Next Friday at 8:30 pm the match of the eighteenth day of the First Federation will be held, where we will see Ponferradina and Tarazona fight for victory in the Municipal El Toralín.
SD Ponferradina will face the match with a boosted spirit to consolidate a positive winning streak in the last two matches of the competition against Lugo away from home (0-1) and against Gimnàstic Tarragona at home (2-0 ). Since the start of the season, the locals have won seven of the 17 games played to date with a tally of 25 goals in favor and 18 against.
On the visitors’ side, Tarazona achieved a 1-1 draw against Bilbao Ath., adding a point to the last match played in the competition, so they come into the match with the aim of keeping the three points this time. In the 17 games they have played this season in the First Federation, Tarazona have won five of them with a balance of 20 goals scored against 20 conceded.
Focusing on performing as a local team, SD Ponferradina has won four times, lost twice and drawn twice in the eight games played so far, indicating that Tarazona may have a chance to achieve a positive mark in this meeting. In the outings, Tarazona have a balance of two wins, five losses and one draw in the eight games they have played so far, so they will have to give it their all at the SD Ponferradina stadium to score more points away from home.
The two rivals have met before at the Municipal El Toralín, in fact, the numbers show a defeat in favor of SD Ponferradina. In turn, the visitors have won all their games at the Ponferradina stadium, having already won three away games. The last time Ponferradina and Tarazona played in this tournament was in March 2024 and the match ended with 2-0 for the visitors.
Currently, the two teams are separated in the standings by seven points in favor of SD Ponferradina. The locals, before this match, were in fourth place with 27 points in the standings. For their part, the visitors are in fourteenth position with 20 points.
Source: La Verdad

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