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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 21.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Toralín (8800 seats)

Ponferradina and Almería are both riding high in the La Liga 2 with their 7th and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Ponferradina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Almería have the most scored goals (43) in La Liga 2

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Almería have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Ponferradina form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Ponferradina have managed 7 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games. The last three games played by Ponferradina, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

The home team returns to Estadio El Toralín after being equal after 90 minutes with FC Cartagena (placed 20th) on their last time out; the La Liga 2 game ended 1-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sporting Gijon that ended 2-2.

The hometeam coach J. Pérez Alonso made a successful contribution in the game against FC Cartagena, bringing on Yuri who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.

Ponferradina are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games. On the other hand, Ponferradina have conceded 14 goals.

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Almería form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (43) in La Liga 2, on their La Liga 2 travels is 8 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

229 minutes! That's how long the Almería goalkeeper Giorgi Makaridze and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Almería delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Alcorcón (placed 18th) in their previous match; a La Liga 2 game. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Girona.

Almería find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Almería have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Almería - Ponferradina 3-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Ponferradina, two draws and five wins for Almería. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

AlmeríaU. Sadiq Mesbah
U. Sadiq Mesbah
14 goals
AlmeríaJ. Corpas Serna
J. Corpas Serna
11 goals
PonferradinaY. de Souza Fonseca
Y. de Souza Fonseca
7 goals

Ponferradina missing players

Almería missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ponferradina Almería
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 4 14 29
12 7 2 Won W 1 8 17
7 4 1 Drew D 0 1 5
10 3 0 Lost L 3 5 7
31 18 8 Scored S 3 16 43
31 14 4 Conceded C 6 14 25
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
69% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 69%
34% 43% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 48%
10% 14% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 21%
3% 7% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
41% 43% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 52%
34% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 31%
28% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 21% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.9 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 4 3.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 4 5
 
7.3 7.8 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 7.5 8.9
3.5 4.1 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.8
30% 32% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 35% 39%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Almería have the most scored goals (43) in La Liga 2
  • Almería have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in La Liga 2
  • Almería haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Ponferradina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Mallorca 29 18 6 5 39 16 15 9 2 4 24 10 14 9 4 1 15 6 23 60
2 Almería 29 17 5 7 43 25 15 9 4 2 27 11 14 8 1 5 16 14 18 56
3 Espanyol 29 16 7 6 42 20 14 10 2 2 23 8 15 6 5 4 19 12 22 55
4 Leganes 29 16 5 8 34 22 15 12 1 2 21 8 14 4 4 6 13 14 12 53
5 Sporting Gijon 29 14 9 6 32 20 15 9 6 0 19 7 14 5 3 6 13 13 12 51
6 Rayo Vallecano 29 13 7 9 35 29 14 9 2 3 22 12 15 4 5 6 13 17 6 46
7 Ponferradina 29 12 7 10 31 31 14 7 4 3 18 14 15 5 3 7 13 17 0 43
8 Mirandes 29 11 8 10 29 28 15 5 7 3 16 13 14 6 1 7 13 15 1 41
9 Malaga 29 11 7 11 27 33 14 4 5 5 13 15 15 7 2 6 14 18 -6 40
10 Tenerife 29 11 6 12 27 26 15 8 4 3 19 8 14 3 2 9 8 18 1 39
11 Girona 29 10 9 10 24 27 15 6 4 5 11 10 14 4 5 5 13 17 -3 39
12 Las Palmas 29 10 9 10 30 38 14 8 3 3 20 14 15 2 6 7 10 24 -8 39
13 Real Oviedo 29 8 12 9 33 32 15 5 5 5 21 18 14 3 7 4 12 14 1 36
14 Fuenlabrada 29 7 15 7 30 31 15 2 10 3 12 13 14 5 5 4 18 18 -1 36
15 Lugo 29 8 11 10 28 32 14 6 6 2 13 7 15 2 5 8 15 25 -4 35
16 UD Logrones 29 8 7 14 20 35 14 5 2 7 11 17 15 3 5 7 9 18 -15 31
17 Real Zaragoza 29 8 6 15 24 29 14 6 4 4 14 11 15 2 2 11 10 18 -5 30
18 Alcorcón 29 8 6 15 20 29 14 6 0 8 13 16 15 2 6 7 7 13 -9 30
19 Castellon 29 8 5 16 29 37 15 7 0 8 18 13 14 1 5 8 11 24 -8 29
20 FC Cartagena 29 7 8 14 30 40 15 5 4 6 19 18 14 2 4 8 11 22 -10 29
21 Sabadell 29 6 9 14 24 34 14 2 6 6 11 15 15 4 3 8 13 19 -10 27
22 Albacete 29 6 8 15 18 35 14 3 5 6 11 15 15 3 3 9 7 20 -17 26

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 Mallorca 29 18 6 5 39 16 15 9 2 4 24 10 14 9 4 1 15 6 23 60
2 Almería 29 17 5 7 43 25 15 9 4 2 27 11 14 8 1 5 16 14 18 56
3 Espanyol 29 16 7 6 42 20 14 10 2 2 23 8 15 6 5 4 19 12 22 55
4 Leganes 29 16 5 8 34 22 15 12 1 2 21 8 14 4 4 6 13 14 12 53
5 Sporting Gijon 29 14 9 6 32 20 15 9 6 0 19 7 14 5 3 6 13 13 12 51
6 Rayo Vallecano 29 13 7 9 35 29 14 9 2 3 22 12 15 4 5 6 13 17 6 46
7 Ponferradina 29 12 7 10 31 31 14 7 4 3 18 14 15 5 3 7 13 17 0 43
8 Mirandes 29 11 8 10 29 28 15 5 7 3 16 13 14 6 1 7 13 15 1 41
9 Malaga 29 11 7 11 27 33 14 4 5 5 13 15 15 7 2 6 14 18 -6 40
10 Tenerife 29 11 6 12 27 26 15 8 4 3 19 8 14 3 2 9 8 18 1 39
11 Girona 29 10 9 10 24 27 15 6 4 5 11 10 14 4 5 5 13 17 -3 39
12 Las Palmas 29 10 9 10 30 38 14 8 3 3 20 14 15 2 6 7 10 24 -8 39
13 Real Oviedo 29 8 12 9 33 32 15 5 5 5 21 18 14 3 7 4 12 14 1 36
14 Fuenlabrada 29 7 15 7 30 31 15 2 10 3 12 13 14 5 5 4 18 18 -1 36
15 Lugo 29 8 11 10 28 32 14 6 6 2 13 7 15 2 5 8 15 25 -4 35
16 UD Logrones 29 8 7 14 20 35 14 5 2 7 11 17 15 3 5 7 9 18 -15 31
17 Real Zaragoza 29 8 6 15 24 29 14 6 4 4 14 11 15 2 2 11 10 18 -5 30
18 Alcorcón 29 8 6 15 20 29 14 6 0 8 13 16 15 2 6 7 7 13 -9 30
19 Castellon 29 8 5 16 29 37 15 7 0 8 18 13 14 1 5 8 11 24 -8 29
20 FC Cartagena 29 7 8 14 30 40 15 5 4 6 19 18 14 2 4 8 11 22 -10 29
21 Sabadell 29 6 9 14 24 34 14 2 6 6 11 15 15 4 3 8 13 19 -10 27
22 Albacete 29 6 8 15 18 35 14 3 5 6 11 15 15 3 3 9 7 20 -17 26

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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.