A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Real Zaragoza form and stats
Real Zaragoza have played 11 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Real Zaragoza lost their last game at Huesca (placed 3rd) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that match, a Copa Del Rey win away at Socuellamos.
There will be little rest for Real Zaragoza after this match as they are travelling to Gimnastic Tarragona for a Copa Del Rey game in only four days.
Real Zaragoza have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at La Romareda with 17 goals in 11 league matches. Real Zaragoza's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sporting Gijón form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sporting Gijón so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-4 (win-draw-lose).
The manager M. Đukić was unhappy after their last game, a La Liga 2 match played at their home ground Estadio Municipal El Molinón. Sporting Gijón suffered a 0-1 loss to Extremadura UD (placed 19th). It was a Copa Del Rey defeat before that one as the away game against Zamora wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Sporting Gijón are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 10 away games. Sporting Gijón are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sporting Gijón - Real Zaragoza 4-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 6 Real Zaragoza victories, 2 draws and 2 Sporting Gijón wins. 7 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  U. Đurđević 11 goals |  Álvaro Vázquez 10 goals |  Carlos Carmona 7 goals |
Real Zaragoza missing players
Sporting Gijón missing players
| Real Zaragoza | Sporting Gijón | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 31 | 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 95% | 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 70% | 86% |
| 76% | 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 40% | 57% |
| 52% | 45% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 20% | 24% |
| 29% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 10% | 19% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 48% | 36% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 30% | 38% |
| 38% | 45% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 40% | 33% |
| 19% | 27% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 60% | 43% |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 268 | 170 | 82 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 84 | 219 |
| 106 | 68 | 37 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 28 | 81 |
| 29% | 25% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 18% | 25% |
- Real Zaragoza 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
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 44 |
| 2 | Almería | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 39 |
| 3 | Huesca | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Fuenlabrada | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 5 | Real Zaragoza | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Las Palmas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Elche | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Numancia | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Mirandes | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | Ponferradina | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Girona | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 13 | Alcorcón | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 8 | -1 | 28 |
| 14 | Albacete | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 27 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijón | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 16 | Malaga | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 17 | Real Oviedo | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 23 |
| 18 | Tenerife | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 19 | Extremadura UD | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 20 | Lugo | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 22 |
| 21 | Racing Santander | 22 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 22 | Deportivo La Coruna | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -17 | 18 |