Ponferradina vs Lugo: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Wed 08.July
Match begins: 19:45 (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 14th position while the guesting Lugo worry at 20th.

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.

Lugo are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Ponferradina form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Ponferradina have managed 8 wins, 9 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 19 games. Ponferradina has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager J. Pérez Alonso and the players.

Stress levels are on the rise for Ponferradina's attacking players as they have now played 211 minutes without scoring in a league game. Kaxe was their last goal scorer.

Ponferradina faced defeat in their previous match, away at Las Palmas (0-3). Preceding that match was a defeat to Fuenlabrada (0-3).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ponferradina have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won seven times, drawn six and lost two.

The manager J. Pérez Alonso will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Numancia in only four days.

The Ponferradina fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 19 matches. From these home matches, Ponferradina have conceded only 15 goals.

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Lugo form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lugo so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 3-8-8 (win-draw-lose).

Lugo are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Alcorcón (placed 8th). Before that, Lugo secured a home win against Numancia with the score 3-1.

Lugo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, six draws and six defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

A new game in only four days for Lugo, the La Liga 2 home match versus Girona. Busy days.

The attacking power of Lugo when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 19 league matches away. 22 goals have been conceded by Lugo in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Lugo - Ponferradina 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Ponferradina wins - draws - Lugo 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
17 goals
LugoC. Herrera Pérez
C. Herrera Pérez
8 goals
LugoM. Barreiro Bustelo
M. Barreiro Bustelo
6 goals

Ponferradina missing players

Lugo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ponferradina Lugo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
38 19 7 Played P 6 19 38
11 8 3 Won W 1 3 9
15 9 4 Drew D 2 8 15
12 2 0 Lost L 3 8 14
42 24 8 Scored S 4 14 36
45 15 4 Conceded C 7 22 50
92% 89% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 84% 84%
76% 79% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 58% 63%
37% 26% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 32% 39%
21% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 16% 29%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
55% 53% 57% BTTS BTTS 33% 53% 53%
21% 37% 43% Clean Sheets C S 17% 26% 32%
32% 21% 14% Failed to Score F T 50% 37% 32%
 
4 4 3.6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.6 4.2
4.3 3.5 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.8 5.8
2.3 2.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.8 2.4
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 7
 
369 215 72 Total Shots T S 32 150 310
140 76 20 Shots on Target S O 11 57 119
30% 32% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 25% 30%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cadiz 38 18 12 8 48 35 19 10 6 3 28 18 19 8 6 5 20 17 13 66
2 Real Zaragoza 37 17 10 10 51 39 18 8 4 6 24 18 19 9 6 4 27 21 12 61
3 Huesca 38 18 7 13 49 40 19 13 3 3 31 16 19 5 4 10 18 24 9 61
4 Almeria 38 16 12 10 58 38 19 9 3 7 27 17 19 7 9 3 31 21 20 60
5 Elche 38 14 13 11 47 39 19 6 8 5 22 18 19 8 5 6 25 21 8 55
6 Girona 37 15 10 12 43 38 19 12 5 2 26 12 18 3 5 10 17 26 5 55
7 Tenerife 38 14 11 13 47 41 19 7 8 4 23 18 19 7 3 9 24 23 6 53
8 Alcorcón 38 12 17 9 49 46 19 5 5 9 22 29 19 7 12 0 27 17 3 53
9 Fuenlabrada 38 12 15 11 41 37 19 7 8 4 25 20 19 5 7 7 16 17 4 51
10 Rayo Vallecano 37 10 20 7 47 40 19 8 8 3 24 17 18 2 12 4 23 23 7 50
11 Las Palmas 38 12 14 12 40 41 19 7 7 5 25 20 19 5 7 7 15 21 -1 50
12 Mirandes 38 11 17 10 52 56 19 6 11 2 23 17 19 5 6 8 29 39 -4 50
13 Sporting Gijon 37 13 10 14 37 33 18 9 4 5 26 15 19 4 6 9 11 18 4 49
14 Ponferradina 38 11 15 12 42 45 19 8 9 2 24 15 19 3 6 10 18 30 -3 48
15 Deportivo La Coruña 38 11 15 12 39 54 19 7 8 4 25 25 19 4 7 8 14 29 -15 48
16 Málaga 38 9 19 10 31 31 19 6 9 4 22 18 19 3 10 6 9 13 0 46
17 Albacete 38 11 12 15 30 42 19 4 8 7 14 20 19 7 4 8 16 22 -12 45
18 Numancia 38 11 11 16 40 46 19 9 5 5 21 13 19 2 6 11 19 33 -6 44
19 Real Oviedo 38 10 14 14 41 48 19 5 11 3 21 19 19 5 3 11 20 29 -7 44
20 Lugo 38 9 15 14 36 50 19 6 7 6 22 28 19 3 8 8 14 22 -14 42
21 Extremadura UD 38 8 13 17 37 51 19 5 4 10 19 25 19 3 9 7 18 26 -14 37
22 Racing Santander 38 4 18 16 37 52 19 2 9 8 23 27 19 2 9 8 14 25 -15 30

