Sporting Gijón vs Deportivo Alavés: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 16.April
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal El Molinón (29600 seats)

We have to say that both participants are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Deportivo Alavés enjoying a 17 point lead on Sporting Gijón in the tables. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Sporting Gijón have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in La Liga 2
  • Deportivo Alavés have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

Sporting Gijón have collected 28 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 7-7-3.

A good away victory last time out for Gijón, who won 3-1 against UD Ibiza (placed 21st). Goalkeeper Cuéllar got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.31 out of ten. Cuéllar saved a penalty.

Ahead of that match, Sporting Gijón won a home game hosting Granada (1-0).

Trench warfare? In this team's last 19 league games, 16 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).

The Sporting Gijón fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 17 matches. Sporting Gijón have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Deportivo Alavés form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Deportivo Alavés playing as the away team in the La Liga 2 this season.

Alavés have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Antonio Sivera Salva. It's been 294 minutes since they last conceded in La Liga 2.

Deportivo Alavés's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus FC Andorra that finished 0-0. Goalkeeper Sivera got the top player rating of the team with 7.6/10. Sivera topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Huesca at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Low-scoring game? 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.

Alavés find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Deportivo Alavés in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These two sides faced each other earlier on this campaign: Deportivo Alavés - Sporting Gijón 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Sporting Gijón victories, five draws and three Deportivo Alavés wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, nine matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Deportivo AlavésL. Rioja González
L. Rioja González
9 goals
Sporting GijónA. García Flores
A. García Flores
5 goals
GijónC. González Pérez
C. González Pérez
5 goals

Sporting Gijón missing players

Deportivo Alavés missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Gijón Deportivo Alavés
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 17 35
10 7 2 Won W 3 6 17
14 7 3 Drew D 0 4 10
11 3 1 Lost L 3 7 8
35 23 6 Scored S 7 18 41
36 16 4 Conceded C 7 19 27
83% 82% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 83%
54% 59% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 59% 54%
29% 35% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 41% 34%
23% 29% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 18% 14%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 6%
43% 47% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 53% 40%
31% 41% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 18% 43%
43% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 35% 34%
 
4.5 4.5 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 5.5 5.5
4.5 4.1 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.6 3.8
2.5 2.3 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.9 2.7
5 0 0 Red cards R C 0 4 7
 
12.4 13.4 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 10.2 11.9
3.7 4.4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3 3.9
27% 31% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 35% 30%
 
11.5 10.6 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 11.1 9.8
3.7 2.9 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.8 3
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Deportivo Alavés have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting Gijón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Gijón have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in La Liga 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Eibar 35 18 11 6 39 27 18 11 6 1 21 9 17 7 5 5 18 18 12 65
2 Las Palmas 35 16 14 5 41 24 18 9 6 3 23 12 17 7 8 2 18 12 17 62
3 Granada 35 18 7 10 44 25 17 14 3 0 32 4 18 4 4 10 12 21 19 61
4 Deportivo Alavés 35 17 10 8 41 27 18 11 6 1 23 8 17 6 4 7 18 19 14 61
5 Levante 35 15 16 4 38 24 17 9 6 2 20 8 18 6 10 2 18 16 14 61
6 FC Cartagena 35 15 8 12 42 37 18 8 3 7 19 20 17 7 5 5 23 17 5 53
7 Albacete 35 13 13 9 43 41 17 8 5 4 23 15 18 5 8 5 20 26 2 52
8 Burgos 35 12 13 10 28 25 17 7 7 3 19 13 18 5 6 7 9 12 3 49
9 Huesca 35 10 16 9 31 29 18 9 7 2 21 10 17 1 9 7 10 19 2 46
10 Villarreal II 35 12 10 13 40 43 18 8 6 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 13 24 -3 46
11 FC Andorra 35 12 9 14 34 29 17 8 3 6 21 11 18 4 6 8 13 18 5 45
12 Sporting Gijón 35 10 14 11 35 36 17 7 7 3 23 16 18 3 7 8 12 20 -1 44
13 Real Zaragoza 35 10 14 11 30 32 17 6 8 3 17 13 18 4 6 8 13 19 -2 44
14 Tenerife 35 10 13 12 32 33 17 8 6 3 20 11 18 2 7 9 12 22 -1 43
15 Real Oviedo 35 11 10 14 22 27 17 6 5 6 10 11 18 5 5 8 12 16 -5 43
16 Leganes 35 11 10 14 29 35 18 8 5 5 19 17 17 3 5 9 10 18 -6 43
17 Mirandes 35 10 12 13 40 44 18 8 6 4 28 23 17 2 6 9 12 21 -4 42
18 Racing Santander 35 10 11 14 31 33 17 5 6 6 16 15 18 5 5 8 15 18 -2 41
19 Ponferradina 35 7 14 14 27 41 18 5 6 7 14 19 17 2 8 7 13 22 -14 35
20 Malaga 35 7 12 16 30 39 17 5 7 5 16 16 18 2 5 11 14 23 -9 33
21 UD Ibiza 35 6 11 18 30 53 18 4 7 7 19 24 17 2 4 11 11 29 -23 29
22 Lugo 35 5 12 18 21 44 18 3 9 6 10 13 17 2 3 12 11 31 -23 27

