La Liga 2 match preview: Ponferradina versus Espanyol

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Tue 18.May
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Toralín (8800 seats)

Here is all you need to know about the La Liga 2 fixture Ponferradina - Espanyol!

Insights:
  • Ponferradina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Espanyol have the most scored goals (66) in La Liga 2

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

These teams have little in common geographically as Espanyol have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Ponferradina form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Ponferradina have managed 9 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 19 games.

It's back home for Ponferradina, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Castellon away with the result 2-0. Oscar Sielva and Pablo Valcarce found the net in that victory. Sensational by Ponferradina last match, beating Castellon away as big underdogs. The goalie Manuel Garcia was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.11 out of ten. Garcia stopped the opponent with five saves.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Albacete (0-1).

Ponferradina has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Ponferradina have conceded only 18 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Espanyol form and stats

As the visiting team in La Liga 2 matches, Espanyol, who have the most scored goals (66) in La Liga 2, have produced an overall stat of 8-7-4 so far. Espanyol are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Espanyol have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 193 minutes ago. R. De Tomas was the goal scorer.

Espanyol failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga 2 home match vs FC Cartagena (placed 16th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Sergi Darder got a match rating of 7.12 in that game, top player of the team. Darder hit the woodwork once, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 64 successful passes (of 75 total).

A 0-0 draw at Real Zaragoza's stadium before that.

Espanyol have scored 26 goals on their travels this season, from 19 away games in the league. Espanyol are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Espanyol - Ponferradina 2-0 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolR. de Tomás Gómez
R. de Tomás Gómez
22 goals
PonferradinaY. de Souza Fonseca
Y. de Souza Fonseca
11 goals
EspanyolJ. Puado Díaz
J. Puado Díaz
11 goals

Ponferradina missing players

Espanyol missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ponferradina Espanyol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
39 19 5 Played P 6 19 39
15 9 3 Won W 2 8 23
11 6 2 Drew D 3 7 9
13 4 0 Lost L 1 4 7
42 24 11 Scored S 8 26 66
42 18 6 Conceded C 4 14 25
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 92%
72% 68% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 68% 77%
33% 42% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 37% 44%
13% 16% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 16% 18%
3% 5% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
44% 42% 80% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 36%
33% 42% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 37% 51%
28% 26% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 32% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.7 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
7.6 8.4 8 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.1 10.2
3.4 3.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.5 4.2
32% 34% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 39% 40%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Espanyol have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Espanyol have the most scored goals (26) away in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol have the most scored goals (66) in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol have the the best goal difference (+12) away in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol have the the best goal difference (+41) in La Liga 2
  • 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 Espanyol 39 23 9 7 66 25 20 15 2 3 40 11 19 8 7 4 26 14 41 78
2 Mallorca 38 21 9 8 47 25 19 12 3 4 29 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 22 72
3 Almería 39 19 10 10 55 36 20 9 8 3 32 17 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 67
4 Leganes 38 18 9 11 42 32 19 13 3 3 24 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 10 63
5 Sporting Gijon 38 16 13 9 36 25 19 10 7 2 21 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 11 61
6 Girona 38 17 10 11 43 35 19 10 4 5 20 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 38 16 10 12 44 37 19 10 4 5 27 18 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 58
8 Ponferradina 39 15 11 13 42 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 20 6 5 9 18 24 0 56
9 Mirandes 39 14 10 15 37 38 19 6 9 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 52
10 Fuenlabrada 38 11 17 10 42 42 19 4 11 4 20 18 19 7 6 6 22 24 0 50
11 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 42 50 20 10 5 5 31 21 19 2 9 8 11 29 -8 50
12 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
13 Real Oviedo 38 10 17 11 40 39 19 6 7 6 24 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 1 47
14 Tenerife 38 12 11 15 31 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 3 5 11 9 21 -1 47
15 Real Zaragoza 39 12 11 16 33 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 -3 47
16 FC Cartagena 39 11 12 16 39 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 20 4 6 10 16 27 -8 45
17 Alcorcon 38 11 9 18 29 39 19 7 2 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 42
18 Castellon 39 11 8 20 35 46 20 9 1 10 21 18 19 2 7 10 14 28 -11 41
19 UD Logrones 38 10 11 17 26 47 19 6 4 9 14 23 19 4 7 8 12 24 -21 41
20 Sabadell 38 9 13 16 36 44 19 4 9 6 18 19 19 5 4 10 18 25 -8 40
21 Lugo 39 9 13 17 34 51 20 7 8 5 18 15 19 2 5 12 16 36 -17 40
22 Albacete 39 9 10 20 26 47 19 5 5 9 14 20 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 37

Espanyol:
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 39 23 9 7 66 25 20 15 2 3 40 11 19 8 7 4 26 14 41 78
2 Mallorca 38 21 9 8 47 25 19 12 3 4 29 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 22 72
3 Almería 39 19 10 10 55 36 20 9 8 3 32 17 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 67
4 Leganes 38 18 9 11 42 32 19 13 3 3 24 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 10 63
5 Sporting Gijon 38 16 13 9 36 25 19 10 7 2 21 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 11 61
6 Girona 38 17 10 11 43 35 19 10 4 5 20 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 38 16 10 12 44 37 19 10 4 5 27 18 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 58
8 Ponferradina 39 15 11 13 42 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 20 6 5 9 18 24 0 56
9 Mirandes 39 14 10 15 37 38 19 6 9 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 52
10 Fuenlabrada 38 11 17 10 42 42 19 4 11 4 20 18 19 7 6 6 22 24 0 50
11 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 42 50 20 10 5 5 31 21 19 2 9 8 11 29 -8 50
12 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
13 Real Oviedo 38 10 17 11 40 39 19 6 7 6 24 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 1 47
14 Tenerife 38 12 11 15 31 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 3 5 11 9 21 -1 47
15 Real Zaragoza 39 12 11 16 33 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 -3 47
16 FC Cartagena 39 11 12 16 39 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 20 4 6 10 16 27 -8 45
17 Alcorcon 38 11 9 18 29 39 19 7 2 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 42
18 Castellon 39 11 8 20 35 46 20 9 1 10 21 18 19 2 7 10 14 28 -11 41
19 UD Logrones 38 10 11 17 26 47 19 6 4 9 14 23 19 4 7 8 12 24 -21 41
20 Sabadell 38 9 13 16 36 44 19 4 9 6 18 19 19 5 4 10 18 25 -8 40
21 Lugo 39 9 13 17 34 51 20 7 8 5 18 15 19 2 5 12 16 36 -17 40
22 Albacete 39 9 10 20 26 47 19 5 5 9 14 20 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 37

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