The La Liga 2 season is heading into the final stretch. Ten matches remain in the season and Real Oviedo are ready to make the final push for the promotion playoffs.
Real Oviedo are six points off of the final promotion playoff place as they chase sixth-place Ponferradina. On Saturday, Real Oviedo host CF Fuenlabrada seeking three big points in the chase for the top six.
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Fuenlabrada are down the table and battling against relegation. The team sits in 20th place with 29 points from 32 on offer in the division. Seven points currently separate Fuenlabrada from La Liga 2 safety. Fuenlabrada are chasing Sporting Gijon in the table.
A loss on Saturday to Real Oviedo could see Fuenlabrada fall as many as 10 points back of relegation safety. Ten points with nine games to play would likely feel impossible for the team to overcome.
There is hope for points on Saturday for Fuenlabrada. Their last four games versus Real Oviedo ended in draws. In the reverse fixture, Fuenlabrada picked up a nil-nil draw with Real Oviedo.
Real Oviedo are not in the best of form going into Saturday’s home fixture. They picked up eight points from the last 18 points available in the division. Nine goals were scored and seven conceded across Real Oviedo’s last six games.
Fuenlabrada picked up five points from the last 18 points available in La Liga 2. Last time out, Fuenlabrada won 1-0 against Malaga, ending a three-game losing streak. Fuenlabrada scored six goals and conceded nine times across their last six games.
Real Oviedo have been solid at home this season posting a record of 7W-7D-2L. They have a +11-goal difference at home.
Fuenlabrada’s away form has been bad. They have taken just eight points from 15 matches on the road, posting a record of 1W-5D-9L. Fuenlabrada have La Liga 2’s second-worst away points total heading into the weekend.
Real Oviedo’s Borja Baston leads La Liga 2 in goals with 17. He scored in each of his last two appearances for Real Oviedo against Lugo and Real Valladolid. Baston has accounted for 45% of Real Oviedo’s scoring this weekend.
Baston could get on the scoresheet for a third straight games when Real Oviedo play Fuenlabrada. Real Oviedo should collect a win to nil and continue their fight for the top six. The loss could doom Fuenlabrada to relegation. Expect under 2.5 goals.