Balanced ball game between Ponferradina and Sporting Gijón expected

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Toralín (8800 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Ponferradina in 13th and Sporting Gijón in 11th place.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Ponferradina form and stats

6-8-1 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for Ponferradina so far this season. In general it's been a long time since Ponferradina tasted defeat here at Estadio El Toralín, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

Ponferradina are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 248 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Yuri).

Ponferradina lost their last game at Girona (placed 5th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Extremadura UD that ended 0-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Ponferradina perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ponferradina as a small favourite), we find six games. Ponferradina has won three of these, drawn three and lost zero.

The Ponferradina fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. Ponferradina are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio El Toralín in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 15 matches.

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sporting Gijón so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-7 (win-draw-lose).

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

Álvaro Vázquez scored in Sporting Gijón's previous match, the home game against Cadiz that ended 1-0. Prior to that result Sporting Gijón won their away game at Racing Santander. The scoreline was 2-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Sporting Gijón in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Sporting Gijón, six draws and six defeats.

The attacking power of Sporting Gijón when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 14 league matches away. 15 goals have been conceded by Sporting Gijón in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Sporting Gijón - Ponferradina 1-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Ponferradina victories, two draws and six Sporting Gijón wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PonferradinaY. de Souza Fonseca
Y. de Souza Fonseca
16 goals
Sporting GijónU. Đurđević
U. Đurđević
5 goals
PonferradinaÁ. Aizpuru Aizbitarte
Á. Aizpuru Aizbitarte
3 goals

Ponferradina missing players

Sporting Gijón missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ponferradina Sporting Gijón
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 15 4 Played P 4 14 29
8 6 2 Won W 0 3 10
13 8 2 Drew D 2 4 8
8 1 0 Lost L 2 7 11
35 20 5 Scored S 0 8 28
33 10 2 Conceded C 4 15 29
93% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 79% 90%
79% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 59%
31% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 21% 24%
28% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 17%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
59% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 34%
21% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 38%
28% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 38%
 
3.8 3.8 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.4 4.2
4.5 3.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.1 4.2
2.1 1.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.1 3.1
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
301 184 39 Total Shots T S 40 140 317
112 65 17 Shots on Target S O 6 43 111
31% 31% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 19% 25%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Ponferradina 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)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cadiz 29 15 7 7 38 27 14 8 4 2 22 13 15 7 3 5 16 14 11 52
2 Real Zaragoza 29 14 9 6 42 28 15 8 4 3 23 12 14 6 5 3 19 16 14 51
3 Almeria 29 12 11 6 46 30 14 7 3 4 21 13 15 5 8 2 25 17 16 47
4 Huesca 29 14 4 11 35 30 14 11 1 2 24 11 15 3 3 9 11 19 5 46
5 Girona 29 13 6 10 38 33 15 10 3 2 22 11 14 3 3 8 16 22 5 45
6 Elche 29 10 10 9 36 31 14 4 6 4 18 16 15 6 4 5 18 15 5 40
7 Rayo Vallecano 28 8 15 5 35 28 14 6 6 2 19 13 14 2 9 3 16 15 7 39
8 Fuenlabrada 29 9 12 8 29 27 14 5 6 3 16 13 15 4 6 5 13 14 2 39
9 Numancia 29 9 11 9 34 31 15 7 5 3 17 9 14 2 6 6 17 22 3 38
10 Alcorcon 29 8 14 7 33 32 15 4 4 7 16 21 14 4 10 0 17 11 1 38
11 Sporting Gijón 29 10 8 11 28 29 15 7 4 4 20 14 14 3 4 7 8 15 -1 38
12 Mirandes 29 8 14 7 39 41 15 5 9 1 17 11 14 3 5 6 22 30 -2 38
13 Ponferradina 29 8 13 8 35 33 15 6 8 1 20 10 14 2 5 7 15 23 2 37
14 Malaga 29 8 13 8 26 25 14 5 7 2 18 13 15 3 6 6 8 12 1 37
15 Las Palmas 29 9 10 10 33 34 14 5 4 5 19 18 15 4 6 5 14 16 -1 37
16 Tenerife 29 9 9 11 35 35 15 5 6 4 17 16 14 4 3 7 18 19 0 36
17 Deportivo La Coruna 29 8 10 11 28 42 14 5 5 4 18 20 15 3 5 7 10 22 -14 34
18 Albacete 28 9 6 13 22 34 14 4 4 6 10 15 14 5 2 7 12 19 -12 33
19 Lugo 29 7 11 11 27 39 15 5 5 5 17 23 14 2 6 6 10 16 -12 32
20 Extremadura UD 29 7 9 13 27 39 15 4 4 7 14 19 14 3 5 6 13 20 -12 30
21 Real Oviedo 29 6 11 12 34 42 14 3 8 3 17 17 15 3 3 9 17 25 -8 29
22 Racing Santander 29 3 15 11 27 37 14 2 8 4 17 17 15 1 7 7 10 20 -10 24

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 Cadiz 29 15 7 7 38 27 14 8 4 2 22 13 15 7 3 5 16 14 11 52
2 Real Zaragoza 29 14 9 6 42 28 15 8 4 3 23 12 14 6 5 3 19 16 14 51
3 Almeria 29 12 11 6 46 30 14 7 3 4 21 13 15 5 8 2 25 17 16 47
4 Huesca 29 14 4 11 35 30 14 11 1 2 24 11 15 3 3 9 11 19 5 46
5 Girona 29 13 6 10 38 33 15 10 3 2 22 11 14 3 3 8 16 22 5 45
6 Elche 29 10 10 9 36 31 14 4 6 4 18 16 15 6 4 5 18 15 5 40
7 Rayo Vallecano 28 8 15 5 35 28 14 6 6 2 19 13 14 2 9 3 16 15 7 39
8 Fuenlabrada 29 9 12 8 29 27 14 5 6 3 16 13 15 4 6 5 13 14 2 39
9 Numancia 29 9 11 9 34 31 15 7 5 3 17 9 14 2 6 6 17 22 3 38
10 Alcorcon 29 8 14 7 33 32 15 4 4 7 16 21 14 4 10 0 17 11 1 38
11 Sporting Gijón 29 10 8 11 28 29 15 7 4 4 20 14 14 3 4 7 8 15 -1 38
12 Mirandes 29 8 14 7 39 41 15 5 9 1 17 11 14 3 5 6 22 30 -2 38
13 Ponferradina 29 8 13 8 35 33 15 6 8 1 20 10 14 2 5 7 15 23 2 37
14 Malaga 29 8 13 8 26 25 14 5 7 2 18 13 15 3 6 6 8 12 1 37
15 Las Palmas 29 9 10 10 33 34 14 5 4 5 19 18 15 4 6 5 14 16 -1 37
16 Tenerife 29 9 9 11 35 35 15 5 6 4 17 16 14 4 3 7 18 19 0 36
17 Deportivo La Coruna 29 8 10 11 28 42 14 5 5 4 18 20 15 3 5 7 10 22 -14 34
18 Albacete 28 9 6 13 22 34 14 4 4 6 10 15 14 5 2 7 12 19 -12 33
19 Lugo 29 7 11 11 27 39 15 5 5 5 17 23 14 2 6 6 10 16 -12 32
20 Extremadura UD 29 7 9 13 27 39 15 4 4 7 14 19 14 3 5 6 13 20 -12 30
21 Real Oviedo 29 6 11 12 34 42 14 3 8 3 17 17 15 3 3 9 17 25 -8 29
22 Racing Santander 29 3 15 11 27 37 14 2 8 4 17 17 15 1 7 7 10 20 -10 24

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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.