Ponferradina vs Alaves Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Ponferradina

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Ponferradina go into this game following a 2-2 La Liga 2 draw against Granada.

In that match, Ponferradina managed 48% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Ponferradina, the scorers were Alex Pașcanu (79') and Yuri de Souza (81'). Granada got 23 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. Myrto Uzuni (70') and Alberto Perea (96') scored for Granada.

Ponferradina have been quite ineffective in attack in recent times. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 4 versus opponents during their last six matches. In those meetings, Ponferradina have also seen the tally of goals scored against them total 9.

Analysis of their past results shows that Ponferradina:

• have not registered a win against Alaves in their last 4 league matches.
• are without a win at home for the past 4 matches in the league. That's never good.

Alaves

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In their last fixture, Alaves drew 0-0 in the La Liga 2 match with CD Lugo.

In that match, Alaves had 62% possession and 18 shots at goal with 6 on target. At the other end, Lugo got 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

A succession of outstanding displays by the Alaves defence has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their past 6 clashes overall. In that period, their own attack force has managed to score 10. Putting that to one side, time will tell if such a trend will be replicated in this upcoming match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 03/05/2014 tells us that Ponferradina have won 2 of these and Alaves 4, with the tally of drawn results standing at 0.

A combined sum of 16 goals were produced between them in these games, with 6 for La Ponfe and 10 coming from Babazorros. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was La Liga 2 match day 8 on 02/10/2022 when the final score was Alaves 3-1 Ponferradina.

On that day, Alaves had 40% possession and 16 shots on goal with 9 on target. The scorers were Luis Rioja (10') and Miguel de la Fuente (29').

On the other side, Ponferradina had 10 shots on goal with 4 on target. Dani Ojeda (49') and Yuri de Souza (71' Own goal) scored.

The referee was Mateo Busquets Ferrer.

📰 Team News: Ponferradina

The Ponferradina manager David Gallego will be grateful not to have any fitness worries at all coming into this match owing to a completely injury-free group available to choose from.

📋 Team News: Alaves

Due to a completely healthy group to pick from, the Alaves boss Luis García Plaza has zero fitness worries at all before this clash.

💡 Prediction

We’re thinking that Ponferradina will have to perform well to be putting a goal past this Alaves team who we think should be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

That’s why our selection here is for a very competitive game with a 0-1 winning score for Alaves when the referee blows for full-time.

A close call.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 02:29 14/03/2023