Numancia have performed better than Sporting Gijon so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Numancia form and stats
Overall La Liga 2 stats at home this season for Numancia are 6-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Numancia manager L. Carrión Delgado and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Alcorcón (placed 13th) in the La Liga 2. Preceding that match was the home game against Deportivo La Coruña that was lost 0-1.
The Numancia goalkeeper Dani Barrio was crucial in the match against Alcorcón last time out, making 7 saves.
This is expected to be a close game, with Numancia perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Numancia as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Numancia has won 3 of these, drawn 3 and lost 5.
Numancia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. Numancia have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sporting Gijón form and stats
Sporting Gijón have only collected 10 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-4-5 (11 played).
Sporting Gijón won their last game, 1-0 versus Elche played at home. A 0-2 defeat away at Real Zaragoza before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Sporting Gijón in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Sporting Gijón, 6 draws and 4 defeats.
Sporting Gijón are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 11 away games. As opposed to that, Sporting Gijón have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sporting Gijón - Numancia 0-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Numancia won 2 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Sporting Gijón has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4Top Goalscorers
  H. Marín Escavy 7 goals |  A. Escassi Oliva 5 goals |  F. Sánchez Rodríguez 5 goals |
Numancia missing players
Sporting Gijón missing players
| Numancia | Sporting Gijón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 28 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 24 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 11 | 23 |
| 87% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 87% |
| 57% | 42% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 45% | 57% |
| 30% | 17% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 18% | 22% |
| 30% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 9% | 17% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 43% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 27% | 35% |
| 39% | 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 35% |
| 30% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 64% | 43% |
| 5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 257 | 141 | 52 | Total Shots | T S | 50 | 97 | 242 |
| 89 | 45 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 32 | 87 |
| 31% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 16% | 24% |
- Numancia has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home
- Numancia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting Gijón have scored away.
- Sporting Gijón has the fewest scored goals (5) away
- Sporting Gijón has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10)
- 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 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 45 |
| 2 | Almería | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Real Zaragoza | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | Huesca | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Fuenlabrada | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Girona | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Numancia | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Las Palmas | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | Mirandés | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -1 | 33 |
| 10 | Elche | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 32 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 12 | Ponferradina | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 31 |
| 13 | Alcorcón | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 8 | -1 | 29 |
| 14 | Sporting Gijón | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Albacete | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Málaga | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 26 |
| 17 | Real Oviedo | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -8 | 23 |
| 18 | Tenerife | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Extremadura UD | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 20 | Lugo | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -13 | 22 |
| 21 | Deportivo La Coruña | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 21 |
| 22 | Racing Santander | 23 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 19 |