Tercera - Group 2 preview: Can L'Entregu edge out victory against EI San Martin?

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Competition: Spain Tercera - Group 2
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Nuevo Nalón (2000 seats)

L'Entregu are finding life sweet in the top league places while EI San Martin are more concerned with avoiding relegation. May the best team win!

Insights:
  • L'Entregu have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Tercera - Group 2
  • EI San Martin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This football pitch has artifical turf, which is not EI San Martin's usual surface at their own field. When playing on artifical turf EI San Martin have performed like this: Played 13 matches resulting in 2 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats with the goal production 16-24 (scored/conceded).

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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L'Entregu form and stats

7-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Tercera - Group 2 numbers at home for L'Entregu so far this season.

In their previous game, the manager Fernández led his L'Entregu to a defeat away at Luarca. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Nuevo Nalón.

Preceding that match was the home game against Lealtad that was lost 0-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how L'Entregu have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won eight times, drawn zero and lost two.

L'Entregu has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. L'Entregu have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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EI San Martin form and stats

There's been little loot from EI San Martin's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 14 away games in the Tercera - Group 2. EI San Martin only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws.

EI San Martin's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Covadonga that finished 0-0.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Lenense with the score of 2-1.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Martin have scored 16 goals in 14 league games away. 19 goals have been conceded by EI San Martin in these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two teams meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: EI San Martin - L'Entregu 0-0. L'Entregu-EI San Martin H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: L'Entregu two wins, EI San Martin two wins, three draws. four of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

L'EntreguJ. Menéndez Arribas
J. Menéndez Arribas
11 goals
L'EntreguJ. Ospina
J. Ospina
8 goals
L'EntreguD. García Menéndez
D. García Menéndez
6 goals

L'Entregu missing players

EI San Martin missing players

L'Entregu EI San Martin
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 4 14 28
12 7 1 Won W 1 3 8
8 4 2 Drew D 1 5 9
8 3 0 Lost L 2 6 11
39 18 3 Scored S 2 16 30
26 8 2 Conceded C 3 19 32
86% 79% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 82%
71% 57% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 64% 61%
43% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 57% 50%
18% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 18%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 11%
50% 36% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 64% 54%
39% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 29%
25% 36% 33% Failed to Score F T 75% 36% 36%
 
4.4 5.7 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 2.7 4.4
3.4 2.7 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.3 2.3 2.5
2.3 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.7 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.2 12 19 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 8.7 7.8
4.2 4.2 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.3 2.6
33% 31% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 20% 38%
 
8.8 6.7 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9 7.5
2.9 2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2 2.2
Key stats in Tercera - Group 2 this season:
  • EI San Martin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • EI San Martin have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • L'Entregu have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • L'Entregu have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Tercera - Group 2
  • L'Entregu have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • L'Entregu 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 Real Oviedo II 29 18 4 7 52 25 14 8 2 4 28 14 15 10 2 3 24 11 27 58
2 Sporting Gijon II 29 15 8 6 53 22 15 12 2 1 42 10 14 3 6 5 11 12 31 53
3 Llanes 28 14 7 7 39 27 14 10 2 2 25 13 14 4 5 5 14 14 12 49
4 Lealtad 29 13 9 7 33 24 15 7 6 2 17 10 14 6 3 5 16 14 9 48
5 Praviano 28 11 12 5 39 26 14 4 9 1 14 8 14 7 3 4 25 18 13 45
6 L'Entregu 28 12 8 8 39 26 14 7 4 3 18 8 14 5 4 5 21 18 13 44
7 Colunga 28 10 12 6 32 26 14 6 4 4 14 12 14 4 8 2 18 14 6 42
8 Caudal 28 10 12 6 34 30 15 5 8 2 19 14 13 5 4 4 15 16 4 42
9 Tuilla 28 10 9 9 37 41 15 4 7 4 18 21 13 6 2 5 19 20 -4 39
10 Luarca 28 10 8 10 28 36 14 6 5 3 18 17 14 4 3 7 10 19 -8 38
11 Lenense 28 10 7 11 31 36 13 5 4 4 18 17 15 5 3 7 13 19 -5 37
12 Urraca 28 9 9 10 25 27 14 6 5 3 14 11 14 3 4 7 11 16 -2 36
13 Real Titánico 29 9 9 11 30 33 14 6 3 5 16 13 15 3 6 6 14 20 -3 36
14 Covadonga 28 9 8 11 30 30 13 7 1 5 20 17 15 2 7 6 10 13 0 35
15 El San Martin 26 7 8 11 28 31 13 5 3 5 14 13 13 2 5 6 14 18 -3 29
15 EI San Martin 28 8 9 11 30 32 14 5 4 5 14 13 14 3 5 6 16 19 -2 33
16 Gijon Industrial 28 7 10 11 26 34 14 6 5 3 18 16 14 1 5 8 8 18 -8 31
17 Navarro 28 6 11 11 23 33 13 6 4 3 15 13 15 0 7 8 8 20 -10 29
18 Langreo II 28 6 5 17 31 57 15 3 2 10 16 29 13 3 3 7 15 28 -26 23
19 Roces 28 4 10 14 22 46 14 2 6 6 11 17 14 2 4 8 11 29 -24 22
20 Mosconia 28 6 3 19 23 46 14 4 2 8 11 18 14 2 1 11 12 28 -23 21

Read more about Tercera - Group 2

Tercera División is the fourth level of football in Spain. It is divided into 18 regional groups. Most of these groups feature 20 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 380 fixtures. At the end of the season the top four teams in each group league table go into a promotion playoff.