Lugo take on the visitors Alcorcon at the Estadio Angel Carro in the 1/32-finals fixture of the Copa del Rey. The match will be played in the eponymous city Lugo on Wednesday, October 17th.
Lugo scored twelve goals in their last ten matches. It could seem like it was not that big of a result but the Albivermellos scored zero goals in only three of those games. Also, the team of Javi Lopez conceded thirteen goals in those fixtures, they were able to concede zero goals in only two of them. In the 1/64-finals fixture they faced Albacete. The 1-1 score was already set by the 11th minute of that game but in the end the Luguino won with a 3-2 score. That result was predetermined by the lack of the key defenders for Lugo and the presence of their key strikers. It is likely that the team will use the same playing style in the upcoming fixture too. Thereby we should see a lot of goals on Wednesday. Furthermore, the key defenders of Lugo who are Serge Leuko and Borja San Emeterio will miss the match because of their respective injuries and that makes the task easier for their opponents. One could say O Xogo Bonito will lean on their another key defender Edu Campabadal but he is far from his peak shape now. The team has conceded the crucial goal exactly because of him in their recent fixture against Elche. In their last three matches Lugo drew against Tenerife with a 0-0 score, lost to Elche with a 1-2 score and drew against Mallorca with a 1-1 score.
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Alcorcon have been looking better lately than they had been last season. Their defensive line has been especially great, it has allowed only two goals in their previous nine fixtures. However, Los Alfareros often lack the depth of squad in order to show successful performances both in the Segunda Division and the Copa del Rey. In their 1/64-finals fixture of the tournament they conceded zero goals. However, it will be very hard to do that for them in the upcoming match because their opponent is pretty strong. Also, the head coach of the team Cristobal Parralo often uses his reserve goalkeepers and defenders in the Copa del Rey games but leaves his key strikers in the starting eleven. In their last three matches Alcorcon beat Gimnastic de Tarragona with a 3-1 score, drew against Las Palmas with a 0-0 score and beat Real Oviedo with a 2-0 score. In the 1/64-finals fixture Los Alfareros beat Extremadura with a 1-0 score.
It is hard to predict the favourite in the lead-up to the upcoming fixture. On the other hand, Lugo are far from their peak shape now despite of the home crowd advantage for them on Wednesday. On the other hand, both of the teams are likely to use their reserve players in the upcoming match. Thereby the Albivermellos and Los Alfareros will most likely both score some goals in the 1/32-finals fixture of the Copa del Rey between them.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
