Sporting Gijón duels with FC Cartagena in La Liga 2 match

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 26.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal El Molinón (29600 seats)

The visiting FC Cartagena side are thought to be odds-on at Sporting Gijón, as the away side enjoy a 10 point lead from their 32 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Sporting Gijón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Cartagena have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in La Liga 2

It's quite the trip for FC Cartagena when visiting Sporting Gijón as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Sporting Gijón at their home stadium (Estadio Municipal El Molinón) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Estadio Municipal El Molinón, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Amorebieta game.

The home team returns to Estadio Municipal El Molinón after drawing with Leganes (placed 13th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Midfield player Rodríguez got a match rating of 8.02 in that game, the max score being 10. Rodríguez scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).

Ahead of that match, Gijón lost 1-2 at home to Tenerife.

The Sporting Gijón fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. More than 55 percent of these goals (10 in all) were scored after at least 60 minutes had been played. On the other hand, Sporting Gijón have conceded 19 goals.

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FC Cartagena form and stats

There's been little loot from FC Cartagena's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 16 away games in the La Liga 2. FC Cartagena only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws.

Cartagena are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Real Zaragoza (placed 14th). Castro, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.03. Castro signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Mirandes wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting FC Cartagena as they have only managed to score 15 times from 16 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as FC Cartagena have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent reported meeting involving both these contenders is the FC Cartagena - Sporting Gijón 1-0 played previously this season. Stats for the previous three meetings between these two contenders are: one win for Gijón, one draw and one win for FC Cartagena. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 3 red cards from the last three encounters.

Top Goalscorers

FC CartagenaR. Castro Martín
R. Castro Martín
15 goals
Sporting GijónU. Đurđević
U. Đurđević
11 goals
FC CartagenaM. Dauda
M. Dauda
8 goals

Sporting Gijón missing players

FC Cartagena missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Gijón FC Cartagena
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 7 16 32
9 6 0 Won W 2 4 14
9 3 0 Drew D 2 3 4
14 7 5 Lost L 3 9 14
35 18 4 Scored S 9 15 45
40 19 9 Conceded C 11 26 43
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 81%
44% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 44% 53%
12% 6% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 12% 22%
9% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 12% 16%
62% 69% 60% BTTS BTTS 86% 62% 53%
16% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 25%
25% 19% 40% Failed to Score F T 14% 25% 22%
 
4 5.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 2.9 4.3
5.4 4.1 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.1 4.9 4.3
2.3 2.1 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.4 2.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
14.3 17.5 16.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 9.3 11.5
4.4 5.5 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 3.2 4.3
25% 20% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 29% 33%
 
14 11.4 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.1 15.1 13.5
4.6 4.1 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 5.1 4.4
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • FC Cartagena have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in La Liga 2
  • FC Cartagena have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • FC Cartagena haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sporting Gijón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Gijón have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sporting Gijón haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SD Eibar 32 18 9 5 47 34 15 11 3 1 27 14 17 7 6 4 20 20 13 63
2 Almeria 31 18 5 8 50 28 16 11 3 2 30 13 15 7 2 6 20 15 22 59
3 Real Valladolid 32 17 7 8 50 34 16 11 3 2 28 10 16 6 4 6 22 24 16 58
4 Tenerife 31 16 7 8 43 26 15 8 3 4 22 11 16 8 4 4 21 15 17 55
5 Girona 32 15 7 10 49 35 17 10 3 4 31 15 15 5 4 6 18 20 14 52
6 Ponferradina 32 13 12 7 42 35 16 7 7 2 26 16 16 6 5 5 16 19 7 51
7 FC Cartagena 32 14 4 14 45 43 16 10 1 5 30 17 16 4 3 9 15 26 2 46
8 Real Oviedo 32 10 15 7 38 32 16 7 7 2 25 14 16 3 8 5 13 18 6 45
9 Las Palmas 32 11 11 10 39 39 16 7 5 4 24 19 16 4 6 6 15 20 0 44
10 UD Ibiza 32 10 13 9 41 41 16 5 7 4 23 19 16 5 6 5 18 22 0 43
11 Lugo 32 8 18 6 40 37 16 7 7 2 19 14 16 1 11 4 21 23 3 42
12 Burgos 32 12 6 14 34 31 15 8 4 3 23 8 17 4 2 11 11 23 3 42
13 Leganes 32 10 12 10 36 35 16 5 8 3 18 14 16 5 4 7 18 21 1 42
14 Real Zaragoza 32 9 15 8 29 34 16 5 8 3 13 11 16 4 7 5 16 23 -5 42
15 Huesca 32 10 11 11 37 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 15 4 5 6 20 19 6 41
16 Mirandes 32 11 6 15 42 50 16 8 2 6 28 25 16 3 4 9 14 25 -8 39
17 Malaga 32 9 10 13 27 45 16 7 5 4 15 16 16 2 5 9 12 29 -18 37
18 Sporting Gijón 32 9 9 14 35 40 16 6 3 7 18 19 16 3 6 7 17 21 -5 36
19 Real Sociedad II 32 7 9 16 29 41 16 3 4 9 13 21 16 4 5 7 16 20 -12 30
20 Fuenlabrada 32 5 14 13 26 40 17 4 9 4 18 18 15 1 5 9 8 22 -14 29
21 Amorebieta 32 4 15 13 34 49 16 3 8 5 21 23 16 1 7 8 13 26 -15 27
22 Alcorcon 32 3 9 20 24 57 15 2 6 7 13 26 17 1 3 13 11 31 -33 18

