Possible nail-biting contest in Ponferradina - Málaga game

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 07.May
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Toralín (8800 seats)

This duo has had some difficulties so far, but three points in this vital match would definitely be a big help. Get set for Ponferradina - Málaga!

Insights:
  • Ponferradina have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in La Liga 2
  • Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Ponferradina and Málaga should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Ponferradina form and stats

Ponferradina, who have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in La Liga 2, have collected 21 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 5-6-8. When Ponferradina hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Ponferradina, Leganés, UD Ibiza, Villarreal II, Lugo, Sporting Gijón and Racing Santander), they have won 3 of 6 matches! Ponferradina are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio El Toralín, having lost their two previous games here.

The club members are hoping that Ponferradina will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the match against Real Oviedo (placed 9th). A disaster for the home team in their last match (vs Real Oviedo) as a comfortable lead 2-0 was completely ruined into a loss 2-3. The penalty miss from Tisovski in the defeat against Real Oviedo was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen. Midfielder Nwakali was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.33 (out of ten) in that game. Nwakali dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 45 successful passes (of 51 total).

Ahead of that match, Ponferradina lost 1-4 at home to FC Andorra.

This is expected to be a close game, with Ponferradina perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ponferradina as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Ponferradina has won 5 of these, drawn 5 and lost 0.

Ponferradina aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio El Toralín in the league, with only {15 goals} from 19 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ponferradina have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Málaga form and stats

Málaga have only collected 14 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 3-5-11 (19 played). Málaga has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

297 minutes! That's how long the Málaga goalkeeper Orlando Ruben Yanez Alabart and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Málaga's last game was the home draw against Huesca (0-0). Defender Rivas was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Rivas hit one key pass and won 19 of 25 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Lugo at their stadium, the result 2-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Málaga in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Málaga, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Low-scoring game? 8 of this team's latest 10 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Málaga have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent reported match featuring both these sides is the Málaga - Ponferradina 1-0 played earlier this season. Last nine meetings involving these teams: Ponferradina won three, Málaga were winners in two and we saw four draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MálagaR. Castro Martín
R. Castro Martín
10 goals
PonferradinaD. Ojeda Saranova
D. Ojeda Saranova
5 goals
PonferradinaE. Espiau Hernández
E. Espiau Hernández
5 goals

Ponferradina missing players

Málaga missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ponferradina Málaga
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 6 19 38
7 5 3 Won W 2 3 9
15 6 1 Drew D 3 5 13
16 8 2 Lost L 1 11 16
32 15 7 Scored S 5 16 33
50 23 7 Conceded C 3 23 39
82% 84% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 87%
58% 53% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 53% 53%
45% 42% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 37% 29%
24% 16% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 16%
8% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
50% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 42%
29% 32% 17% Clean Sheets C S 50% 16% 29%
39% 37% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 47% 42%
 
3.8 4.2 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.1 4.2
5.6 4.4 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.5 4.3
3.4 3.1 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2.4
6 4 2 Red cards R C 0 4 8
 
10.5 11.5 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.6 10.7
3.1 3.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.3 3.5
27% 23% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 25% 25%
 
