Cultural Leonesa (home)
- Cultural’s form has been poor in recent weeks, with 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their last 5 matches, losing the last 3 in a row.
- Their most recent setbacks have come in a 2-4 home defeat against Sporting Gijon and a 3-1 away loss to AD Ceuta FC, both in LaLiga 2.
- Manu Justo has 5 goals in 21 appearances for Cultural this season, leading the line in LaLiga 2.
Deportivo La Coruna (away)
- Depor have struggled for form recently, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 of their last 5 games.
- Antonio Hidalgo’s men are in 5th place on 37 points after 23 matches, while Cultural are in 18th with 25 points.
- Depor have a good away record this season, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 3 of their 12 games, and their most recent away day saw them claim an impressive 2-1 victory over league leaders Union Deportiva Almeria in LaLiga 2.
Head-to-Head
- In the last 5 head-to-head matchups, Depor have won twice, Cultural have won twice and there has been 1 draw.
- Depor have failed to win on their last 2 away matchups to Cultural.
Key Players
Ivan Calero has found the net 3 times in Cultural’s last 5 games.
- He contributed 3 of their 8 goals in this run.
- Yeremay Hernandez has 8 goals in 23 LaLiga 2 appearances.
- Diego Villares has chipped in with 2 goals in Depor’s last 5.
Betting Insights
- Bookies expect goals at both ends with Both Teams To Score at 1.73.
- 5th-placed Deportivo come into this one at 2.34, with Cultural at 3.05 and the draw at 3.2.
Prediction
- Cultural will try to take the game to Deportivo on Saturday, with their pressing game running the risk of being exploited by a disciplined Depor side.
- With Depor’s superior away record and recent head-to-head dominance in LaLiga 2, I expect them to edge out a Cultural side that have found themselves in some trouble in this division.
