Liga Adelante head-to-head: Sergi Enrich versus Manu Barreiro

Sergi Enrich and Manu Barreiro will face off on matchday 36 of the Liga Adelante. The upcoming clash between CD Numancia and D. Alavés throws up a duel between two forwards who have been getting important goals for their teams. Both the Menorcan and the Galician are important pieces in their managers' plans and a strong individual performance from either one could determine the result of this match.

Sergi Enrich will be playing at home, in Los Pajaritos. The Balearic Islander has played 31 games this season, starting all but one. He has clocked up 2567 minutes of playing time in the Liga Adelante, scoring 14 times, with all his goals coming from inside the box. He has scored a wide range of goals, getting six with his stronger right foot, two with his left and the rest with his head.

Manu Barreiro will travel to Los Pajaritos for the second time in his career, having done so previously with Cádiz CF in 2008. The Galician has featured in 25 matches this season, starting 18 of them. The Alavés native has racked 1606 minutes of playing time and scored 10 goals, 9 of which have come from inside the box. Apart from one headed effort, all his goals have been scored with his right boot.

 

Stats/players	Sergi Enrich (Spain)	Manu Barreiro (Spain)
Total games played	31	25
Games started	30	18
Total Minutes	2567	1606
Goals	14	10
Goals inside the box	14	9
Goals with right foot	6	9
Goals with left foot	2	0
Headed goals	6	1
Total number of shots	57	51
Shots on target	32 (56%)	24 (47%)
Total dribbles	30	16
Total completed dribbles	7 (23%)	7 (43%)
Number of passes	809	534
Ball recoveries	66	60

 

Enrich has pulled off more shots and been on target more often than Barreiro this season. The Numancia striker has clocked up 57 shots, 32 of which have been on target, while the Santiado de Compostela marksman has had 51 attempts on goal, 24 of which have gone between the sticks. With regards to dribbling, Enrich has attempted to run with the ball 30 times, but has only succeeded on 7 occasions, while Barreiro has pulled off 7 of the 16 the dribbles he has tried.

The Menorcan lags behind the Galician in terms of his passing stats. Sergi Enrich has passed the ball 809 times compared with Barreiro, who has done so on 534 occasions. Lastly, both men are very evenly matched when it comes to recovering possession. The Numancia front man has won back the ball 66 times, while the Vitoria talisman has done so on 60 occasions.

These two men's performances will undoubtedly play a key role in determining the result of this game. Both CD Numancia and D. Alavés still have their eyes set on a Liga BBVA promotion playoff place, so this is certain to be a pivotal head-to-head clash. In order to accomplish their respective missions, both teams will need to score, and these two forwards will be in charge of coming up with the goals.