Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sporting Gijón & Cádiz face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
These teams have little in common geographically as Cádiz have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both participants have had time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's look for an in-your-face match!
Sporting Gijón form and stats
Gijón participated in Copa Del Rey the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Sporting Gijón have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games. On the other hand, in the Copa Del Rey, Sporting Gijón has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Gijón travelled for their previous game, a trip to Malaga that ended 2-2. Gijón's goalie Mariño played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Malaga with a stunning six saves. Rodríguez (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.75/10. Rodríguez hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Sporting Gijón had a Copa Del Rey home game versus Villarreal which ended with a victory 2-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Sporting Gijón perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gijón as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Sporting Gijón has won five of these, drawn two and lost four.
The Gijón fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. Gijón have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cádiz form and stats
Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 16th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cádiz so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose). Total Copa Del Rey statistics for Cádiz: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
The attacking players of Cádiz have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 328 minutes.
There might be some fixture complaints from Cádiz as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the La Liga match against Osasuna (0-2). Fali was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.1. The defender Fali hit one key pass and won 7 of 8 duels.
Prior to that result Cádiz won their away game at Fuenlabrada in the Copa Del Rey. The scoreline was 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cádiz playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three Cádiz wins, two draws and three defeats.
A new game in only three days for Cádiz, the La Liga home match versus Espanyol. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cádiz have conceded 19 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Gijón victories, three draws and two Cádiz wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  U. Đurđević 7 goals |  A. García Flores 4 goals |   A. Lozano Colón 4 goals |
Sporting Gijón missing players
Cádiz missing players
| Sporting Gijón | Cádiz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Scored | S | 20 | 27 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 36% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13.9 | 16.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3 | ||
| 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 36% | ||
| 13 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.9 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Almeria | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Real Valladolid | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 43 |
| 3 | Eibar | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Tenerife | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 5 | Ponferradina | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Girona | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | Las Palmas | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Real Oviedo | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cartagena | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | UD Ibiza | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | Malaga | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 31 |
| 12 | Huesca | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 13 | Burgos | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -1 | 29 |
| 14 | Sporting Gijón | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 15 | Lugo | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 16 | Real Zaragoza | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 27 |
| 17 | Leganes | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 18 | Mirandes | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 26 |
| 19 | Amorebieta | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 21 |
| 20 | Fuenlabrada | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | Real Sociedad II | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -12 | 18 |
| 22 | Alcorcon | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 24 | -28 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 49 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Valencia | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Granada | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Elche | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Getafe | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 17 |
| 19 | Cádiz | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 11 |
