Girona fights Sporting Gijón in La Liga 2 battle

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Mon 17.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadi Municipal de Montilivi (14286 seats)

La Liga 2: Two teams who have done well so far. Let's get ready for Girona - Sporting Gijón with this comprehensive preview!

Insights:
  • Girona is in the best form (5-0-1)

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.

Sporting Gijón have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Gijón are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Girona form and stats

Overall La Liga 2 stats at home this season for Girona are 10-4-5 (wins-draw-losses). The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena. After failing to beat Lugo here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, Girona has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

Happy days for Girona in their previous game, a La Liga 2 match away at UD Logroñés (placed 19th) that ended with a 4-1 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Tenerife in a game that was won 1-0.

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

The Girona fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 19 matches. Girona are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 19 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga 2 travels is 6 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats. Sporting Gijón has drawn their two previous away games.

354 minutes! That's how long the Sporting Gijón goalkeeper Diego Marino Villar and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

The supporters enjoyed Gijón's previous game versus Lugo (placed 21st), a La Liga 2 1-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Leganés that ended 0-0.

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

The attacking power of Sporting Gijón when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 19 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sporting Gijón are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Sporting Gijón - Girona 2-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Girona, four draws and four wins for Sporting Gijón. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting GijónU. Đurđević
U. Đurđević
21 goals
GironaC. Stuani Curbelo
C. Stuani Curbelo
10 goals
GironaM. Sylla Diallo
M. Sylla Diallo
9 goals

Girona missing players

Sporting Gijón missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Girona Sporting Gijón
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
38 19 5 Played P 5 19 38
17 10 1 Won W 2 6 16
10 4 1 Drew D 2 6 13
11 5 3 Lost L 1 7 9
43 20 1 Scored S 2 15 36
35 12 4 Conceded C 2 15 25
92% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 79% 82%
58% 47% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 37% 45%
34% 26% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 21% 21%
13% 5% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 16% 11%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 3%
39% 32% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 21% 32%
34% 42% 40% Clean Sheets C S 80% 47% 50%
34% 37% 80% Failed to Score F T 60% 53% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2 1.8
12 5 3 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
7.7 8.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 8.2 8.5
3 2.9 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.6 3.1 3.4
38% 36% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 28%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Girona is in the best form (5-0-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Espanyol 38 23 9 6 66 23 19 15 2 2 40 9 19 8 7 4 26 14 43 78
2 Mallorca 38 21 9 8 47 25 19 12 3 4 29 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 22 72
3 Almeria 38 19 9 10 54 35 19 9 7 3 31 16 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 66
4 Leganés 38 18 9 11 42 32 19 13 3 3 24 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 10 63
5 Sporting Gijón 38 16 13 9 36 25 19 10 7 2 21 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 11 61
6 Girona 38 17 10 11 43 35 19 10 4 5 20 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 38 16 10 12 44 37 19 10 4 5 27 18 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 58
8 Ponferradina 38 14 11 13 40 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 19 5 5 9 16 24 -2 53
9 Mirandés 38 14 10 14 36 36 19 6 9 4 19 16 19 8 1 10 17 20 0 52
10 Fuenlabrada 38 11 17 10 42 42 19 4 11 4 20 18 19 7 6 6 22 24 0 50
11 Las Palmas 38 12 14 12 42 48 19 10 5 4 31 19 19 2 9 8 11 29 -6 50
12 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
13 Real Oviedo 38 10 17 11 40 39 19 6 7 6 24 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 1 47
14 Tenerife 38 12 11 15 31 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 3 5 11 9 21 -1 47
15 Real Zaragoza 38 11 11 16 31 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 19 3 4 12 14 24 -5 44
16 FC Cartagena 38 10 12 16 37 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 19 3 6 10 14 27 -10 42
17 Alcorcon 38 11 9 18 29 39 19 7 2 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 42
18 Castellon 38 11 8 19 35 44 19 9 1 9 21 16 19 2 7 10 14 28 -9 41
19 UD Logroñés 38 10 11 17 26 47 19 6 4 9 14 23 19 4 7 8 12 24 -21 41
20 Sabadell 38 9 13 16 36 44 19 4 9 6 18 19 19 5 4 10 18 25 -8 40
21 Lugo 38 8 13 17 32 50 19 6 8 5 16 14 19 2 5 12 16 36 -18 37
22 Albacete 38 9 9 20 25 46 19 5 5 9 14 20 19 4 4 11 11 26 -21 36

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 Espanyol 38 23 9 6 66 23 19 15 2 2 40 9 19 8 7 4 26 14 43 78
2 Mallorca 38 21 9 8 47 25 19 12 3 4 29 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 22 72
3 Almeria 38 19 9 10 54 35 19 9 7 3 31 16 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 66
4 Leganés 38 18 9 11 42 32 19 13 3 3 24 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 10 63
5 Sporting Gijón 38 16 13 9 36 25 19 10 7 2 21 10 19 6 6 7 15 15 11 61
6 Girona 38 17 10 11 43 35 19 10 4 5 20 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 38 16 10 12 44 37 19 10 4 5 27 18 19 6 6 7 17 19 7 58
8 Ponferradina 38 14 11 13 40 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 19 5 5 9 16 24 -2 53
9 Mirandés 38 14 10 14 36 36 19 6 9 4 19 16 19 8 1 10 17 20 0 52
10 Fuenlabrada 38 11 17 10 42 42 19 4 11 4 20 18 19 7 6 6 22 24 0 50
11 Las Palmas 38 12 14 12 42 48 19 10 5 4 31 19 19 2 9 8 11 29 -6 50
12 Malaga 38 13 11 14 34 44 19 5 7 7 17 21 19 8 4 7 17 23 -10 50
13 Real Oviedo 38 10 17 11 40 39 19 6 7 6 24 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 1 47
14 Tenerife 38 12 11 15 31 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 19 3 5 11 9 21 -1 47
15 Real Zaragoza 38 11 11 16 31 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 19 3 4 12 14 24 -5 44
16 FC Cartagena 38 10 12 16 37 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 19 3 6 10 14 27 -10 42
17 Alcorcon 38 11 9 18 29 39 19 7 2 10 17 23 19 4 7 8 12 16 -10 42
18 Castellon 38 11 8 19 35 44 19 9 1 9 21 16 19 2 7 10 14 28 -9 41
19 UD Logroñés 38 10 11 17 26 47 19 6 4 9 14 23 19 4 7 8 12 24 -21 41
20 Sabadell 38 9 13 16 36 44 19 4 9 6 18 19 19 5 4 10 18 25 -8 40
21 Lugo 38 8 13 17 32 50 19 6 8 5 16 14 19 2 5 12 16 36 -18 37
22 Albacete 38 9 9 20 25 46 19 5 5 9 14 20 19 4 4 11 11 26 -21 36

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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.