Football tips: Lugo vs Sporting Gijón - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Date: Sun 15.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Anxo Carro (7840 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the La Liga 2, Lugo holding 17th place and Sporting Gijón lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Lugo 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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Lugo form and stats

3 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Lugo have to build on here at Anxo Carro in the La Liga 2. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

In their previous game, the manager Eloy Jiménez led his Lugo to a defeat in the La Liga 2 match away at Girona. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Anxo Carro. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Deportivo La Coruña.

There will be little rest for Lugo after this match as they are travelling to Sestao River for a Copa Del Rey game in only three days.

Lugo has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lugo defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on 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 7 points from 9 away games in the La Liga 2. Sporting Gijón only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws. Sporting Gijón has drawn their two previous away games.

Sporting Gijón have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Diego Marino Villar. It's been 200 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga 2.

The supporters enjoyed Sporting Gijón's previous game versus Ponferradina (placed 14th), a La Liga 2 1-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Mirandés.

Sporting Gijón has another fixture away, a Copa Del Rey game, against Zamora in just two days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sporting Gijón's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 9 matches. It's not easy to score on Sporting Gijón as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Lugo won 2 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Sporting Gijón has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4

Top Goalscorers

Sporting GijónU. Đurđević
U. Đurđević
11 goals
LugoCristian
Cristian
10 goals

Lugo missing players

Sporting Gijón missing players

Lugo Sporting Gijón
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 10 4 Played P 2 9 19
4 3 0 Won W 0 1 5
9 4 3 Drew D 2 4 7
6 3 1 Lost L 0 4 7
19 12 2 Scored S 0 3 18
26 15 5 Conceded C 0 8 19
79% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 84%
68% 70% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 58%
37% 40% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 11% 21%
32% 40% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 21%
16% 30% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
58% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 22% 37%
37% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 44% 37%
26% 30% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 42%
 
4.6 5.4 6.2 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 4.1 3.9
6.3 6.1 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 7 5.1 4.3
2.4 1.8 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.4 3.5
3 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 4
 
164 84 40 Total Shots T S 15 73 198
69 37 14 Shots on Target S O 6 23 75
28% 32% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 13% 24%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Lugo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lugo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting Gijón have scored away.
  • Sporting Gijón has the fewest scored goals (3) away
  • Sporting Gijón has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8)
  • Sporting Gijón have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 19 12 4 3 27 15 9 7 2 0 15 4 10 5 2 3 12 11 12 40
2 Almería 19 9 8 2 31 17 9 6 2 1 17 7 10 3 6 1 14 10 14 35
3 Huesca 19 10 2 7 23 15 10 7 1 2 15 6 9 3 1 5 8 9 8 32
4 Fuenlabrada 19 9 5 5 25 20 9 5 3 1 14 9 10 4 2 4 11 11 5 32
5 Girona 19 9 4 6 28 22 10 7 2 1 15 6 9 2 2 5 13 16 6 31
6 Real Zaragoza 19 8 6 5 28 22 10 4 3 3 15 11 9 4 3 2 13 11 6 30
7 Elche 19 7 7 5 24 20 9 3 4 2 11 9 10 4 3 3 13 11 4 28
8 Las Palmas 19 8 4 7 24 23 10 5 2 3 17 14 9 3 2 4 7 9 1 28
9 Albacete 19 8 3 8 14 20 9 3 2 4 6 10 10 5 1 4 8 10 -6 27
10 Numancia 19 6 8 5 20 19 10 5 3 2 11 6 9 1 5 3 9 13 1 26
11 Alcorcón 19 6 7 6 22 23 10 3 1 6 9 15 9 3 6 0 13 8 -1 25
12 Mirandés 19 6 7 6 23 29 10 4 5 1 13 9 9 2 2 5 10 20 -6 25
13 Rayo Vallecano 19 5 9 5 27 24 9 3 4 2 13 11 10 2 5 3 14 13 3 24
14 Ponferradina 19 5 9 5 24 22 10 4 5 1 14 8 9 1 4 4 10 14 2 24
15 Sporting Gijón 19 5 7 7 18 19 10 4 3 3 15 11 9 1 4 4 3 8 -1 22
16 Real Oviedo 19 5 6 8 25 29 9 2 6 1 11 10 10 3 0 7 14 19 -4 21
17 Lugo 19 4 9 6 19 26 10 3 4 3 12 15 9 1 5 3 7 11 -7 21
18 Málaga 19 4 8 7 16 18 9 2 5 2 10 9 10 2 3 5 6 9 -2 20
19 Tenerife 19 4 6 9 21 26 9 1 4 4 9 13 10 3 2 5 12 13 -5 18
20 Racing Santander 19 2 11 6 22 25 10 2 5 3 14 12 9 0 6 3 8 13 -3 17
21 Extremadura UD 19 4 5 10 17 27 9 2 2 5 7 11 10 2 3 5 10 16 -10 17
22 Deportivo La Coruña 19 1 9 9 15 32 9 1 4 4 9 15 10 0 5 5 6 17 -17 12

Read more about La Liga 2

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.