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 SD Eibar 32 18 9 5 47 34 15 11 3 1 27 14 17 7 6 4 20 20 13 63
2 Almeria 31 18 5 8 50 28 16 11 3 2 30 13 15 7 2 6 20 15 22 59
3 Real Valladolid 32 17 7 8 50 34 16 11 3 2 28 10 16 6 4 6 22 24 16 58
4 Tenerife 31 16 7 8 43 26 15 8 3 4 22 11 16 8 4 4 21 15 17 55
5 Girona 32 15 7 10 49 35 17 10 3 4 31 15 15 5 4 6 18 20 14 52
6 Ponferradina 32 13 12 7 42 35 16 7 7 2 26 16 16 6 5 5 16 19 7 51
7 FC Cartagena 32 14 4 14 45 43 16 10 1 5 30 17 16 4 3 9 15 26 2 46
8 Real Oviedo 32 10 15 7 38 32 16 7 7 2 25 14 16 3 8 5 13 18 6 45
9 Las Palmas 32 11 11 10 39 39 16 7 5 4 24 19 16 4 6 6 15 20 0 44
10 UD Ibiza 32 10 13 9 41 41 16 5 7 4 23 19 16 5 6 5 18 22 0 43
11 Lugo 32 8 18 6 40 37 16 7 7 2 19 14 16 1 11 4 21 23 3 42
12 Burgos 32 12 6 14 34 31 15 8 4 3 23 8 17 4 2 11 11 23 3 42
13 Leganes 32 10 12 10 36 35 16 5 8 3 18 14 16 5 4 7 18 21 1 42
14 Real Zaragoza 32 9 15 8 29 34 16 5 8 3 13 11 16 4 7 5 16 23 -5 42
15 Huesca 32 10 11 11 37 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 15 4 5 6 20 19 6 41
16 Mirandes 32 11 6 15 42 50 16 8 2 6 28 25 16 3 4 9 14 25 -8 39
17 Malaga 32 9 10 13 27 45 16 7 5 4 15 16 16 2 5 9 12 29 -18 37
18 Sporting Gijón 32 9 9 14 35 40 16 6 3 7 18 19 16 3 6 7 17 21 -5 36
19 Real Sociedad II 32 7 9 16 29 41 16 3 4 9 13 21 16 4 5 7 16 20 -12 30
20 Fuenlabrada 32 5 14 13 26 40 17 4 9 4 18 18 15 1 5 9 8 22 -14 29
21 Amorebieta 32 4 15 13 34 49 16 3 8 5 21 23 16 1 7 8 13 26 -15 27
22 Alcorcon 32 3 9 20 24 57 15 2 6 7 13 26 17 1 3 13 11 31 -33 18

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