12.8 11 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 13.5 12.3
4.7 3.9 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 3.6 3.7
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ponferradina have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in La Liga 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eibar 38 18 13 7 42 32 19 11 7 1 22 10 19 7 6 6 20 22 10 67
2 Granada 38 19 8 11 47 28 19 15 4 0 35 6 19 4 4 11 12 22 19 65
3 Levante 38 16 17 5 41 26 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 6 11 2 18 16 15 65
4 Deportivo Alaves 38 18 11 9 43 30 19 12 6 1 25 9 19 6 5 8 18 21 13 65
5 Las Palmas 38 16 16 6 43 27 19 9 7 3 23 12 19 7 9 3 20 15 16 64
6 Albacete 38 15 14 9 49 44 19 9 6 4 27 17 19 6 8 5 22 27 5 59
7 FC Cartagena 38 16 9 13 45 40 19 9 3 7 21 21 19 7 6 6 24 19 5 57
8 Burgos 38 13 14 11 32 29 19 8 8 3 22 15 19 5 6 8 10 14 3 53
9 Real Oviedo 38 14 10 14 29 31 19 8 5 6 15 14 19 6 5 8 14 17 -2 52
10 FC Andorra 38 14 9 15 39 31 19 9 3 7 22 12 19 5 6 8 17 19 8 51
11 Mirandes 38 13 12 13 45 46 19 9 6 4 30 24 19 4 6 9 15 22 -1 51
12 Tenerife 38 12 14 12 38 34 19 10 6 3 25 11 19 2 8 9 13 23 4 50
13 Real Zaragoza 38 11 16 11 36 35 19 7 9 3 22 15 19 4 7 8 14 20 1 49
14 Huesca 38 10 18 10 32 31 19 9 8 2 22 11 19 1 10 8 10 20 1 48
15 Sporting Gijón 38 11 15 12 39 39 19 8 8 3 26 17 19 3 7 9 13 22 0 48
16 Racing Santander 38 12 11 15 34 37 19 7 6 6 18 15 19 5 5 9 16 22 -3 47
17 Villarreal II 38 12 10 16 41 47 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 4 4 11 13 26 -6 46
18 Leganés 38 12 10 16 31 38 19 9 5 5 20 17 19 3 5 11 11 21 -7 46
19 Málaga 38 9 13 16 33 39 19 6 8 5 17 16 19 3 5 11 16 23 -6 40
20 Ponferradina 38 7 15 16 32 50 19 5 6 8 15 23 19 2 9 8 17 27 -18 36
21 UD Ibiza 38 6 11 21 31 60 19 4 7 8 20 26 19 2 4 13 11 34 -29 29
22 Lugo 38 5 12 21 23 51 19 3 9 7 10 15 19 2 3 14 13 36 -28 27

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 Eibar 38 18 13 7 42 32 19 11 7 1 22 10 19 7 6 6 20 22 10 67
2 Granada 38 19 8 11 47 28 19 15 4 0 35 6 19 4 4 11 12 22 19 65
3 Levante 38 16 17 5 41 26 19 10 6 3 23 10 19 6 11 2 18 16 15 65
4 Deportivo Alaves 38 18 11 9 43 30 19 12 6 1 25 9 19 6 5 8 18 21 13 65
5 Las Palmas 38 16 16 6 43 27 19 9 7 3 23 12 19 7 9 3 20 15 16 64
6 Albacete 38 15 14 9 49 44 19 9 6 4 27 17 19 6 8 5 22 27 5 59
7 FC Cartagena 38 16 9 13 45 40 19 9 3 7 21 21 19 7 6 6 24 19 5 57
8 Burgos 38 13 14 11 32 29 19 8 8 3 22 15 19 5 6 8 10 14 3 53
9 Real Oviedo 38 14 10 14 29 31 19 8 5 6 15 14 19 6 5 8 14 17 -2 52
10 FC Andorra 38 14 9 15 39 31 19 9 3 7 22 12 19 5 6 8 17 19 8 51
11 Mirandes 38 13 12 13 45 46 19 9 6 4 30 24 19 4 6 9 15 22 -1 51
12 Tenerife 38 12 14 12 38 34 19 10 6 3 25 11 19 2 8 9 13 23 4 50
13 Real Zaragoza 38 11 16 11 36 35 19 7 9 3 22 15 19 4 7 8 14 20 1 49
14 Huesca 38 10 18 10 32 31 19 9 8 2 22 11 19 1 10 8 10 20 1 48
15 Sporting Gijón 38 11 15 12 39 39 19 8 8 3 26 17 19 3 7 9 13 22 0 48
16 Racing Santander 38 12 11 15 34 37 19 7 6 6 18 15 19 5 5 9 16 22 -3 47
17 Villarreal II 38 12 10 16 41 47 19 8 6 5 28 21 19 4 4 11 13 26 -6 46
18 Leganés 38 12 10 16 31 38 19 9 5 5 20 17 19 3 5 11 11 21 -7 46
19 Málaga 38 9 13 16 33 39 19 6 8 5 17 16 19 3 5 11 16 23 -6 40
20 Ponferradina 38 7 15 16 32 50 19 5 6 8 15 23 19 2 9 8 17 27 -18 36
21 UD Ibiza 38 6 11 21 31 60 19 4 7 8 20 26 19 2 4 13 11 34 -29 29
22 Lugo 38 5 12 21 23 51 19 3 9 7 10 15 19 2 3 14 13 36 -28 27

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