Ponferradina are probable winners of this home game versus Real Zaragoza, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or could we be looking at a possible?
- Ponferradina have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Real Zaragoza have the most points from losing position (11) in La Liga 2
Real Zaragoza could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Del Rey game only three sleeps ago.
Ponferradina form and stats
Ponferradina are steadily winning La Liga 2 games and points here at Estadio El Toralín. 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games.
The spoils were shared in Ponferradina's previous game, also at home. Visiting Espanyol (after extra-time, 1-3 on penalties) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Ponferradina salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Espanyol (after extra-time, 1-3 on penalties), trailing 1-3 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Saverio equalizing. The attacking player Yuri was announced as "man of the match" for Ponferradina with a rating of 7.92/10. Yuri scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Heartbreak before that as Ponferradina lost 0-2 at Real Oviedo's place.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ponferradina have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn five and lost four.
Ponferradina have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio El Toralín with 19 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Ponferradina have conceded only 9 goals.
Real Zaragoza form and stats
3 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Real Zaragoza playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season. Recent form does not give Zaragoza much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Ponferradina will be a tough nut to crack.
Zaragoza are looking to quickly end their 300 minutes long goal drought in the La Liga 2.
Home advantage was not enough for Zaragoza in their previous game, as they lost their Copa Del Rey-match, hosting Sevilla, 0-2. Midfield player Zapater was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.24/10. Zapater hit five key passes.
It was a La Liga 2 defeat before that one as the away game against Mirandes wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Real Zaragoza playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were four Zaragoza wins, six draws and seven defeats.
Real Zaragoza have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 15 goals have been conceded by Zaragoza in these games.
Head 2 Head
Ponferradina and Real Zaragoza have duelled already this season: Real Zaragoza - Ponferradina 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ponferradina two wins, four draws and Real Zaragoza four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. de Souza Fonseca 9 goals |  A. Medina Delgado 4 goals | J. García Naranjo 4 goals |
Ponferradina missing players
Real Zaragoza missing players
| Ponferradina | Real Zaragoza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 95% | 91% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 68% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 73% |
| 36% | 55% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 14% |
| 14% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 9% | 5% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 5% |
| 55% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 45% |
| 32% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 27% |
| 18% | 9% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 41% |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 12.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 34% | 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 31% | 21% |
| 11.4 | 9.7 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 13.1 | 11.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
- Ponferradina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ponferradina have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Real Zaragoza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Zaragoza have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in La Liga 2
- Real Zaragoza have the most points from losing position (11) in La Liga 2
- Real Zaragoza haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Almería | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 45 |
| 2 | Eibar | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 42 |
| 3 | Real Valladolid | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Tenerife | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Ponferradina | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Girona | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | Las Palmas | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | FC Cartagena | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Real Oviedo | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 10 | Málaga | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | Burgos | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Sporting Gijón | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | UD Ibiza | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 28 |
| 14 | Huesca | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 15 | Mirandes | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Real Zaragoza | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | Leganes | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 18 | Lugo | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 19 | Amorebieta | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 20 | Fuenlabrada | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 20 |
| 21 | Real Sociedad II | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 22 | Alcorcon | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -24 | 11 |
