La Liga 2 match prediction: Little separates Real Oviedo and Sporting Gijón in quality

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Date: Sun 17.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Carlos Tartiere (30500 seats)

Real Oviedo are welcoming Sporting Gijón for another important game after their 0-0 result against 16th-placed Sporting Gijón.

The hosts Real Oviedo saw competitive action as recent as zero days ago, playing in the La Liga 2. This match was also played here at Carlos Tartiere. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sporting Gijón have had more rest.

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Real Oviedo form and stats

1 victory, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Real Oviedo have to build on here at Carlos Tartiere in the La Liga 2. Real Oviedo have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Real Oviedo drew their last game, also a home match. Sporting Gijón (placed 16th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Huesca.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Real Oviedo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won 5 Drawn 3 Lost 0.

Real Oviedo has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Real Oviedo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sporting Gijón, who have the fewest scored goals (3) away in La Liga 2, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

Sporting Gijón failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga 2 home match vs Numancia (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Cádiz's place.

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, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Sporting Gijón are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 7 away games. 8 goals have been conceded by Sporting Gijón in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Real Oviedo - Sporting Gijón 0-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Real Oviedo, 2 draws and 1 win for Sporting Gijón. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting GijónU. Đurđević
U. Đurđević
11 goals
Real OviedoJoselu
Joselu
10 goals
Sporting GijónCarlos Carmona
Carlos Carmona
7 goals

Real Oviedo missing players

Sporting Gijón missing players

Real Oviedo Sporting Gijón
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 1 Played P 1 7 15
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 4
6 6 1 Drew D 1 2 5
7 1 0 Lost L 0 4 6
19 9 1 Scored S 0 3 17
24 9 1 Conceded C 0 8 17
88% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 86% 93%
81% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 43% 67%
56% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 27%
25% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 27%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
75% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 47%
19% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 29% 27%
19% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 33%
 
4.7 5 7 Corners For (avg) C F 3 4 3.7
5.6 5.4 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 13 5.4 4.5
2.6 2.4 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 3.7 3.3
6 3 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 3
Key stats this season:
  • Real Oviedo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting Gijón have scored away.
  • 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 15 11 2 2 24 12 7 6 1 0 13 3 8 5 1 2 11 9 12 35
2 Fuenlabrada 16 8 4 4 22 16 8 4 3 1 13 9 8 4 1 3 9 7 6 28
3 Almería 16 6 8 2 23 15 7 4 2 1 12 6 9 2 6 1 11 9 8 26
4 Huesca 16 8 2 6 19 13 8 6 1 1 13 4 8 2 1 5 6 9 6 26
5 Numancia 16 6 7 3 19 14 9 5 2 2 11 6 7 1 5 1 8 8 5 25
6 Albacete 16 8 1 7 11 16 7 3 1 3 4 7 9 5 0 4 7 9 -5 25
7 Real Zaragoza 16 6 5 5 21 18 9 4 2 3 12 8 7 2 3 2 9 10 3 23
8 Elche 16 6 5 5 19 17 8 2 4 2 9 9 8 4 1 3 10 8 2 23
9 Girona 15 7 2 6 19 17 8 5 2 1 10 5 7 2 0 5 9 12 2 23
10 Ponferradina 15 5 7 3 22 17 8 4 3 1 12 6 7 1 4 2 10 11 5 22
11 Rayo Vallecano 16 4 9 3 24 21 8 3 4 1 13 10 8 1 5 2 11 11 3 21
12 Alcorcón 15 5 6 4 20 18 7 2 1 4 7 10 8 3 5 0 13 8 2 21
13 Las Palmas 15 5 4 6 16 19 8 3 2 3 11 12 7 2 2 3 5 7 -3 19
14 Lugo 15 4 7 4 16 20 8 3 2 3 11 14 7 1 5 1 5 6 -4 19
15 Mirandés 15 4 6 5 18 24 8 3 4 1 11 8 7 1 2 4 7 16 -6 18
16 Sporting Gijón 15 4 5 6 17 17 8 3 3 2 14 9 7 1 2 4 3 8 0 17
17 Extremadura UD 16 4 4 8 16 22 8 2 2 4 7 10 8 2 2 4 9 12 -6 16
18 Málaga 15 3 6 6 11 14 7 1 4 2 5 6 8 2 2 4 6 8 -3 15
19 Tenerife 15 3 5 7 17 20 7 1 3 3 7 9 8 2 2 4 10 11 -3 14
20 Real Oviedo 15 3 5 7 19 24 7 1 5 1 9 9 8 2 0 6 10 15 -5 14
21 Racing Santander 15 1 9 5 16 20 8 1 4 3 9 10 7 0 5 2 7 10 -4 12
22 Deportivo La Coruna 16 1 7 8 14 29 7 1 3 3 8 12 9 0 4 5 6 17 -15 10

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.