LUGO. Lugo and Real Zaragoza didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Real Zaragoza was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio Anxo Carro stadium in Lugo on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Raúl Martín González Francés who had the assistance of Francisco José Arencibia Medina and Christian Arlex Valverde Monsalve. The 4th official was Fernando Bueno Prieto. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8 degrees Celsius or 46.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Zaragoza had a superior ball possession 56% while Lugo was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Zaragoza was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Real Zaragoza to win the match​.

Lugo shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Zaragoza shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Lugo received 2 yellow cards (Gui and Miguel Loureiro). On the opposite side, Real Zaragoza received 1 yellow card (Marcos Luna).

Standings

After playing this match, Lugo will have 23 points like UD Ibiza to remain in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Real Zaragoza will have 35 points like Real Oviedo to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Lugo will play away against Deportivo Alavés on the 11th of March with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Deportivo Alavés (1 draw).

Real Zaragoza will host Leganés on the 12th of March with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Leganés (3 draws).

Lugo – Formation

Lugo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Francisco Rodríguez Justo decided to play with the following team: Óscar Whalley (6.8), Miguel Loureiro (6.8), Aleksandar Pantić (6.4), Alberto Rodríguez (6.8), Andoni López (7.0), Gui (6.2), Xavi Torres (6.6), El Hacen (6.2), Javier Avilés (7.6), Manu Barreiro (6.8) and Sebas Moyano (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Pablo Clavería (6.6), Marko Šćepović (6.5), Patrick Sequeira, Idrissa Thiam, Ángel Baena, Jaume Cuéllar (7.1), Marc Carbo, Jose Ricardo (6.2), Bruno Pirri and Jordi Calavera.

Lugo could not rely on the presence of J. Cuéllar (injured).

Substitutions

Lugo made 5 changes: Gui for José Ricardo (65′), Manu Barreiro for Marko Šćepović (65′), Javier Avilés for Jaume Cuellar Mendoza (77′), Andoni López for Pablo Claveria (77′) and Moctar El Hacen for Ángel Baena (86′).

Best player: Javier Avilés​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lugo was Javier Avilés.

His rating is (7.6) with 8 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Real Zaragoza – Formation

Real Zaragoza started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Francisco Escriba Segura played with: Cristian Álvarez (6.9), Marcos Luna (7.1), Lluís López (6.5), Jair Amador (7.3), Carlos Nieto (7.1), Alberto Zapater (6.6), Jaume Grau (7.1), Francho Serrano (7.0), Sergio Bermejo (6.1), Bebé (6.3) and Giuliano Simeone (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Manu Molina, Tomás Alarcón, Gabriel Fuentes, Valentín Vada (6.6), Álvaro Ratón, Carlos Vigaray, Pau Sans, Eugeni Valderrama, Makhtar Gueye (6.4), Gaizka Larrazabal (7.0), Miguel Puche and Alejandro Francés.

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 4 changes: Sergio Bermejo for Makhtar Gueye (67′), Marcos Luna for Gaizka Larrazabal (74′), Francho Serrano for Valentín Vada (74′) and Giuliano Simeone for Miguel Puche (83′).

Best player: Jair Amador​

The most impressive player for Real Zaragoza was Jair Amador.

His rating is (7.3) with 62 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• Leganés – UD Ibiza – 0-1
• Albacete – Sporting Gijón – 2-1
• Lugo – Real Zaragoza – 0-0
• Málaga – Racing Santander – 0-1
• Ponferradina – FC Cartagena – 0-3