The managers are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Tercera - Group 13 league table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Lorca have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 4-3-1 (win-draw-loss) from eight matches.
Atlético Pulpileño form and stats
8 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Atlético Pulpileño have to build on here at Estadio San Miguel. Three draws in a row here at Estadio San Miguel for Atlético Pulpileño, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.The fans are hoping that Atlético Pulpileño will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Tercera - Group 13 game against CF La Union. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Cieza.
Atlético Pulpileño are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 25 goals in 18 matches. Atlético Pulpileño are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio San Miguel, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 18 matches.
Lorca form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 7 wins, 9 draws and 2 defeats. Lorca have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Tercera - Group 13 home defeat versus Lorca Deportiva with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game was the away victory against Cartagena II with the score of 4-1.
Lorca are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 18 games. Lorca are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 9 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Lorca - Atlético Pulpileño 3-3. Atlético Pulpileño-Lorca H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Atlético Pulpileño 3 wins, Lorca 3 wins, 3 draws.Top Goalscorers
Atlético Pulpileño missing players
Lorca missing players
| Atlético Pulpileño | Lorca | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | Played | 18 | 36 |
| 48 | 25 | Scored | 21 | 59 |
| 33 | 13 | Conceded | 9 | 23 |
| 81% | 78% | Over 0.5 | 67% | 81% |
| 58% | 61% | Over 1.5 | 61% | 67% |
| 44% | 39% | Over 2.5 | 22% | 36% |
| 25% | 22% | Over 3.5 | 11% | 17% |
| 14% | 11% | Over 4.5 | 6% | 14% |
| 36% | 39% | Both teams to score | 33% | 28% |
| 50% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 56% | 56% |
| 33% | 33% | Failed To Score | 44% | 36% |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Corners For (avg) | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 1.1 | 0.9 | Corners Against (avg) | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Yeclano | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 53 | 78 |
| 2 | Lorca Deportiva | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 71 |
| 3 | Lorca | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 36 | 66 |
| 4 | EDMF Churra | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 64 |
| 5 | Águilas CF | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 62 |
| 6 | Atlético Pulpileño | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 62 |
| 7 | Mar Menor | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 60 |
| 8 | UCAM Murcia II | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 55 |
| 9 | Los Garres | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -1 | 52 |
| 10 | Mazarrón FC | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 50 |
| 11 | Deportiva Minera | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 45 |
| 12 | Minerva | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 45 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -7 | 45 |
| 13 | Real Murcia II | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 54 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 44 |
| 14 | Olímpico Totana | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 55 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -12 | 42 |
| 15 | Muleño | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -15 | 41 |
| 16 | Huércal-Overa | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 44 | 55 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 39 |
| 17 | CAP Ciudad de Murcia | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 58 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 34 | -22 | 39 |
| 18 | Cartagena II | 35 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 48 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -9 | 35 |
| 19 | Algar | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 56 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 34 | -28 | 34 |
| 20 | Cieza | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 57 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 35 | -26 | 32 |
| 21 | CF La Union | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 22 | Nueva Vanguardia | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -21 | 30 |
| 23 | La Unión CF | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7 |