Soccer betting preview: Almería welcomes Sporting Gijón in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Wed 01.July
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos (15000 seats)

Almería have performed better than Sporting Gijón so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

It's no vacation for neither Almería nor Sporting Gijón as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sporting Gijón, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.

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Almería form and stats

Almería, who have the most scored goals (56) in La Liga 2, have collected 27 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 8-3-6. The Almería manager F. de Jesus Santos might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Almería shared the glory with Mirandés in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Before that game, the home loss against Alcorcon with the scoreline 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Almería perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Almería as a small favourite), we find seven games. Almería has won four of these, drawn two and lost one.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Almería as they have a new game in only three days, a La Liga 2 match thankfully also at home. Tenerife are visiting.

Almería are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 25 goals in 17 games. Almería have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

There's been little loot from Sporting Gijón's travels as they have only collected 18 points from 18 away games in the La Liga 2. Sporting Gijón, who have the most clean sheets (15) in La Liga 2, only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 6 draws.

Sporting Gijón are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the La Liga 2 against Lugo (placed 20th). A 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gijón playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were four Sporting Gijón wins, six draws and six defeats.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Gijón are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 17 times in 18 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sporting Gijón - Almería 4-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Almería victories, one draw and seven Sporting Gijón wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AlmeríaD. Núñez Ribeiro
D. Núñez Ribeiro
13 goals
AlmeríaJ. Lazo Romero
J. Lazo Romero
8 goals
AlmeríaJ. Muñoz Muñoz
J. Muñoz Muñoz
8 goals

Almería missing players

Sporting Gijón missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Almería Sporting Gijón
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 17 5 Played P 6 18 36
15 8 1 Won W 1 4 13
12 3 1 Drew D 2 6 10
9 6 3 Lost L 3 8 13
56 25 5 Scored S 4 11 37
36 15 6 Conceded C 8 17 32
89% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 89%
72% 65% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 56% 58%
47% 41% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 17% 22%
33% 29% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 6% 17%
11% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
50% 35% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 28% 31%
39% 41% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 39% 42%
22% 35% 60% Failed to Score F T 33% 56% 39%
 
4.3 4.8 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.2 4.1
4.6 3.6 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.5 4.3
2.9 3 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.8 2.8
4 3 1 Red cards R C 3 3 5
 
347 163 38 Total Shots T S 55 176 383
144 75 18 Shots on Target S O 17 55 138
39% 33% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 20% 27%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Almería has the most scored goals (56)
  • Almería has the most scored goals in the second half (35)
  • Almería has the the best goal difference (+20)
  • Almería have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting Gijón have scored away.
  • Sporting Gijón has the fewest points from losing position (1)
  • Sporting Gijón has the most clean sheets (15)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cadiz 36 17 11 8 46 35 18 9 6 3 26 18 18 8 5 5 20 17 11 62
2 Real Zaragoza 35 17 10 8 51 37 17 8 4 5 24 17 18 9 6 3 27 20 14 61
3 Almería 36 15 12 9 56 36 17 8 3 6 25 15 19 7 9 3 31 21 20 57
4 Huesca 35 16 7 12 46 38 18 12 3 3 30 16 17 4 4 9 16 22 8 55
5 Girona 36 14 10 12 42 38 18 11 5 2 25 12 18 3 5 10 17 26 4 52
6 Elche 36 13 12 11 45 38 18 6 7 5 22 18 18 7 5 6 23 20 7 51
7 Rayo Vallecano 35 10 19 6 45 37 18 8 7 3 24 17 17 2 12 3 21 20 8 49
8 Tenerife 36 13 10 13 44 39 18 7 7 4 22 17 18 6 3 9 22 22 5 49
9 Sporting Gijón 36 13 10 13 37 32 18 9 4 5 26 15 18 4 6 8 11 17 5 49
10 Mirandés 36 11 16 9 50 53 19 6 11 2 23 17 17 5 5 7 27 36 -3 49
11 Ponferradina 36 11 15 10 42 39 18 8 9 1 24 12 18 3 6 9 18 27 3 48
12 Alcorcon 35 11 15 9 43 41 17 4 4 9 17 25 18 7 11 0 26 16 2 48
13 Fuenlabrada 36 11 14 11 36 35 18 7 7 4 23 18 18 4 7 7 13 17 1 47
14 Las Palmas 36 11 14 11 37 40 18 6 7 5 22 20 18 5 7 6 15 20 -3 47
15 Malaga 36 9 17 10 31 31 18 6 8 4 22 18 18 3 9 6 9 13 0 44
16 Deportivo La Coruna 36 10 14 12 36 52 18 6 8 4 23 24 18 4 6 8 13 28 -16 44
17 Albacete 36 11 10 15 29 41 18 4 7 7 13 19 18 7 3 8 16 22 -12 43
18 Numancia 36 10 11 15 38 43 18 8 5 5 20 13 18 2 6 10 18 30 -5 41
19 Real Oviedo 36 9 14 13 40 46 18 4 11 3 20 19 18 5 3 10 20 27 -6 41
20 Lugo 36 8 14 14 31 47 18 5 7 6 19 27 18 3 7 8 12 20 -16 38
21 Extremadura UD 36 7 13 16 34 49 18 4 4 10 16 24 18 3 9 6 18 25 -15 34
22 Racing Santander 36 4 18 14 35 47 18 2 9 7 22 25 18 2 9 7 13 22 -12 30