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 Cadiz 38 18 12 8 48 35 19 10 6 3 28 18 19 8 6 5 20 17 13 66
2 Real Zaragoza 37 17 10 10 51 39 18 8 4 6 24 18 19 9 6 4 27 21 12 61
3 Huesca 38 18 7 13 49 40 19 13 3 3 31 16 19 5 4 10 18 24 9 61
4 Almeria 38 16 12 10 58 38 19 9 3 7 27 17 19 7 9 3 31 21 20 60
5 Elche 38 14 13 11 47 39 19 6 8 5 22 18 19 8 5 6 25 21 8 55
6 Girona 37 15 10 12 43 38 19 12 5 2 26 12 18 3 5 10 17 26 5 55
7 Tenerife 38 14 11 13 47 41 19 7 8 4 23 18 19 7 3 9 24 23 6 53
8 Alcorcón 38 12 17 9 49 46 19 5 5 9 22 29 19 7 12 0 27 17 3 53
9 Fuenlabrada 38 12 15 11 41 37 19 7 8 4 25 20 19 5 7 7 16 17 4 51
10 Rayo Vallecano 37 10 20 7 47 40 19 8 8 3 24 17 18 2 12 4 23 23 7 50
11 Las Palmas 38 12 14 12 40 41 19 7 7 5 25 20 19 5 7 7 15 21 -1 50
12 Mirandes 38 11 17 10 52 56 19 6 11 2 23 17 19 5 6 8 29 39 -4 50
13 Sporting Gijon 37 13 10 14 37 33 18 9 4 5 26 15 19 4 6 9 11 18 4 49
14 Ponferradina 38 11 15 12 42 45 19 8 9 2 24 15 19 3 6 10 18 30 -3 48
15 Deportivo La Coruña 38 11 15 12 39 54 19 7 8 4 25 25 19 4 7 8 14 29 -15 48
16 Málaga 38 9 19 10 31 31 19 6 9 4 22 18 19 3 10 6 9 13 0 46
17 Albacete 38 11 12 15 30 42 19 4 8 7 14 20 19 7 4 8 16 22 -12 45
18 Numancia 38 11 11 16 40 46 19 9 5 5 21 13 19 2 6 11 19 33 -6 44
19 Real Oviedo 38 10 14 14 41 48 19 5 11 3 21 19 19 5 3 11 20 29 -7 44
20 Lugo 38 9 15 14 36 50 19 6 7 6 22 28 19 3 8 8 14 22 -14 42
21 Extremadura UD 38 8 13 17 37 51 19 5 4 10 19 25 19 3 9 7 18 26 -14 37
22 Racing Santander 38 4 18 16 37 52 19 2 9 8 23 27 19 2 9 8 14 25 -15 30

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