La Liga 2: Two sides who have done fine thus far. Get smart on Deportivo Alavés - Sporting Gijón with this broad preview!
- Deportivo Alavés have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sporting Gijón have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in La Liga 2
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Deportivo Alavés form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Deportivo Alavés at their home stadium (Estadio de Mendizorroza) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
Deportivo Alavés are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Alavés are returning here after visiting FC Andorra and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Rioja scored the goal(s). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Plaza when Rioja scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Duarte, defender, was given a rating of 7.73/10 in that game, top of the team. Duarte served one assist, hit four key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Albacete that ended 0-0.Deportivo Alavés has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Deportivo Alavés are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de Mendizorroza in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Sporting Gijón form and stats
Playing away, Sporting Gijón have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the La Liga 2 this season.
Impressive finishing from González and Díaz secured the home win 2-0 against Eibar in their previous game. Díaz got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, top player of the team. Díaz scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 30 successful passes (of 33 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Granada wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.Gijón struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the last ten meetings between these two sides are: four wins for Deportivo Alavés, four draws and two wins for Sporting Gijón. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Rioja González 3 goals |  M. De la Fuente Escudero 3 goals |  N. Tenaglia 2 goals |
Deportivo Alavés missing players
Sporting Gijón missing players
| Deportivo Alavés | Sporting Gijón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 91% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 91% |
| 73% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 82% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 27% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 12.6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.4 | 12.2 |
| 4.1 | 5.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 27% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 37% |
| 11.7 | 9.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14.4 | 12.8 |
| 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
- Deportivo Alavés have not yet lost a game at home.
- Deportivo Alavés have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sporting Gijón have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sporting Gijón have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in La Liga 2
- Sporting Gijón haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Las Palmas | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Deportivo Alavés | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 3 | Burgos | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | FC Cartagena | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Albacete | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Eibar | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Sporting Gijón | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Granada | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Huesca | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 10 | Levante | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | FC Andorra | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Tenerife | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Villarreal II | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Real Zaragoza | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Racing Santander | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Ponferradina | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | UD Ibiza | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| 18 | Leganes | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 19 | Real Oviedo | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 10 |
| 20 | Lugo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 9 |
| 21 | Malaga | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 9 |
| 22 | Mirandes | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
