Sporting Gijón vs Granada full preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 02.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal El Molinón (29600 seats)

Preview: 23 points split the squads before this game, Granada the sharpest side. Can Sporting Gijón strike back?

Insights:
  • Sporting Gijón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Granada have the most scored goals (44) in La Liga 2

It's quite the trip for Granada when visiting Sporting Gijón as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

Sporting Gijón have collected 25 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 6-7-3.

An away draw last time out for Sporting Gijón, facing Las Palmas in a game that ended 1-1. The Gijón goalkeeper Cuéllar was crucial in the match against Las Palmas last time out, making six saves. Midfielder Varane was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.02 (out of ten) in that game. Varane served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

0-0 away at Burgos before that.

Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 17 league games, 15 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).

Sporting Gijón has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches.

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Granada form and stats

Granada have only collected 16 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 4-4-8 (16 played). In general it has been a productive period now for Granada as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.

The club members enjoyed Granada's previous match versus Real Oviedo (placed 16th), a 1-0 win played at home. Sánchez, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.32. Sánchez scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 4 of 10 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Albacete at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Observe: 25 of the last 33 league matches involving this team have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Granada as they have only managed to score 12 times from 16 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 19 goals have been conceded by Granada in these games.

Head 2 Head

The participants have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Granada - Sporting Gijón 5-0 entered in the official records. Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Sporting Gijón won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Granada have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

GranadaM. Uzuni
M. Uzuni
19 goals
GijónC. González Pérez
C. González Pérez
5 goals
Sporting GijónA. García Flores
A. García Flores
4 goals

Sporting Gijón missing players

Granada missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Gijón Granada
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 6 16 33
8 6 1 Won W 1 4 18
14 7 3 Drew D 2 4 7
11 3 1 Lost L 3 8 8
31 22 5 Scored S 3 12 44
35 16 4 Conceded C 4 19 23
82% 81% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 88% 88%
55% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 62% 61%
27% 38% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 30%
21% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 21%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
42% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 17% 31% 24%
30% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 55%
45% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 67% 56% 33%
 
4.4 4.2 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 3.3 4.5
4.4 4.2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.1 4.3
2.5 2.2 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.3 2.5
4 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
12.6 13.7 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.3 11.5 12.2
3.7 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.6 4.4
26% 31% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 21% 30%
 
11.4 10.4 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 11 9.4
3.7 2.9 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 3.6 3
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Granada have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the most scored goals (44) in La Liga 2
  • Granada have the the best goal difference (+21) in La Liga 2
  • Granada have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sporting Gijón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 SD Eibar 33 18 9 6 37 25 17 11 5 1 20 8 16 7 4 5 17 17 12 63
2 Granada 33 18 7 8 44 23 17 14 3 0 32 4 16 4 4 8 12 19 21 61
3 Las Palmas 33 15 14 4 39 22 17 9 6 2 23 11 16 6 8 2 16 11 17 59
4 Levante 33 15 14 4 36 22 16 9 5 2 19 7 17 6 9 2 17 15 14 59
5 Deportivo Alavés 33 16 9 8 40 27 17 11 5 1 23 8 16 5 4 7 17 19 13 57
6 Albacete 33 13 13 7 41 35 16 8 5 3 22 13 17 5 8 4 19 22 6 52
7 FC Cartagena 33 13 8 12 38 36 17 7 3 7 18 20 16 6 5 5 20 16 2 47
8 Burgos 33 11 13 9 25 22 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 5 6 6 8 10 3 46
9 Villarreal II 33 12 9 12 38 40 17 8 6 3 26 17 16 4 3 9 12 23 -2 45
10 Huesca 33 9 16 8 29 27 16 8 7 1 19 8 17 1 9 7 10 19 2 43
11 FC Andorra 33 11 8 14 33 29 16 7 3 6 20 11 17 4 5 8 13 18 4 41
12 Tenerife 33 10 11 12 31 32 16 8 5 3 19 10 17 2 6 9 12 22 -1 41
13 Mirandés 33 10 11 12 38 41 17 8 5 4 26 21 16 2 6 8 12 20 -3 41
14 Real Zaragoza 33 9 13 11 28 31 16 5 8 3 16 13 17 4 5 8 12 18 -3 40
15 Leganes 32 10 10 12 27 30 17 8 5 4 18 14 15 2 5 8 9 16 -3 40
16 Real Oviedo 33 10 9 14 20 26 16 6 4 6 9 10 17 4 5 8 11 16 -6 39
17 Sporting Gijón 33 8 14 11 31 35 16 6 7 3 22 16 17 2 7 8 9 19 -4 38
18 Racing Santander 33 9 11 13 26 30 16 4 6 6 12 14 17 5 5 7 14 16 -4 38
19 Ponferradina 33 7 13 13 27 40 17 5 6 6 14 18 16 2 7 7 13 22 -13 34
20 UD Ibiza 33 6 10 17 27 48 17 4 7 6 18 21 16 2 3 11 9 27 -21 28
21 Malaga 32 5 12 15 26 37 16 4 7 5 14 16 16 1 5 10 12 21 -11 27
22 Lugo 33 5 10 18 21 44 16 3 7 6 10 13 17 2 3 12 11 31 -23 25

