Lugo vs Alcorcon Predictions

This game sees sides at opposing ends of the Spanish Segunda Division meet. Lugo haven’t made a great start to the season and will be looking to the Copa del Rey as a welcome distraction. Alcorcon meanwhile are putting together the foundations for a serious promotion push as they look to join an ever growing list of Madrid clubs in the top flight.

They’ve already had an eventful week. They raced into a 3-0 lead at Gimnastic Tarragona in the league at the weekend, only for stormy weather to bring an early halt to proceedings in the First Half. The match was concluded on Monday in slightly surreal fashion, with Alcorcon seeing out a 3-1 win to establish themselves further in the second tier’s top four.

As for Lugo, it was a pretty respectable weekend as they drew 0-0 at Tenerife. They will be keen to improve on a return of 9 points from 9 games so far in the league and at this stage a relegation battle looks a possibility for them, although it is still early days. They are one of the smaller teams in the Segunda Division so a Copa del Rey tie against top flight opposition would be a welcome boost but in truth the league will still be the priority and we should see rotation from both teams here.

Playing again 48 hours on from the conclusion of their match on Monday should only be a minor disadvantage for Alcorcon. They could effectively coast through the Second Half of the game in Tarragona and it is worth noting that Lugo have had to do a lot of travelling too when flying back from the trip to the Canary Islands for another game 72 hours later.

Alcorcon may make changes but there is a real feel-good factor around the club right now and they will be the more confident side here. They’ve gone 8 matches without defeat in all competitions and that goal in Tarragona on Monday was the only one they’ve conceded in that period, with some fantastic defensive displays firing them up the league.

Lugo’s poor home record this season is another reason to fancy the visitors. They’ve taken just 4 points from their 4 home league outings. It’s also just 2 wins in 10 at home in all competitions for the Galicians, so they may come up short against in-form opponents. Overall backing Alcorcon Draw No Bet could be the way to go.