La Liga 2: Deportivo La Coruna - Sporting Gijon preview and statistics

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 14.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Riazor (34600 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estadio Abanca-Riazor haven't seen too many victories this season, with Deportivo La Coruna languishing in the 19th position so far. The guesting Sporting Gijon will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Deportivo La Coruña and Sporting Gijón should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Deportivo La Coruña form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Deportivo La Coruña, who have the most conceded goals (46) in La Liga 2, at their home stadium (Estadio Abanca-Riazor) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Deportivo La Coruña.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 258 minutes without scoring a league goal. V. Mollejo was the last player to find the net.

No payout for Deportivo La Coruña in their previous match, an away game at Almería that ended in defeat 0-4. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Lugo.

Deportivo La Coruña were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

The Deportivo La Coruña fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 15 matches. Deportivo La Coruña's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

Sporting Gijón have only collected 13 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 3-4-8 (15 played).

Sporting Gijón won their last game, 4-0 versus Las Palmas played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ponferradina wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

As mentioned above, Sporting Gijón was the only team on the pitch versus Las Palmas in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sporting Gijón as they have only managed to score 8 times from 15 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Sporting Gijón have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sporting Gijón - Deportivo La Coruña 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Deportivo La Coruña, four draws and two wins for Sporting Gijón. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Deportivo La Coruña
V. Mollejo Carpintero
5 goals
Sporting GijónU. Đurđević
U. Đurđević
5 goals
Deportivo La CoruñaA. Aketxe Barrutia
A. Aketxe Barrutia
4 goals

Deportivo La Coruña missing players

Sporting Gijón missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Deportivo La Coruña Sporting Gijón
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 5 15 31
8 5 1 Won W 2 3 11
11 6 2 Drew D 2 4 8
12 4 0 Lost L 1 8 12
28 18 5 Scored S 4 8 32
46 20 4 Conceded C 2 16 30
84% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 80% 90%
68% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 53% 58%
45% 53% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 20% 26%
32% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 19%
6% 13% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
52% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 20% 27% 32%
29% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 60% 33% 39%
35% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 60% 60% 39%
 
4 4.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.3 4.3
5.2 4.8 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.2 4.2
2.5 2.2 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3 3
6 4 1 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
294 156 30 Total Shots T S 40 153 342
111 58 7 Shots on Target S O 19 49 123
25% 31% 71% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 16% 26%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Deportivo La Coruña has the most conceded goals (46)
  • Deportivo La Coruña has the most conceded goals in the first half (25)
  • Deportivo La Coruña has the the worst goal difference (-18)
  • Deportivo La Coruña have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Deportivo La Coruña 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 fewest scored goals (8) 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 Cádiz 31 16 8 7 41 29 15 9 4 2 24 14 16 7 4 5 17 15 12 56
2 Real Zaragoza 31 15 10 6 45 30 15 8 4 3 23 12 16 7 6 3 22 18 15 55
3 Almería 31 13 11 7 51 32 15 8 3 4 25 13 16 5 8 3 26 19 19 50
4 Huesca 31 15 5 11 39 32 16 12 2 2 28 13 15 3 3 9 11 19 7 50
5 Girona 31 13 8 10 40 35 16 10 4 2 23 12 15 3 4 8 17 23 5 47
6 Elche 31 12 10 9 41 33 15 5 6 4 20 16 16 7 4 5 21 17 8 46
7 Mirandés 31 9 15 7 42 43 16 5 10 1 18 12 15 4 5 6 24 31 -1 42
8 Sporting Gijón 31 11 8 12 32 30 16 8 4 4 24 14 15 3 4 8 8 16 2 41
9 Alcorcón 31 9 14 8 38 37 16 4 4 8 17 23 15 5 10 0 21 14 1 41
10 Rayo Vallecano 30 8 16 6 38 32 15 6 6 3 21 16 15 2 10 3 17 16 6 40
11 Ponferradina 31 9 13 9 36 34 16 7 8 1 21 10 15 2 5 8 15 24 2 40
12 Tenerife 31 10 9 12 36 36 16 6 6 4 18 16 15 4 3 8 18 20 0 39
13 Fuenlabrada 31 9 12 10 32 33 15 5 6 4 19 17 16 4 6 6 13 16 -1 39
14 Numancia 31 9 11 11 35 35 16 7 5 4 18 11 15 2 6 7 17 24 0 38
15 Málaga 31 8 14 9 27 27 15 5 7 3 18 14 16 3 7 6 9 13 0 38
16 Las Palmas 31 9 11 11 34 39 15 5 5 5 20 19 16 4 6 6 14 20 -5 38
17 Real Oviedo 31 8 11 12 37 43 15 4 8 3 18 17 16 4 3 9 19 26 -6 35
18 Albacete 30 9 8 13 24 36 15 4 5 6 11 16 15 5 3 7 13 20 -12 35
19 Deportivo La Coruña 31 8 11 12 28 46 15 5 6 4 18 20 16 3 5 8 10 26 -18 35
20 Lugo 31 7 13 11 28 40 16 5 6 5 18 24 15 2 7 6 10 16 -12 34
21 Extremadura UD 31 7 10 14 30 43 16 4 4 8 15 21 15 3 6 6 15 22 -13 31
22 Racing Santander 31 4 16 11 31 40 15 2 9 4 19 19 16 2 7 7 12 21 -9 28

