UD Logroñés vs Fuenlabrada match preview: Even contest expected at Estadio Nuevo Municipal Las Gaunas

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Wed 19.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Municipal Las Gaunas (16000 seats)

UD Logroñés hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 41 points and a 19th position in the La Liga 2 table. Visiting Fuenlabrada holds 11th place with 50 pts.

Insights:
  • UD Logroñés have the the worst goal difference (-24) in La Liga 2
  • Fuenlabrada have the most matches over the total-line (26) in La Liga 2

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Logroñés are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Fuenlabrada most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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UD Logroñés form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga 2 for UD Logroñés, who have the the worst goal difference (-24) in La Liga 2, at their home stadium (Estadio Nuevo Municipal Las Gaunas) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Logroñés, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

UD Logroñés are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Leganés. Gorka Pérez was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.04 out of 10. The defender Pérez won 4 of 5 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Girona with the scoreline 1-4.

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

UD Logroñés have scored 14 league goals here from 19 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Logroñés have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Fuenlabrada form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga 2 travels is 7 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.

Fuenlabrada failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga 2 home match vs Rayo Vallecano (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 1-2. The attacker Aboubakary Kante got a match rating of 7.43 in that game. Kante scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Mirandés's place.

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

Fuenlabrada find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Fuenlabrada have conceded 24 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Fuenlabrada - Logroñés 0-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Logroñés, two draws and one win for Fuenlabrada. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

FuenlabradaR. Ntekja
R. Ntekja
8 goals
UD LogroñésA. Rodríguez Gaitán
A. Rodríguez Gaitán
7 goals
FuenlabradaS. Gassama Cissokho
S. Gassama Cissokho
5 goals

UD Logroñés missing players

Fuenlabrada missing players

Total First Half Second Half
UD Logroñés Fuenlabrada
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
39 19 5 Played P 6 19 39
10 6 2 Won W 3 7 11
11 4 1 Drew D 2 6 17
18 9 2 Lost L 1 6 11
26 14 4 Scored S 8 22 43
50 23 4 Conceded C 4 24 44
85% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 87%
51% 47% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 74% 72%
33% 32% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 38%
18% 16% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 16% 15%
8% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
31% 32% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 54%
36% 37% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 32% 28%
49% 42% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 32% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.1 3.1
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 4 11
 
6.7 6.8 5.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 9.5 9.6
2.2 2.4 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.9 3.9
30% 30% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 30% 28%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Fuenlabrada have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fuenlabrada have the most matches over the total-line (26) in La Liga 2
  • UD Logroñés have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in La Liga 2
  • UD Logroñés have the the worst goal difference (-24) in La Liga 2
  • UD Logroñés have the the worst goal difference (-9) 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 Espanyol 39 23 9 7 66 25 20 15 2 3 40 11 19 8 7 4 26 14 41 78
2 Mallorca 39 22 9 8 49 25 20 13 3 4 31 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 24 75
3 Almeria 39 19 10 10 55 36 20 9 8 3 32 17 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 67
4 Leganés 39 19 9 11 45 32 20 14 3 3 27 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 13 66
5 Sporting Gijon 38 16 13 9 36 25 19 10 7 2 21 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 11 61
6 Rayo Vallecano 39 17 10 12 46 38 19 10 4 5 27 18 20 7 6 7 19 20 8 61
7 Girona 38 17 10 11 43 35 19 10 4 5 20 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 8 61
8 Ponferradina 39 15 11 13 42 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 20 6 5 9 18 24 0 56
9 Mirandés 39 14 10 15 37 38 19 6 9 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 52
10 Tenerife 39 13 11 15 33 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 20 4 5 11 11 21 1 50
11 Fuenlabrada 39 11 17 11 43 44 20 4 11 5 21 20 19 7 6 6 22 24 -1 50
12 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 42 50 20 10 5 5 31 21 19 2 9 8 11 29 -8 50
13 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
14 Real Oviedo 38 10 17 11 40 39 19 6 7 6 24 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 1 47
15 Real Zaragoza 39 12 11 16 33 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 -3 47
16 FC Cartagena 39 11 12 16 39 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 20 4 6 10 16 27 -8 45
17 Alcorcón 39 11 9 19 29 41 19 7 2 10 17 23 20 4 7 9 12 18 -12 42
18 Castellon 39 11 8 20 35 46 20 9 1 10 21 18 19 2 7 10 14 28 -11 41
19 UD Logroñés 39 10 11 18 26 50 19 6 4 9 14 23 20 4 7 9 12 27 -24 41
20 Sabadell 39 9 13 17 36 46 20 4 9 7 18 21 19 5 4 10 18 25 -10 40
21 Lugo 39 9 13 17 34 51 20 7 8 5 18 15 19 2 5 12 16 36 -17 40
22 Albacete 39 9 10 20 26 47 19 5 5 9 14 20 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 37

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 Espanyol 39 23 9 7 66 25 20 15 2 3 40 11 19 8 7 4 26 14 41 78
2 Mallorca 39 22 9 8 49 25 20 13 3 4 31 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 24 75
3 Almeria 39 19 10 10 55 36 20 9 8 3 32 17 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 67
4 Leganés 39 19 9 11 45 32 20 14 3 3 27 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 13 66
5 Sporting Gijon 38 16 13 9 36 25 19 10 7 2 21 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 11 61
6 Rayo Vallecano 39 17 10 12 46 38 19 10 4 5 27 18 20 7 6 7 19 20 8 61
7 Girona 38 17 10 11 43 35 19 10 4 5 20 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 8 61
8 Ponferradina 39 15 11 13 42 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 20 6 5 9 18 24 0 56
9 Mirandés 39 14 10 15 37 38 19 6 9 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 52
10 Tenerife 39 13 11 15 33 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 20 4 5 11 11 21 1 50
11 Fuenlabrada 39 11 17 11 43 44 20 4 11 5 21 20 19 7 6 6 22 24 -1 50
12 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 42 50 20 10 5 5 31 21 19 2 9 8 11 29 -8 50
13 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
14 Real Oviedo 38 10 17 11 40 39 19 6 7 6 24 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 1 47
15 Real Zaragoza 39 12 11 16 33 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 -3 47
16 FC Cartagena 39 11 12 16 39 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 20 4 6 10 16 27 -8 45
17 Alcorcón 39 11 9 19 29 41 19 7 2 10 17 23 20 4 7 9 12 18 -12 42
18 Castellon 39 11 8 20 35 46 20 9 1 10 21 18 19 2 7 10 14 28 -11 41
19 UD Logroñés 39 10 11 18 26 50 19 6 4 9 14 23 20 4 7 9 12 27 -24 41
20 Sabadell 39 9 13 17 36 46 20 4 9 7 18 21 19 5 4 10 18 25 -10 40
21 Lugo 39 9 13 17 34 51 20 7 8 5 18 15 19 2 5 12 16 36 -17 40
22 Albacete 39 9 10 20 26 47 19 5 5 9 14 20 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 37

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