Deportivo Alavés:
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 Eibar 35 18 11 6 39 27 18 11 6 1 21 9 17 7 5 5 18 18 12 65
2 Las Palmas 35 16 14 5 41 24 18 9 6 3 23 12 17 7 8 2 18 12 17 62
3 Granada 35 18 7 10 44 25 17 14 3 0 32 4 18 4 4 10 12 21 19 61
4 Deportivo Alavés 35 17 10 8 41 27 18 11 6 1 23 8 17 6 4 7 18 19 14 61
5 Levante 35 15 16 4 38 24 17 9 6 2 20 8 18 6 10 2 18 16 14 61
6 FC Cartagena 35 15 8 12 42 37 18 8 3 7 19 20 17 7 5 5 23 17 5 53
7 Albacete 35 13 13 9 43 41 17 8 5 4 23 15 18 5 8 5 20 26 2 52
8 Burgos 35 12 13 10 28 25 17 7 7 3 19 13 18 5 6 7 9 12 3 49
9 Huesca 35 10 16 9 31 29 18 9 7 2 21 10 17 1 9 7 10 19 2 46
10 Villarreal II 35 12 10 13 40 43 18 8 6 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 13 24 -3 46
11 FC Andorra 35 12 9 14 34 29 17 8 3 6 21 11 18 4 6 8 13 18 5 45
12 Sporting Gijón 35 10 14 11 35 36 17 7 7 3 23 16 18 3 7 8 12 20 -1 44
13 Real Zaragoza 35 10 14 11 30 32 17 6 8 3 17 13 18 4 6 8 13 19 -2 44
14 Tenerife 35 10 13 12 32 33 17 8 6 3 20 11 18 2 7 9 12 22 -1 43
15 Real Oviedo 35 11 10 14 22 27 17 6 5 6 10 11 18 5 5 8 12 16 -5 43
16 Leganes 35 11 10 14 29 35 18 8 5 5 19 17 17 3 5 9 10 18 -6 43
17 Mirandes 35 10 12 13 40 44 18 8 6 4 28 23 17 2 6 9 12 21 -4 42
18 Racing Santander 35 10 11 14 31 33 17 5 6 6 16 15 18 5 5 8 15 18 -2 41
19 Ponferradina 35 7 14 14 27 41 18 5 6 7 14 19 17 2 8 7 13 22 -14 35
20 Malaga 35 7 12 16 30 39 17 5 7 5 16 16 18 2 5 11 14 23 -9 33
21 UD Ibiza 35 6 11 18 30 53 18 4 7 7 19 24 17 2 4 11 11 29 -23 29
22 Lugo 35 5 12 18 21 44 18 3 9 6 10 13 17 2 3 12 11 31 -23 27

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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.