Granada:
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 33 18 9 6 37 25 17 11 5 1 20 8 16 7 4 5 17 17 12 63
2 Granada 33 18 7 8 44 23 17 14 3 0 32 4 16 4 4 8 12 19 21 61
3 Las Palmas 33 15 14 4 39 22 17 9 6 2 23 11 16 6 8 2 16 11 17 59
4 Levante 33 15 14 4 36 22 16 9 5 2 19 7 17 6 9 2 17 15 14 59
5 Deportivo Alavés 33 16 9 8 40 27 17 11 5 1 23 8 16 5 4 7 17 19 13 57
6 Albacete 33 13 13 7 41 35 16 8 5 3 22 13 17 5 8 4 19 22 6 52
7 FC Cartagena 33 13 8 12 38 36 17 7 3 7 18 20 16 6 5 5 20 16 2 47
8 Burgos 33 11 13 9 25 22 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 5 6 6 8 10 3 46
9 Villarreal II 33 12 9 12 38 40 17 8 6 3 26 17 16 4 3 9 12 23 -2 45
10 Huesca 33 9 16 8 29 27 16 8 7 1 19 8 17 1 9 7 10 19 2 43
11 FC Andorra 33 11 8 14 33 29 16 7 3 6 20 11 17 4 5 8 13 18 4 41
12 Tenerife 33 10 11 12 31 32 16 8 5 3 19 10 17 2 6 9 12 22 -1 41
13 Mirandés 33 10 11 12 38 41 17 8 5 4 26 21 16 2 6 8 12 20 -3 41
14 Real Zaragoza 33 9 13 11 28 31 16 5 8 3 16 13 17 4 5 8 12 18 -3 40
15 Leganes 32 10 10 12 27 30 17 8 5 4 18 14 15 2 5 8 9 16 -3 40
16 Real Oviedo 33 10 9 14 20 26 16 6 4 6 9 10 17 4 5 8 11 16 -6 39
17 Sporting Gijón 33 8 14 11 31 35 16 6 7 3 22 16 17 2 7 8 9 19 -4 38
18 Racing Santander 33 9 11 13 26 30 16 4 6 6 12 14 17 5 5 7 14 16 -4 38
19 Ponferradina 33 7 13 13 27 40 17 5 6 6 14 18 16 2 7 7 13 22 -13 34
20 UD Ibiza 33 6 10 17 27 48 17 4 7 6 18 21 16 2 3 11 9 27 -21 28
21 Malaga 32 5 12 15 26 37 16 4 7 5 14 16 16 1 5 10 12 21 -11 27
22 Lugo 33 5 10 18 21 44 16 3 7 6 10 13 17 2 3 12 11 31 -23 25

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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.