Football betting preview: Motril vs Loja

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Competition: Spain Tercera - Group 9
Date: Sun 12.January
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

It's advantage Motril so far with their 5th position in the Tercera - Group 9 table, welcoming Loja who are placed 13th.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Loja's home stadium. The visitors last 27 games on grass have ended in 7 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses.

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Motril form and stats

The story so far in the Tercera - Group 9 for Motril at their home stadium is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Motril are returning here after visiting Antequera in a Tercera - Group 9 game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Ciudad de Torredonjimeno with the scoreline 0-2.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Tercera - Group 9 game versus Maracena in only three days. This game is also played here.

Motril have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 15 goals in 9 league matches. Motril have conceded 11 in these home matches.

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Loja form and stats

There's been little loot from Loja's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Tercera - Group 9. Loja only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Melilla CD (placed 17th) in their previous outing. The Tercera - Group 9 match ended in a draw 2-2. A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Real Jaen.

Loja are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 10 away games so far. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Loja's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 27 goals in 10 travels.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Loja - Motril 0-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Motril won 4 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Loja has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 7

Top Goalscorers

MotrilRamiro Barbero
Ramiro Barbero
3 goals
MotrilPirulo
Pirulo
3 goals

Motril missing players

Loja missing players

Motril Loja
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 3 10 19
10 4 1 Won W 0 1 5
5 2 0 Drew D 0 4 7
3 3 2 Lost L 3 5 7
27 15 2 Scored S 2 15 33
14 11 4 Conceded C 11 27 38
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
39% 44% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 90% 68%
17% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 70% 58%
11% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 30% 32%
44% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 80% 68%
44% 22% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
28% 22% 67% Failed to Score F T 67% 20% 21%
 
3.8 4.8 5.5 Corners For (avg) C F 4.3 3.7 4.3
2.4 1.8 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.7 3.8 3.8
2.4 2.8 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.6
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
86 52 23 Total Shots T S 24 77 138
44 24 8 Shots on Target S O 14 43 85
25% 33% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 30% 31%
Key stats in Tercera - Group 9 this season:
  • All of Loja's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Motril's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Loja has the fewest matches under the total-line (2)
  • Loja has the most matches over the total-line (11)
  • Loja have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Loja have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Loja haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Motril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Motril have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Motril have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Motril haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Linares Deportivo 19 17 1 1 42 11 10 9 0 1 22 3 9 8 1 0 20 8 31 52
2 El Ejido 18 11 5 2 32 16 9 7 2 0 15 6 9 4 3 2 17 10 16 38
3 Almería II 19 11 4 4 42 17 10 7 2 1 25 4 9 4 2 3 17 13 25 37
4 Real Jaen 19 11 3 5 40 17 10 8 1 1 29 7 9 3 2 4 11 10 23 36
5 Motril 18 10 5 3 27 14 9 4 2 3 15 11 9 6 3 0 12 3 13 35
6 El Palo 18 9 4 5 27 21 9 6 2 1 18 10 9 3 2 4 9 11 6 31
7 Malaga II 19 8 4 7 30 23 9 5 3 1 17 12 10 3 1 6 13 11 7 28
8 Velez 19 8 3 8 31 33 10 5 1 4 18 16 9 3 2 4 13 17 -2 27
9 Ciudad de Torredonjimeno 19 7 5 7 31 26 9 6 2 1 24 9 10 1 3 6 7 17 5 26
10 Antequera 19 7 5 7 24 22 9 3 2 4 8 10 10 4 3 3 16 12 2 26
11 Huetor Tajar 19 6 6 7 26 32 10 5 3 2 18 13 9 1 3 5 8 19 -6 24
12 Torreperogil 19 5 8 6 17 21 10 4 5 1 9 5 9 1 3 5 8 16 -4 23
13 Loja 19 5 7 7 33 38 9 4 3 2 18 11 10 1 4 5 15 27 -5 22
14 Maracena 18 5 6 7 22 25 9 3 4 2 16 14 9 2 2 5 6 11 -3 21
15 Mancha Real 19 4 8 7 12 18 9 3 4 2 8 5 10 1 4 5 4 13 -6 20
16 Polideportivo Almeria 19 3 8 8 23 38 9 1 4 4 14 19 10 2 4 4 9 19 -15 17
17 Melilla CD 19 4 5 10 17 44 10 3 4 3 9 14 9 1 1 7 8 30 -27 17
18 Huetor Vega 19 4 4 11 23 34 10 4 1 5 16 19 9 0 3 6 7 15 -11 16
19 Atletico Porcuna 19 3 3 13 14 29 9 3 1 5 9 10 10 0 2 8 5 19 -15 12
20 Alhaurin 19 2 2 15 18 52 9 0 2 7 7 18 10 2 0 8 11 34 -34 8

Read more about Tercera - Group 9

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.