La Liga 2 match prediction: Little separates Racing Santander and Sporting Gijón in quality

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 16.February
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero (22222 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the La Liga 2, with both Racing Santander and Sporting Gijón experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 22nd and the visitors in 16th place.

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

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Racing Santander form and stats

2-8-3 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga 2 numbers at home for Racing Santander so far this season. The home supporters have been following results with a growing disbelief as Racing Santander has racked up an amazing four draws in a row here at their own stadium. How long will this continue?

Racing Santander enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Almeria's place. The match ended 1-0 with Álvaro Cejudo scoring. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Alcorcon.

Racing Santander has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Racing Santander's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

Sporting Gijón have only collected 10 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 2-4-7 (13 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Sporting Gijón's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Sporting Gijón played 2-2 against Mirandes in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Tenerife's place.

Sporting Gijón are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 13 away games. 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 - Racing Santander 1-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Racing Santander won one, Sporting Gijón won two and seven draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Racing SantanderÁ. Cejudo Carmona
Á. Cejudo Carmona
7 goals
Sporting GijónU. Đurđević
U. Đurđević
5 goals
Racing SantanderE. Lombardo
E. Lombardo
3 goals

Racing Santander missing players

Sporting Gijón missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Racing Santander Sporting Gijón
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 13 27
3 2 1 Won W 1 2 8
15 8 1 Drew D 2 4 8
9 3 1 Lost L 1 7 11
27 17 4 Scored S 3 6 25
33 15 2 Conceded C 3 15 29
89% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 77% 89%
74% 85% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 54% 59%
33% 46% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 23% 26%
19% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 19%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
52% 62% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 31% 37%
22% 23% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 33%
37% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 41%
 
4 3.8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.3 4.1
5.2 4.7 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.2 4
2.7 2.5 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 3.1 3.1
7 5 2 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
263 138 37 Total Shots T S 44 130 296
96 47 12 Shots on Target S O 16 37 103
28% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 16% 24%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Racing Santander has the most dropped points from leading position (19)
  • Racing Santander have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Racing Santander have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting Gijón have scored away.
  • Sporting Gijón has the fewest scored goals (6) away
  • Sporting Gijón has the fewest scored goals in the second half (12)
  • 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 27 15 7 5 38 25 13 8 4 1 22 12 14 7 3 4 16 13 13 52
2 Almeria 27 12 10 5 44 27 13 7 2 4 21 13 14 5 8 1 23 14 17 46
3 Real Zaragoza 26 12 8 6 36 25 14 7 4 3 20 11 12 5 4 3 16 14 11 44
4 Huesca 27 13 4 10 32 26 13 10 1 2 21 9 14 3 3 8 11 17 6 43
5 Girona 27 12 5 10 34 31 14 9 3 2 20 11 13 3 2 8 14 20 3 41
6 Elche 27 10 10 7 35 28 13 4 6 3 17 14 14 6 4 4 18 14 7 40
7 Fuenlabrada 27 9 11 7 29 26 13 5 6 2 16 12 14 4 5 5 13 14 3 38
8 Numancia 27 9 10 8 32 28 14 7 4 3 16 8 13 2 6 5 16 20 4 37
9 Ponferradina 27 8 12 7 35 31 14 6 7 1 20 10 13 2 5 6 15 21 4 36
10 Mirandes 26 8 12 6 35 36 13 5 7 1 15 9 13 3 5 5 20 27 -1 36
11 Rayo Vallecano 26 7 14 5 33 28 13 5 6 2 17 13 13 2 8 3 16 15 5 35
12 Las Palmas 27 9 8 10 31 32 14 5 4 5 19 18 13 4 4 5 12 14 -1 35
13 Alcorcon 27 7 13 7 30 30 14 4 3 7 15 20 13 3 10 0 15 10 0 34
14 Deportivo La Coruna 27 8 9 10 25 37 13 5 4 4 16 18 14 3 5 6 9 19 -12 33
15 Tenerife 27 8 8 11 34 35 13 4 5 4 16 16 14 4 3 7 18 19 -1 32
16 Sporting Gijón 27 8 8 11 25 29 14 6 4 4 19 14 13 2 4 7 6 15 -4 32
17 Málaga 27 6 13 8 23 25 13 4 7 2 16 13 14 2 6 6 7 12 -2 31
18 Real Oviedo 27 6 11 10 33 39 13 3 8 2 16 15 14 3 3 8 17 24 -6 29
19 Albacete 26 8 5 13 19 32 13 3 4 6 8 14 13 5 1 7 11 18 -13 29
20 Extremadura UD 27 6 8 13 24 37 14 3 4 7 11 17 13 3 4 6 13 20 -13 26
21 Lugo 27 5 11 11 25 39 14 4 5 5 16 23 13 1 6 6 9 16 -14 26
22 Racing Santander 27 3 15 9 27 33 13 2 8 3 17 15 14 1 7 6 10 18 -6 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 Cádiz 27 15 7 5 38 25 13 8 4 1 22 12 14 7 3 4 16 13 13 52
2 Almeria 27 12 10 5 44 27 13 7 2 4 21 13 14 5 8 1 23 14 17 46
3 Real Zaragoza 26 12 8 6 36 25 14 7 4 3 20 11 12 5 4 3 16 14 11 44
4 Huesca 27 13 4 10 32 26 13 10 1 2 21 9 14 3 3 8 11 17 6 43
5 Girona 27 12 5 10 34 31 14 9 3 2 20 11 13 3 2 8 14 20 3 41
6 Elche 27 10 10 7 35 28 13 4 6 3 17 14 14 6 4 4 18 14 7 40
7 Fuenlabrada 27 9 11 7 29 26 13 5 6 2 16 12 14 4 5 5 13 14 3 38
8 Numancia 27 9 10 8 32 28 14 7 4 3 16 8 13 2 6 5 16 20 4 37
9 Ponferradina 27 8 12 7 35 31 14 6 7 1 20 10 13 2 5 6 15 21 4 36
10 Mirandes 26 8 12 6 35 36 13 5 7 1 15 9 13 3 5 5 20 27 -1 36
11 Rayo Vallecano 26 7 14 5 33 28 13 5 6 2 17 13 13 2 8 3 16 15 5 35
12 Las Palmas 27 9 8 10 31 32 14 5 4 5 19 18 13 4 4 5 12 14 -1 35
13 Alcorcon 27 7 13 7 30 30 14 4 3 7 15 20 13 3 10 0 15 10 0 34
14 Deportivo La Coruna 27 8 9 10 25 37 13 5 4 4 16 18 14 3 5 6 9 19 -12 33
15 Tenerife 27 8 8 11 34 35 13 4 5 4 16 16 14 4 3 7 18 19 -1 32
16 Sporting Gijón 27 8 8 11 25 29 14 6 4 4 19 14 13 2 4 7 6 15 -4 32
17 Málaga 27 6 13 8 23 25 13 4 7 2 16 13 14 2 6 6 7 12 -2 31
18 Real Oviedo 27 6 11 10 33 39 13 3 8 2 16 15 14 3 3 8 17 24 -6 29
19 Albacete 26 8 5 13 19 32 13 3 4 6 8 14 13 5 1 7 11 18 -13 29
20 Extremadura UD 27 6 8 13 24 37 14 3 4 7 11 17 13 3 4 6 13 20 -13 26
21 Lugo 27 5 11 11 25 39 14 4 5 5 16 23 13 1 6 6 9 16 -14 26
22 Racing Santander 27 3 15 9 27 33 13 2 8 3 17 15 14 1 7 6 10 18 -6 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.