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 Cádiz 31 16 8 7 41 29 15 9 4 2 24 14 16 7 4 5 17 15 12 56
2 Real Zaragoza 31 15 10 6 45 30 15 8 4 3 23 12 16 7 6 3 22 18 15 55
3 Almería 31 13 11 7 51 32 15 8 3 4 25 13 16 5 8 3 26 19 19 50
4 Huesca 31 15 5 11 39 32 16 12 2 2 28 13 15 3 3 9 11 19 7 50
5 Girona 31 13 8 10 40 35 16 10 4 2 23 12 15 3 4 8 17 23 5 47
6 Elche 31 12 10 9 41 33 15 5 6 4 20 16 16 7 4 5 21 17 8 46
7 Mirandés 31 9 15 7 42 43 16 5 10 1 18 12 15 4 5 6 24 31 -1 42
8 Sporting Gijón 31 11 8 12 32 30 16 8 4 4 24 14 15 3 4 8 8 16 2 41
9 Alcorcón 31 9 14 8 38 37 16 4 4 8 17 23 15 5 10 0 21 14 1 41
10 Rayo Vallecano 30 8 16 6 38 32 15 6 6 3 21 16 15 2 10 3 17 16 6 40
11 Ponferradina 31 9 13 9 36 34 16 7 8 1 21 10 15 2 5 8 15 24 2 40
12 Tenerife 31 10 9 12 36 36 16 6 6 4 18 16 15 4 3 8 18 20 0 39
13 Fuenlabrada 31 9 12 10 32 33 15 5 6 4 19 17 16 4 6 6 13 16 -1 39
14 Numancia 31 9 11 11 35 35 16 7 5 4 18 11 15 2 6 7 17 24 0 38
15 Málaga 31 8 14 9 27 27 15 5 7 3 18 14 16 3 7 6 9 13 0 38
16 Las Palmas 31 9 11 11 34 39 15 5 5 5 20 19 16 4 6 6 14 20 -5 38
17 Real Oviedo 31 8 11 12 37 43 15 4 8 3 18 17 16 4 3 9 19 26 -6 35
18 Albacete 30 9 8 13 24 36 15 4 5 6 11 16 15 5 3 7 13 20 -12 35
19 Deportivo La Coruña 31 8 11 12 28 46 15 5 6 4 18 20 16 3 5 8 10 26 -18 35
20 Lugo 31 7 13 11 28 40 16 5 6 5 18 24 15 2 7 6 10 16 -12 34
21 Extremadura UD 31 7 10 14 30 43 16 4 4 8 15 21 15 3 6 6 15 22 -13 31
22 Racing Santander 31 4 16 11 31 40 15 2 9 4 19 19 16 2 7 7 12 21 -9 28

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