The league table in La Liga 2 tells a story about these teams so far, with Sporting Gijón leading FC Cartagena by 16 points. Match preview to follow:
- Sporting Gijón have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Cartagena has the most conceded goals (33) in La Liga 2
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sporting Gijón form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 La Liga 2 games here at Estadio Municipal El Molinón for Sporting Gijón. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses.
The fans are hoping that Gijón will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the La Liga 2 game against Castellon (placed 17th). Preceding that match was the home Copa Del Rey game against Real Betis that was lost 0-2.
The penalty miss from Carlos Carmona in the defeat against Castellon was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gijón have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won eight times, drawn five and lost three.
Gijón has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Sporting Gijón have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FC Cartagena form and stats
There's been little loot from FC Cartagena's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the La Liga 2. FC Cartagena, who have the most conceded goals (33) in La Liga 2, only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, FC Cartagena are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The attacking players of Cartagena have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 210 minutes.
Cartagena failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga 2 home match vs Mirandés (placed 11th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Tenerife's place.
FC Cartagena are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, two draws and four defeats. From a total of six matches.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Cartagena rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: FC Cartagena - Sporting Gijón 0-1.Top Goalscorers
  U. Đurđević 12 goals |   R. Castro Martín 9 goals |  E. Zorrilla Jiménez 6 goals |
Sporting Gijón missing players
FC Cartagena missing players
| Sporting Gijón | FC Cartagena | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 21 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 33 |
| 86% | 91% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 91% |
| 50% | 64% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 82% | 82% |
| 23% | 27% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 64% | 59% |
| 9% | 9% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 36% | 55% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 64% |
| 41% | 45% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 18% |
| 36% | 9% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
| 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 28% | 33% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 33% | 34% |
- FC Cartagena has the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in La Liga 2
- FC Cartagena has the most conceded goals (33) in La Liga 2
- FC Cartagena has the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in La Liga 2
- FC Cartagena has the most dropped points from leading position (12) in La Liga 2
- FC Cartagena have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sporting Gijón have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sporting Gijón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Gijón have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Espanyol | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Mallorca | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Almeria | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Rayo Vallecano | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Sporting Gijón | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Leganes | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Ponferradina | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Girona | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Lugo | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Mirandés | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Real Oviedo | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 13 | Fuenlabrada | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 28 |
| 14 | UD Logrones | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 28 |
| 15 | Malaga | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Castellon | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 22 |
| 18 | Sabadell | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Real Zaragoza | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 20 | Alcorcon | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | FC Cartagena | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 22 | Albacete | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 18 |