Can Real Oviedo defeat Ponferradina in Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere clash?

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Fri 31.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere (3000 seats)

Ponferradina bring their bags for Real Oviedo and Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere packed with optimism, but the team playing at home is no weakling. More information on the game here!

Insights:
  • Real Oviedo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ponferradina have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Real Oviedo form and stats

Real Oviedo have collected 17 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 4-5-1. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere.

The home team returns to Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere after being equal after 90 minutes with Fuenlabrada (placed 19th) on their last time out; the La Liga 2 game ended 0-0. Isaac was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.31 out of 10. The defender Isaac hit two key passes and won 4 of 6 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Real Valladolid.

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 Oviedo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won five, drawn seven and lost two.

The Real Oviedo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. Oviedo have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ponferradina form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Ponferradina playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.

Ponferradina played 1-1 against Amorebieta in their previous match. As mentioned above, Ponferradina drew the match against Amorebieta. Manager Pérez Alonso brought on Espiau to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Barandiaran was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.12. The defender Barandiaran hit one key pass and won 9 of 12 duels.

Before that, Ponferradina secured a home win against UD Ibiza (after extra-time) with the score 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ponferradina playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were eight Ponferradina wins, three draws and six defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Espanyol in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ponferradina as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. Ponferradina are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Real Oviedo and Ponferradina have faced each other before this season: Ponferradina - Real Oviedo 1-2. Previous ten meetings between these sides: Oviedo won three, Ponferradina triumphed in three and we saw four draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Real OviedoB. González Tomás
B. González Tomás
11 goals
PonferradinaY. de Souza Fonseca
Y. de Souza Fonseca
9 goals
Real OviedoS. Obeng Gyabaa
S. Obeng Gyabaa
4 goals

Real Oviedo missing players

Ponferradina missing players

Real Oviedo Ponferradina
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
6 4 0 Won W 1 4 10
11 5 3 Drew D 1 3 7
4 1 0 Lost L 1 3 4
23 14 1 Scored S 2 9 28
19 9 1 Conceded C 2 9 18
76% 80% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
71% 80% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 60% 67%
38% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 38%
14% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
62% 60% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 57%
33% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 33%
29% 20% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 20% 14%
 
3.9 4.7 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.5 4.2
4.3 3.3 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 5.3 4.7
2.4 2.5 3.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2 2
1 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
10.7 13.4 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12 12.1
3.5 4.6 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.3 3.9
31% 30% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 27% 34%
 
10.7 8.6 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.7 11.1
3.2 2.6 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4 3.5
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Ponferradina have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ponferradina haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Real Oviedo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Real Oviedo have won significantly more corners at 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 Almeria 20 14 3 3 37 13 10 8 2 0 20 5 10 6 1 3 17 8 24 45
2 SD Eibar 21 11 6 4 31 24 10 7 2 1 19 11 11 4 4 3 12 13 7 39
3 Tenerife 21 11 5 5 28 16 10 6 2 2 15 6 11 5 3 3 13 10 12 38
4 Ponferradina 21 10 7 4 28 18 11 6 4 1 19 9 10 4 3 3 9 9 10 37
5 Real Valladolid 21 11 4 6 33 24 10 7 2 1 18 6 11 4 2 5 15 18 9 37
6 Girona 21 9 4 8 29 25 11 6 2 3 18 10 10 3 2 5 11 15 4 31
7 Las Palmas 21 8 7 6 28 26 11 7 2 2 20 11 10 1 5 4 8 15 2 31
8 FC Cartagena 21 9 3 9 27 28 10 7 1 2 18 8 11 2 2 7 9 20 -1 30
9 Real Oviedo 21 6 11 4 23 19 10 4 5 1 14 9 11 2 6 3 9 10 4 29
10 Burgos 21 8 4 9 21 21 10 6 2 2 14 4 11 2 2 7 7 17 0 28
11 Huesca 21 6 9 6 22 20 11 3 5 3 10 9 10 3 4 3 12 11 2 27
12 Sporting Gijon 21 7 6 8 21 24 10 5 2 3 11 9 11 2 4 5 10 15 -3 27
13 Malaga 21 7 6 8 20 28 11 7 2 2 12 7 10 0 4 6 8 21 -8 27
14 Real Zaragoza 21 5 11 5 17 21 11 2 6 3 6 8 10 3 5 2 11 13 -4 26
15 Leganes 21 6 7 8 24 24 10 2 5 3 10 10 11 4 2 5 14 14 0 25
16 UD Ibiza 21 5 10 6 19 23 11 2 5 4 10 12 10 3 5 2 9 11 -4 25
17 Lugo 20 4 11 5 24 24 10 3 5 2 11 10 10 1 6 3 13 14 0 23
18 Mirandes 21 6 5 10 28 34 11 4 2 5 19 20 10 2 3 5 9 14 -6 23
19 Fuenlabrada 21 3 11 7 15 22 11 2 7 2 10 10 10 1 4 5 5 12 -7 20
20 Amorebieta 21 3 10 8 24 31 10 2 5 3 16 16 11 1 5 5 8 15 -7 19
21 Real Sociedad II 21 4 5 12 16 27 11 1 3 7 6 14 10 3 2 5 10 13 -11 17
22 Alcorcon 21 2 5 14 16 39 10 1 4 5 10 21 11 1 1 9 6 18 -23 11

Read more about La Liga 2

The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.