Alcorcón and Lugo meet at Estadio Santo Domingo, in a match for the 13th round of LaLiga2. The record of direct confrontations played in this stadium indicates a total balance between these two teams, since there were 3 draws and 1 victory for each team in the last 5 matches. Indeed, the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 05-07-2020, for LaLiga2, which ended in a draw (2-2). Álex Mula (70 ‘) and Rui Costa (1’) scored the goals of the match, for Alcorcón, and M. El Hacen (74 ‘) and José Carrillo (47′), for Lugo. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 22nd and 6th in the league table, in reality it is a clash between the 22nd-ranked in home games and the 12th away.
Alcorcón:
After 1 win, 2 draws and 8 losses, the home team is currently in 22nd position, with 4 points won. In their last match, they lost to Leganés away by (1‑0), after losing in the previous match (0‑3) at home, in a match against Fuenlabrada. This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, since they won 3 points in their stadium, where they scored 3 goals and suffered 11, against only 1 point away, with 0 goals scored and 4 suffered. In their last 6 home games for the championship, Alcorcón won 1, tied 1 and lost 4, for which they won 4 points out of 18 possible.
In this competition, they have lost the last 9 matches and have not won any of the last 5 they played at home. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has not been very effective, since they did not score goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that tends to find it difficult to score first. In fact, he only opened the scoring once in the last 11 games for LaLiga2. In 11 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback.
Alcorcón arrives unmotivated to this match, after adding the ninth consecutive defeat in La Liga, this time against Leganés, by 1×0, on the twelfth day of the SmartBank League. The hosts were superior for most of the game, but the winning goal came in the 60th minute through Sabin Merino. It should be noted that before the end of the game the visitors were reduced to ten units after the expulsion of the team captain, Laure. With this result, the local team remains in the last position, with four points added, after a victory and a draw.
The team led by Juan Antonio Anquela must appear in a 4-3-3, to favor the defensive organization and counterattacks, mostly on the flanks. The three most advanced players on the ground, responsible for creating problems for rival defenders, will be Óscar Pasero, Hugo Fraile and Marc Gual. Regarding the midfield, it must be formed by Juan Aguilera, Ander Gorostidi and Richard Boateng. For this game, the home team coach cannot count on the right back and the team captain, Laure, because he is suspended.
Lugo :
After 6 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, the visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 19 points won. In their last match, they beat Albacete at home by (1‑0), after losing away in the previous match, in a match against Espanyol, by (2‑1). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 7 points away and 12 in their stadium, with 7 goals scored and 9 suffered as away, against 7 goals scored and 4 suffered at home. For the championship, Lugo won 7 points out of 18 possible, after 2 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 6 games he played as a visitor. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 12 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 2 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 7 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 7 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
CD Lugo received and won tangentially, by 1×0, Albacete and occupies the sixth position, with nineteen points. The solitary goal appeared in the final part, from a penalty, converted by Manu Barreiro, at a time when the local team was playing with ten players, after the expulsion, at minute 40, of Edu Campabadal.
For this away game, Mehdi Nafti’s team must line up in the usual 4-3-3, to favor organization and positional attacks. Hugo Rama, Cristian Herrea and José Ángel Carrillo should be the main figures of the attack of the visitors. In turn, the central area must be made up of Xavi Torres, Juanpe and Carlos Pita.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,64
