We have a full round of fixtures to enjoy in the Spanish Segunda Division this weekend, including the meeting between SD Ponferradina and Tenerife.
SD Ponferradina come into the game on the back of a narrow 1-0 win at Albacete last time out in the Segunda Division.
¡Buenos días afición!☀️ A las 10:00 el equipo tiene sesión de trabajo ⚽#Adelanteyarriba#100AñosDeportiva pic.twitter.com/AOj2ZmjgQv— SD Ponferradina SAD (@SDP_1922) September 21, 2022
¡Buenos días afición!☀️ A las 10:00 el equipo tiene sesión de trabajo ⚽#Adelanteyarriba#100AñosDeportiva pic.twitter.com/AOj2ZmjgQv
The only goal of the game was scored in the 90th minute and that followed a red card which reduced Albacete to 10 men for the final 16 minutes.
That was the first victory in 4 matches for SD Ponferradina having lost all 3 of their previous league fixtures. There were back to back defeats at home against Sporting Gijon and Real Zaragoza plus a 1-0 away loss to Eibar.
Home form in the Segunda Division shows SD Ponferradina have recorded only 1 win from their 4 most recent home fixtures.
Trends show conceding goals has been a problem and SD Ponferradina have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 12 home league games.
Both teams have scored in 11 of their last 12 home Segunda Division matches and there has been over 2.5 goals in each of their last 9 league games on home soil.
Tenerife make the trip to the Estadio El Toralín having recorded a good 3-1 home win over Malaga in their previous Segunda Division fixture. Tenerife opened the scoring after 17 minutes but Malaga scored the equaliser shortly before half time.
With Malaga reduced to 10 men in the second half, Tenerife scored twice in the final 14 minutes to claim the win.
That result means Tenerife have won 2 of their 3 most recent league games. The previous victory was also at home and Tenerife beat Racing Santander 1-0.
However, Tenerife have won only 2 of their 8 league fixtures this season and there have been defeats at Eibar, Levante, and Ibiza.
Trends show Tenerife have been defeated in their last 3 away matches in the Segunda Division and have managed just 1 win from their last 6 away league games. Tenerife have kept just a single clean sheet from their last 6 away Segunda Division matches.
Team news and SD Ponferradina have no major injury or suspension concerns for this game so should be at full strength.
Tenerife on the other hand have a significant injury list. Pablo Larrea, Mohammed Dauda, Sergio Gonzalez, José León, Jose Angel Jurado, Eladio Zorrilla Jiménez, and Javi Alonso are among those who are likely to be unavailable.
SD Ponferradina will be looking take advantage of Tenerife’s injury problems and could keep a rare clean sheet in this game. SD Ponferradina have little trouble scoring when playing at home and with a clean sheet, they should take maximum points.