Ponferradina are aiming to set aside the league table before this game against Villarreal II. Here's everything you must know before the game!
- Ponferradina have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in La Liga 2
- Villarreal II have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in La Liga 2
These teams have little in common geographically as Villarreal II have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ponferradina form and stats
3-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for Ponferradina so far this season.
The club members are hoping that Ponferradina will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Mirandes (placed 15th). Yuri, a striker, was the declared top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.15 (out of 10). Yuri scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Lugo in a game that was won 1-0.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 8 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 0.
Ponferradina's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villarreal II form and stats
There's been little loot from Villarreal II's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the La Liga 2. Villarreal II only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Villarreal II might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Las Palmas proved too strong as Villarreal slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. la Fuente was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.33. The defender Fuente hit two key passes and won 4 of 4 duels.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Tenerife.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Villarreal II playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 4 Villarreal II wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 8 of this club's last 10 league matches have seen two goals or less.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Villarreal II as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. As for defending, Villarreal rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The newest logged result between these squads is the Villarreal II - Ponferradina 2-2 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - one - two (Ponferradina wins - draws - Villarreal II wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Ojeda Saranova 4 goals |  Y. de Souza Fonseca 4 goals | D. Severino Lacerda 3 goals |
Ponferradina missing players
Villarreal II missing players
| Ponferradina | Villarreal II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| 29 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 25 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 86% |
| 62% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 62% |
| 52% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 48% |
| 24% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 57% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 43% |
| 24% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 38% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 5.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 3.3 | 2.7 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.8 | 11.6 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 10.7 | 11.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 31% | 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 21% | 26% |
| 12.8 | 11 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12 | 12.1 |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4 |
- Ponferradina have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in La Liga 2
- Villarreal II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Villarreal II have the most scored goals in the second half (18) 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 | Las Palmas | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Eibar | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 3 | Levante | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Burgos | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | Deportivo Alaves | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Granada | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Albacete | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | FC Cartagena | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Leganés | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | FC Andorra | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Huesca | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Villarreal II | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 13 | Sporting Gijon | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Mirandes | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 26 |
| 16 | Real Zaragoza | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 17 | Tenerife | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Racing Santander | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 21 |
| 19 | Lugo | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 21 |
| 20 | Ponferradina | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 21 | Malaga | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 19 |
| 22 | UD Ibiza | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 16 |
