Estadio Francisco de la Hera: Extremadura UD vs Sporting Gijón La Liga 2 preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Fri 17.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Francisco de la Hera (11580 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estadio Francisco de la Hera haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Extremadura UD languishing in the 21st position so far. The guesting Sporting Gijón will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

The visiting Sporting Gijón played their last game only four days ago, a La Liga 2 match.

For Extremadura relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Gijón are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Extremadura UD form and stats

Extremadura UD's results here at Estadio Francisco de la Hera in the La Liga 2 have been very modest with 5 victories, 4 draws and 11 defeats.

Extremadura UD are returning here after visiting Deportivo La Coruña in a La Liga 2 game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Óscar Pinchi (2) scored the goal(s). Before that game, the home loss against Cádiz with the scoreline 0-1.

Some amazing scenes last match, when Óscar Pinchi scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time.

There will be little rest for Extremadura UD after this match as they are travelling to Las Palmas for a La Liga 2 game in only three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Extremadura UD here at Estadio Francisco de la Hera in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (19 from 20 games). Extremadura UD's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 26 times. 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 19 points from 20 away games in the La Liga 2. Sporting Gijón only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 7 draws.

Impressive finishing from Unai Medina and Álvaro Vázquez secured the home win 2-1 against Málaga in their previous game. Before that, Gijón travelled to Albacete and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

After this away game Gijón return home for a La Liga 2 game against Huesca. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 20 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sporting Gijón are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 19 times in 20 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Sporting Gijón - Extremadura UD 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last three meetings between the teams: Extremadura won one, Sporting Gijón won two and zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Extremadura UDD. González Plata
D. González Plata
6 goals
ExtremaduraA. Alegría Moreno
A. Alegría Moreno
6 goals
Sporting GijónU. Đurđević
U. Đurđević
6 goals

Extremadura UD missing players

Sporting Gijón missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Extremadura UD Sporting Gijón
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 7 20 40
9 5 1 Won W 2 4 14
13 4 1 Drew D 3 7 12
18 11 4 Lost L 2 9 14
40 19 6 Scored S 5 12 40
54 26 12 Conceded C 5 19 35
88% 85% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 71% 80% 88%
70% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 55% 57%
42% 45% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 14% 15% 22%
22% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 5% 15%
10% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 2%
55% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 29% 30% 32%
25% 30% 17% Clean Sheets C S 43% 35% 40%
32% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 57% 55% 40%
 
4.8 5.5 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.2 4
4.8 4.1 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.9 4.3 4.4
2.3 2.4 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 3 2.9
6 4 2 Red cards R C 1 4 6
 
454 231 65 Total Shots T S 76 194 418
158 82 22 Shots on Target S O 29 64 154
25% 23% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 19% 26%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Extremadura UD have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Gijón has the fewest points from losing position (1)
  • Sporting Gijón has the fewest scored goals in the second half (19)

