Another action-packed fixture in La Liga 2 as Ponferradina welcome Lugo

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Toralín (8800 seats)

With their 14 point advantage in the league table, Ponferradina fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Lugo.

Insights:
  • Ponferradina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lugo is in the worst form (0-1-5)

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Ponferradina form and stats

Ponferradina have collected 30 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 8-6-3. 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 twelve games in a row here without a defeat.

Ponferradina shared the glory with Leganes in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that, Ponferradina drew at home versus Fuenlabrada.

Oscar Sielva was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Leganes after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

Ponferradina are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 17 games. On the other hand, Ponferradina have conceded 17 goals.

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Lugo form and stats

There's been little loot from Lugo's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 17 away games in the La Liga 2. Lugo, who have the fewest points (11) away in La Liga 2, only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 5 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Lugo, who have now gone 13 games without a victory. The Tenerife game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Lugo have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the UD Logrones game.

Lugo's previous game was their home loss versus Alcorcon (1-3). A 0-2 defeat away at Mallorca before that.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Lugo rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 33 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Lugo - Ponferradina 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Ponferradina victories, two draws and four Lugo wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PonferradinaY. de Souza Fonseca
Y. de Souza Fonseca
10 goals
LugoM. Barreiro Bustelo
M. Barreiro Bustelo
8 goals
PonferradinaÓ. Sielva Moreno
Ó. Sielva Moreno
7 goals

Ponferradina missing players

Lugo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ponferradina Lugo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 17 35
13 8 2 Won W 0 2 8
11 6 1 Drew D 3 5 12
11 3 3 Lost L 3 10 15
38 22 7 Scored S 5 16 30
39 17 10 Conceded C 14 33 45
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 86%
71% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 76% 60%
37% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 31%
14% 18% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 35% 20%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 24% 11%
49% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 65% 46%
31% 41% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 12% 31%
26% 24% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.5 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 8
 
7.4 7.9 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 4 6.3 6.5
3.4 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2.8 2.6
32% 34% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 34% 33%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Lugo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Lugo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lugo have the fewest points (11) away in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the most conceded goals (33) away in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have the the worst goal difference (-17) away in La Liga 2
  • Lugo is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • 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 35 21 8 6 59 23 17 13 2 2 33 9 18 8 6 4 26 14 36 71
2 Mallorca 35 20 8 7 44 22 18 11 3 4 27 10 17 9 5 3 17 12 22 68
3 Almeria 35 18 7 10 50 32 18 9 6 3 29 14 17 9 1 7 21 18 18 61
4 Leganes 35 17 7 11 39 30 18 13 2 3 24 12 17 4 5 8 15 18 9 58
5 Sporting Gijon 35 15 11 9 35 25 18 9 7 2 20 10 17 6 4 7 15 15 10 56
6 Rayo Vallecano 35 16 8 11 41 32 17 10 2 5 24 15 18 6 6 6 17 17 9 56
7 Girona 35 14 10 11 37 34 18 9 4 5 19 12 17 5 6 6 18 22 3 52
8 Ponferradina 35 13 11 11 38 39 17 8 6 3 22 17 18 5 5 8 16 22 -1 50
9 Malaga 35 13 10 12 33 39 17 5 6 6 16 19 18 8 4 6 17 20 -6 49
10 Mirandes 34 13 8 13 32 32 16 5 7 4 16 14 18 8 1 9 16 18 0 47
11 Las Palmas 35 11 13 11 40 44 18 9 5 4 29 19 17 2 8 7 11 25 -4 46
12 Tenerife 34 12 9 13 30 29 17 9 5 3 21 9 17 3 4 10 9 20 1 45
13 Fuenlabrada 35 9 17 9 38 39 18 3 11 4 18 17 17 6 6 5 20 22 -1 44
14 Real Oviedo 35 9 16 10 36 35 17 5 7 5 22 19 18 4 9 5 14 16 1 43
15 Real Zaragoza 35 11 8 16 29 34 17 8 5 4 17 12 18 3 3 12 12 22 -5 41
16 UD Logrones 35 10 10 15 25 42 17 6 4 7 13 18 18 4 6 8 12 24 -17 40
17 Castellon 35 11 6 18 34 42 18 9 0 9 21 16 17 2 6 9 13 26 -8 39
18 Alcorcon 35 10 8 17 27 37 17 7 1 9 16 21 18 3 7 8 11 16 -10 38
19 FC Cartagena 35 8 12 15 34 45 18 6 6 6 22 20 17 2 6 9 12 25 -11 36
20 Lugo 35 8 12 15 30 45 18 6 7 5 14 12 17 2 5 10 16 33 -15 36
21 Sabadell 35 7 13 15 32 42 17 2 9 6 15 19 18 5 4 9 17 23 -10 34
22 Albacete 35 8 8 19 22 43 18 5 5 8 14 19 17 3 3 11 8 24 -21 32

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 35 21 8 6 59 23 17 13 2 2 33 9 18 8 6 4 26 14 36 71
2 Mallorca 35 20 8 7 44 22 18 11 3 4 27 10 17 9 5 3 17 12 22 68
3 Almeria 35 18 7 10 50 32 18 9 6 3 29 14 17 9 1 7 21 18 18 61
4 Leganes 35 17 7 11 39 30 18 13 2 3 24 12 17 4 5 8 15 18 9 58
5 Sporting Gijon 35 15 11 9 35 25 18 9 7 2 20 10 17 6 4 7 15 15 10 56
6 Rayo Vallecano 35 16 8 11 41 32 17 10 2 5 24 15 18 6 6 6 17 17 9 56
7 Girona 35 14 10 11 37 34 18 9 4 5 19 12 17 5 6 6 18 22 3 52
8 Ponferradina 35 13 11 11 38 39 17 8 6 3 22 17 18 5 5 8 16 22 -1 50
9 Malaga 35 13 10 12 33 39 17 5 6 6 16 19 18 8 4 6 17 20 -6 49
10 Mirandes 34 13 8 13 32 32 16 5 7 4 16 14 18 8 1 9 16 18 0 47
11 Las Palmas 35 11 13 11 40 44 18 9 5 4 29 19 17 2 8 7 11 25 -4 46
12 Tenerife 34 12 9 13 30 29 17 9 5 3 21 9 17 3 4 10 9 20 1 45
13 Fuenlabrada 35 9 17 9 38 39 18 3 11 4 18 17 17 6 6 5 20 22 -1 44
14 Real Oviedo 35 9 16 10 36 35 17 5 7 5 22 19 18 4 9 5 14 16 1 43
15 Real Zaragoza 35 11 8 16 29 34 17 8 5 4 17 12 18 3 3 12 12 22 -5 41
16 UD Logrones 35 10 10 15 25 42 17 6 4 7 13 18 18 4 6 8 12 24 -17 40
17 Castellon 35 11 6 18 34 42 18 9 0 9 21 16 17 2 6 9 13 26 -8 39
18 Alcorcon 35 10 8 17 27 37 17 7 1 9 16 21 18 3 7 8 11 16 -10 38
19 FC Cartagena 35 8 12 15 34 45 18 6 6 6 22 20 17 2 6 9 12 25 -11 36
20 Lugo 35 8 12 15 30 45 18 6 7 5 14 12 17 2 5 10 16 33 -15 36
21 Sabadell 35 7 13 15 32 42 17 2 9 6 15 19 18 5 4 9 17 23 -10 34
22 Albacete 35 8 8 19 22 43 18 5 5 8 14 19 17 3 3 11 8 24 -21 32

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