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

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 19.December
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Romareda (34596 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estadio de la Romareda haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Real Zaragoza languishing in the 21st position so far. The guesting Lugo will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Real Zaragoza has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in La Liga 2
  • Lugo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Zaragoza and Lugo.

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Real Zaragoza form and stats

2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Real Zaragoza have to build on here at Estadio de la Romareda in the La Liga 2.

Zaragoza are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 210 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by J. Narvaez).

Zaragoza are returning here after visiting Gimnastica Torrelavega (after extra-time) in a Copa Del Rey game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Francho Gracia and Ivan Azón scored the goal(s). A La Liga 2 defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Sporting Gijon.

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

The Zaragoza fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 9 matches. Zaragoza have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Lugo form and stats

Lugo have only collected 9 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-3-4 (9 played). Lugo has drawn their two previous away games.

Lugo have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ander Cantero Armendariz. It's been 251 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga 2.

It's the second away game in a row for Lugo, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Atletico Pulpileno in the Copa Del Rey last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Ponferradina.

M. El Hacen came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Atletico Pulpileno last time out, making the manager J. García García feel like a tactical genius.

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

Lugo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 9 games (in the league). 12 goals have been conceded by Lugo in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zaragoza five wins, three draws and Lugo two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ZaragozaJ. Narváez Solarte
J. Narváez Solarte
5 goals
LugoH. Rama Calviño
H. Rama Calviño
3 goals
LugoM. Barreiro Bustelo
M. Barreiro Bustelo
3 goals

Real Zaragoza missing players

Lugo missing players

Real Zaragoza Lugo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 9 4 Played P 5 9 18
2 2 1 Won W 2 2 7
4 4 1 Drew D 1 3 5
11 3 2 Lost L 2 4 6
10 9 5 Scored S 6 9 18
20 10 6 Conceded C 6 12 17
88% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 89%
41% 56% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 67% 56%
35% 56% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 44% 33%
12% 22% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 22% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 6%
35% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 60% 56% 39%
24% 44% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 22% 39%
53% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 33% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.9 2.6
3 2 2 Red cards R C 1 2 6
 
7.5 9.6 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 5.6 5.3
2.6 3.2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 2.7 2.4
23% 31% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 38% 41%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Lugo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Real Zaragoza has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in La Liga 2
  • Real Zaragoza 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 Mallorca 18 12 5 1 24 4 9 6 2 1 16 3 9 6 3 0 8 1 20 41
2 Espanyol 18 12 3 3 28 8 9 7 1 1 15 3 9 5 2 2 13 5 20 39
3 Almeria 18 12 2 4 24 12 9 5 2 2 12 5 9 7 0 2 12 7 12 38
4 Leganes 18 10 2 6 18 13 10 8 0 2 12 4 8 2 2 4 6 9 5 32
5 Sporting Gijon 18 9 4 5 18 13 9 6 3 0 12 4 9 3 1 5 6 9 5 31
6 Rayo Vallecano 18 8 4 6 18 14 8 6 1 1 13 4 10 2 3 5 5 10 4 28
7 Girona 18 8 4 6 15 14 9 4 2 3 7 5 9 4 2 3 8 9 1 28
8 Mirandes 18 7 6 5 17 12 9 3 5 1 8 4 9 4 1 4 9 8 5 27
9 Ponferradina 18 8 3 7 19 21 9 4 2 3 11 11 9 4 1 4 8 10 -2 27
10 Lugo 18 7 5 6 18 17 9 5 2 2 9 5 9 2 3 4 9 12 1 26
11 Real Oviedo 18 6 7 5 22 18 10 3 4 3 14 11 8 3 3 2 8 7 4 25
12 Malaga 18 7 4 7 18 25 8 2 3 3 7 10 10 5 1 4 11 15 -7 25
13 Fuenlabrada 18 5 8 5 18 19 9 2 5 2 7 7 9 3 3 3 11 12 -1 23
14 Las Palmas 18 5 8 5 20 23 9 5 2 2 14 11 9 0 6 3 6 12 -3 23
15 UD Logrones 18 7 2 9 16 23 9 4 1 4 9 10 9 3 1 5 7 13 -7 23
16 FC Cartagena 18 5 4 9 21 25 9 3 1 5 12 12 9 2 3 4 9 13 -4 19
17 Castellón 18 5 3 10 17 24 9 4 0 5 9 8 9 1 3 5 8 16 -7 18
18 Sabadell 18 5 2 11 17 24 9 2 1 6 8 12 9 3 1 5 9 12 -7 17
19 Tenerife 18 4 5 9 13 20 9 3 3 3 7 6 9 1 2 6 6 14 -7 17
20 Alcorcon 18 4 4 10 9 18 9 3 0 6 5 12 9 1 4 4 4 6 -9 16
21 Real Zaragoza 18 3 4 11 13 20 9 2 4 3 9 10 9 1 0 8 4 10 -7 13
22 Albacete 18 2 5 11 9 25 9 2 3 4 8 11 9 0 2 7 1 14 -16 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.