This should be quite the entertaining battle at Estadio El Toralín in the La Liga 2. Ponferradina is in 3rd place and welcome Almería in 2nd spot. Read all about the match here!
- Almería have the most scored goals (8) in La Liga 2
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Almería, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Ponferradina form and stats
As mentioned below, Ponferradina are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 La Liga 2 games.
In their previous game, the manager J. Pérez Alonso led his Ponferradina to a defeat in the La Liga 2 match away at Tenerife. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio El Toralín. Defender Copete got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Copete won 8 of 11 duels.
Before that, Ponferradina had a home game versus Girona which ended with a victory 2-1.Ponferradina has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Almería form and stats
Almería, who have the most scored goals (8) in La Liga 2, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the La Liga 2, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
The supporters enjoyed Almería's previous game versus Málaga (placed 12th), a La Liga 2 2-0 win played at home. Goalkeeper Fernando Martínez got the top player rating of the team with 8.25/10. Martínez stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Almería goalie Fernando Martínez was high and low in the Málaga game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Almería made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Iván Martos receiving a red card in the 46th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Almería won the match 2-0!
Prior to that match, the Almería manager J. Ferrer Sicilia faced defeat when travelling to Amorebieta and losing 1-2.It's early days yet, but Almería has scored 4 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ponferradina three wins, two draws and Almería five victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. de Souza Fonseca 2 goals |   U. Sadiq Mesbah 2 goals |  L. Ramazani 2 goals |
Ponferradina missing players
Almería missing players
| Ponferradina | Almería | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 6.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.8 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19 | 13 | 12 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 42% |
- Almería have the most dropped points from leading position (3) in La Liga 2
- Almería have the most matches over the total-line (3) in La Liga 2
- Almería have the most scored goals (4) away in La Liga 2
- Almería have the most scored goals (8) in La Liga 2
- Almería have the most scored goals in the first half (5) in La Liga 2
| Ponferradina | Last season | Almería | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 42 | 21 | Played | P | 22 | 44 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 11 | 21 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 12 | ||
| 45 | 27 | Scored | S | 27 | 61 | ||
| 50 | 24 | Conceded | C | 25 | 43 | ||
| 95% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 74% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 73% | ||
| 36% | 48% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 17% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 5% | 18% | ||
| 5% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 5% | ||
| 45% | 48% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | ||
| 31% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 32% | 30% | ||
| 29% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 23% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7.8 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting Gijón | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Almería | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Ponferradina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Tenerife | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Real Valladolid | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Huesca | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | FC Cartagena | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | Fuenlabrada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | UD Ibiza | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Las Palmas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad II | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Málaga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Mirandes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Girona | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | SD Eibar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Lugo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Amorebieta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Real Oviedo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Leganés | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | Burgos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 | Real Zaragoza | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 22 | Alcorcon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 43 | 82 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 82 |
| 3 | Almería | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 73 |
| 4 | Leganés | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 73 |
| 5 | Girona | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 71 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 67 |
| 7 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 65 |
| 8 | Ponferradina | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -5 | 57 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | -7 | 56 |
| 10 | Fuenlabrada | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -1 | 54 |
| 11 | Mirandes | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 41 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 23 | -3 | 54 |
| 12 | Málaga | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 47 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -10 | 53 |
| 13 | Tenerife | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 52 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 42 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -1 | 52 |
| 15 | Real Zaragoza | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | -6 | 50 |
| 16 | FC Cartagena | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 29 | -8 | 49 |
| 17 | Alcorcon | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 19 | -10 | 48 |
| 18 | Lugo | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 53 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 37 | -15 | 47 |
| 19 | Sabadell | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 48 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 27 | -8 | 46 |
| 20 | UD Logrones | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 53 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -25 | 44 |
| 21 | Castellon | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -19 | 41 |
| 22 | Albacete | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 53 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 30 | -23 | 38 |