21 0 47
14 Real Oviedo 37 9 17 11 38 38 18 5 7 6 22 20 19 4 10 5 16 18 0 44
15 Real Zaragoza 37 11 10 16 31 36 18 8 6 4 17 12 19 3 4 12 14 24 -5 43
16 Castellon 37 11 8 18 35 43 19 9 1 9 21 16 18 2 7 9 14 27 -8 41
17 Alcorcón 37 11 8 18 29 39 18 7 1 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 41
18 UD Logrones 37 10 11 16 25 43 18 6 4 8 13 19 19 4 7 8 12 24 -18 41
19 Sabadell 37 9 13 15 35 42 19 4 9 6 18 19 18 5 4 9 17 23 -7 40
20 FC Cartagena 37 9 12 16 36 47 18 6 6 6 22 20 19 3 6 10 14 27 -11 39
21 Lugo 37 8 13 16 32 49 19 6 8 5 16 14 18 2 5 11 16 35 -17 37
22 Albacete 37 8 9 20 24 46 19 5 5 9 14 20 18 3 4 11 10 26 -22 33

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 Espanyol 37 23 8 6 66 23 19 15 2 2 40 9 18 8 6 4 26 14 43 77
2 Mallorca 37 21 8 8 46 24 19 12 3 4 29 11 18 9 5 4 17 13 22 71
3 Almeria 37 18 9 10 53 35 19 9 7 3 31 16 18 9 2 7 22 19 18 63
4 Leganes 37 18 8 11 41 31 19 13 3 3 24 12 18 5 5 8 17 19 10 62
5 Sporting Gijon 37 15 13 9 35 25 18 9 7 2 20 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 10 58
6 Girona 37 16 10 11 39 34 19 10 4 5 20 12 18 6 6 6 19 22 5 58
7 Rayo Vallecano 37 16 9 12 43 36 18 10 3 5 26 17 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 57
8 Ponferradina 37 14 11 12 40 41 18 9 6 3 24 17 19 5 5 9 16 24 -1 53
9 Fuenlabrada 37 11 17 9 41 40 19 4 11 4 20 18 18 7 6 5 21 22 1 50
10 Mirandes 37 13 10 14 34 35 18 5 9 4 17 15 19 8 1 10 17 20 -1 49
11 Las Palmas 37 12 13 12 42 48 19 10 5 4 31 19 18 2 8 8 11 29 -6 49
12 Malaga 37 13 10 14 33 43 18 5 6 7 16 20 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 49
13 Tenerife 37 12 11 14 31 31 18 9 6 3 22 10 19 3 5 11 9 21 0 47
14 Real Oviedo 37 9 17 11 38 38 18 5 7 6 22 20 19 4 10 5 16 18 0 44
15 Real Zaragoza 37 11 10 16 31 36 18 8 6 4 17 12 19 3 4 12 14 24 -5 43
16 Castellon 37 11 8 18 35 43 19 9 1 9 21 16 18 2 7 9 14 27 -8 41
17 Alcorcón 37 11 8 18 29 39 18 7 1 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 41
18 UD Logrones 37 10 11 16 25 43 18 6 4 8 13 19 19 4 7 8 12 24 -18 41
19 Sabadell 37 9 13 15 35 42 19 4 9 6 18 19 18 5 4 9 17 23 -7 40
20 FC Cartagena 37 9 12 16 36 47 18 6 6 6 22 20 19 3 6 10 14 27 -11 39
21 Lugo 37 8 13 16 32 49 19 6 8 5 16 14 18 2 5 11 16 35 -17 37
22 Albacete 37 8 9 20 24 46 19 5 5 9 14 20 18 3 4 11 10 26 -22 33

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