  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 40 19 12 9 49 36 20 10 6 4 28 19 20 9 6 5 21 17 13 69
2 Huesca 40 19 7 14 51 42 20 14 3 3 33 17 20 5 4 11 18 25 9 64
3 Almería 40 17 12 11 61 41 20 10 3 7 30 19 20 7 9 4 31 22 20 63
4 Real Zaragoza 40 17 11 12 56 48 20 8 4 8 28 26 20 9 7 4 28 22 8 62
5 Girona 40 16 12 12 46 40 20 13 5 2 27 12 20 3 7 10 19 28 6 60
6 Elche 40 15 13 12 49 40 20 7 8 5 24 18 20 8 5 7 25 22 9 58
7 Fuenlabrada 40 14 15 11 43 37 20 8 8 4 26 20 20 6 7 7 17 17 6 57
8 Rayo Vallecano 40 12 20 8 56 47 20 9 8 3 27 19 20 3 12 5 29 28 9 56
9 Tenerife 40 14 13 13 48 42 20 7 9 4 24 19 20 7 4 9 24 23 6 55
10 Sporting Gijón 40 14 12 14 40 35 20 10 5 5 28 16 20 4 7 9 12 19 5 54
11 Alcorcón 40 12 18 10 50 48 20 5 6 9 22 29 20 7 12 1 28 19 2 54
12 Las Palmas 40 13 14 13 42 43 20 8 7 5 26 20 20 5 7 8 16 23 -1 53
13 Mirandés 40 12 17 11 53 57 20 7 11 2 24 17 20 5 6 9 29 40 -4 53
14 Real Oviedo 40 12 14 14 47 51 20 6 11 3 23 20 20 6 3 11 24 31 -4 50
15 Málaga 40 10 19 11 33 33 20 7 9 4 23 18 20 3 10 7 10 15 0 49
16 Ponferradina 40 11 15 14 42 47 20 8 9 3 24 16 20 3 6 11 18 31 -5 48
17 Deportivo La Coruña 40 11 15 14 41 58 20 7 8 5 27 28 20 4 7 9 14 30 -17 48
18 Numancia 40 12 11 17 43 49 20 10 5 5 22 13 20 2 6 12 21 36 -6 47
19 Lugo 40 10 16 14 39 52 20 6 8 6 24 30 20 4 8 8 15 22 -13 46
20 Albacete 40 11 13 16 31 45 20 4 9 7 15 21 20 7 4 9 16 24 -14 46
21 Extremadura UD 40 9 13 18 40 54 20 5 4 11 19 26 20 4 9 7 21 28 -14 40
22 Racing Santander 40 5 18 17 38 53 20 3 9 8 24 27 20 2 9 9 14 26 -15 33

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 40 19 12 9 49 36 20 10 6 4 28 19 20 9 6 5 21 17 13 69
2 Huesca 40 19 7 14 51 42 20 14 3 3 33 17 20 5 4 11 18 25 9 64
3 Almería 40 17 12 11 61 41 20 10 3 7 30 19 20 7 9 4 31 22 20 63
4 Real Zaragoza 40 17 11 12 56 48 20 8 4 8 28 26 20 9 7 4 28 22 8 62
5 Girona 40 16 12 12 46 40 20 13 5 2 27 12 20 3 7 10 19 28 6 60
6 Elche 40 15 13 12 49 40 20 7 8 5 24 18 20 8 5 7 25 22 9 58
7 Fuenlabrada 40 14 15 11 43 37 20 8 8 4 26 20 20 6 7 7 17 17 6 57
8 Rayo Vallecano 40 12 20 8 56 47 20 9 8 3 27 19 20 3 12 5 29 28 9 56
9 Tenerife 40 14 13 13 48 42 20 7 9 4 24 19 20 7 4 9 24 23 6 55
10 Sporting Gijón 40 14 12 14 40 35 20 10 5 5 28 16 20 4 7 9 12 19 5 54
11 Alcorcón 40 12 18 10 50 48 20 5 6 9 22 29 20 7 12 1 28 19 2 54
12 Las Palmas 40 13 14 13 42 43 20 8 7 5 26 20 20 5 7 8 16 23 -1 53
13 Mirandés 40 12 17 11 53 57 20 7 11 2 24 17 20 5 6 9 29 40 -4 53
14 Real Oviedo 40 12 14 14 47 51 20 6 11 3 23 20 20 6 3 11 24 31 -4 50
15 Málaga 40 10 19 11 33 33 20 7 9 4 23 18 20 3 10 7 10 15 0 49
16 Ponferradina 40 11 15 14 42 47 20 8 9 3 24 16 20 3 6 11 18 31 -5 48
17 Deportivo La Coruña 40 11 15 14 41 58 20 7 8 5 27 28 20 4 7 9 14 30 -17 48
18 Numancia 40 12 11 17 43 49 20 10 5 5 22 13 20 2 6 12 21 36 -6 47
19 Lugo 40 10 16 14 39 52 20 6 8 6 24 30 20 4 8 8 15 22 -13 46
20 Albacete 40 11 13 16 31 45 20 4 9 7 15 21 20 7 4 9 16 24 -14 46
21 Extremadura UD 40 9 13 18 40 54 20 5 4 11 19 26 20 4 9 7 21 28 -14 40
22 Racing Santander 40 5 18 17 38 53 20 3 9 8 24 27 20 2 9 9 14 26 -15 33

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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.