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cadiz 36 17 11 8 46 35 18 9 6 3 26 18 18 8 5 5 20 17 11 62
2 Real Zaragoza 35 17 10 8 51 37 17 8 4 5 24 17 18 9 6 3 27 20 14 61
3 Almería 36 15 12 9 56 36 17 8 3 6 25 15 19 7 9 3 31 21 20 57
4 Huesca 35 16 7 12 46 38 18 12 3 3 30 16 17 4 4 9 16 22 8 55
5 Girona 36 14 10 12 42 38 18 11 5 2 25 12 18 3 5 10 17 26 4 52
6 Elche 36 13 12 11 45 38 18 6 7 5 22 18 18 7 5 6 23 20 7 51
7 Rayo Vallecano 35 10 19 6 45 37 18 8 7 3 24 17 17 2 12 3 21 20 8 49
8 Tenerife 36 13 10 13 44 39 18 7 7 4 22 17 18 6 3 9 22 22 5 49
9 Sporting Gijón 36 13 10 13 37 32 18 9 4 5 26 15 18 4 6 8 11 17 5 49
10 Mirandés 36 11 16 9 50 53 19 6 11 2 23 17 17 5 5 7 27 36 -3 49
11 Ponferradina 36 11 15 10 42 39 18 8 9 1 24 12 18 3 6 9 18 27 3 48
12 Alcorcon 35 11 15 9 43 41 17 4 4 9 17 25 18 7 11 0 26 16 2 48
13 Fuenlabrada 36 11 14 11 36 35 18 7 7 4 23 18 18 4 7 7 13 17 1 47
14 Las Palmas 36 11 14 11 37 40 18 6 7 5 22 20 18 5 7 6 15 20 -3 47
15 Malaga 36 9 17 10 31 31 18 6 8 4 22 18 18 3 9 6 9 13 0 44
16 Deportivo La Coruna 36 10 14 12 36 52 18 6 8 4 23 24 18 4 6 8 13 28 -16 44
17 Albacete 36 11 10 15 29 41 18 4 7 7 13 19 18 7 3 8 16 22 -12 43
18 Numancia 36 10 11 15 38 43 18 8 5 5 20 13 18 2 6 10 18 30 -5 41
19 Real Oviedo 36 9 14 13 40 46 18 4 11 3 20 19 18 5 3 10 20 27 -6 41
20 Lugo 36 8 14 14 31 47 18 5 7 6 19 27 18 3 7 8 12 20 -16 38
21 Extremadura UD 36 7 13 16 34 49 18 4 4 10 16 24 18 3 9 6 18 25 -15 34
22 Racing Santander 36 4 18 14 35 47 18 2 9 7 22 25 18 2 9 7 13 22 -12 30

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The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.