La Liga 2 prediction and preview: Sporting Gijón modest favorites to beat Las Palmas

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Thu 20.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal El Molinón (29600 seats)

It's advantage Sporting Gijón so far with their 6th position in the La Liga 2 table, welcoming Las Palmas who are placed 13th.

Insights:
  • Sporting Gijón have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in La Liga 2
  • Las Palmas have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the La Liga 2. That game was an away game at Girona, so at least Sporting Gijón are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

These teams have little in common geographically as Las Palmas have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

For Palmas most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

Sporting Gijón, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in La Liga 2, have played 19 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 10-7-2 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Gijón in their previous match, an away game at Girona that ended in defeat 0-1. Borja López, defender, was given a rating of 7.43/10 in that game, top of the team. López won 4 of 5 duels.

Before that, Sporting Gijón had a home game versus Lugo which ended with a victory 1-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Gijón matches with similar probabilities have ended with five wins, two draws and three defeats (from ten games).

The manager D. Gallego Rodríguez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fuenlabrada in only four days.

The Gijón fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 19 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Gijón are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Municipal El Molinón in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 19 matches.

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Las Palmas form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Las Palmas so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 2-9-8 (win-draw-lose).

Palmas are looking to quickly end their 200 minutes long goal drought in the La Liga 2.

Las Palmas might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Real Zaragoza proved too strong as Palmas slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio de Gran Canaria. Midfielder Sergio Ruiz Alonso was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.05. Alonso hit five key passes, dribled passed the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 69 successful passes (of 74 total).

A 0-0 draw at Alcorcon's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Las Palmas playing away, we found four games. Results were one away win, one draw and two home wins.

A new game in only four days for Palmas, the La Liga 2 home match versus Albacete. Busy days.

The attacking power of Palmas when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 19 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Las Palmas have conceded 29 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Las Palmas - Gijón 3-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Gijón, two draws and four wins for Las Palmas. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

GijónU. Đurđević
U. Đurđević
21 goals
Las PalmasS. Araújo
S. Araújo
9 goals
Las PalmasR. González Bayón
R. González Bayón
8 goals

Sporting Gijón missing players

Las Palmas missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Gijón Las Palmas
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 6 19 39
16 10 3 Won W 1 2 12
13 7 1 Drew D 1 9 14
10 2 2 Lost L 4 8 13
36 21 7 Scored S 3 11 42
26 10 6 Conceded C 11 29 50
82% 84% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 79% 87%
44% 53% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 68% 74%
21% 21% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 37% 38%
10% 5% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 26% 21%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
31% 42% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 49%
49% 53% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 26% 28%
38% 21% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 53% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.6 2.5
3 3 0 Red cards R C 2 8 9
 
8.4 8.8 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 7.2 8.3
3.4 3.6 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.5 3.3
27% 30% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 23% 32%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Las Palmas have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • 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.
  • Sporting Gijón have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home 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 Espanyol 39 23 9 7 66 25 20 15 2 3 40 11 19 8 7 4 26 14 41 78
2 Mallorca 39 22 9 8 49 25 20 13 3 4 31 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 24 75
3 Almeria 39 19 10 10 55 36 20 9 8 3 32 17 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 67
4 Leganes 39 19 9 11 45 32 20 14 3 3 27 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 13 66
5 Girona 39 18 10 11 44 35 20 11 4 5 21 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 9 64
6 Sporting Gijón 39 16 13 10 36 26 19 10 7 2 21 10 20 6 6 8 15 16 10 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 39 17 10 12 46 38 19 10 4 5 27 18 20 7 6 7 19 20 8 61
8 Ponferradina 39 15 11 13 42 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 20 6 5 9 18 24 0 56
9 Mirandes 39 14 10 15 37 38 19 6 9 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 52
10 Real Oviedo 39 11 17 11 41 39 20 7 7 6 25 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 2 50
11 Tenerife 39 13 11 15 33 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 20 4 5 11 11 21 1 50
12 Fuenlabrada 39 11 17 11 43 44 20 4 11 5 21 20 19 7 6 6 22 24 -1 50
13 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 42 50 20 10 5 5 31 21 19 2 9 8 11 29 -8 50
14 Málaga 39 13 11 15 34 45 19 5 7 7 17 21 20 8 4 8 17 24 -11 50
15 Real Zaragoza 39 12 11 16 33 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 -3 47
16 FC Cartagena 39 11 12 16 39 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 20 4 6 10 16 27 -8 45
17 Alcorcon 39 11 9 19 29 41 19 7 2 10 17 23 20 4 7 9 12 18 -12 42
18 Castellon 39 11 8 20 35 46 20 9 1 10 21 18 19 2 7 10 14 28 -11 41
19 UD Logrones 39 10 11 18 26 50 19 6 4 9 14 23 20 4 7 9 12 27 -24 41
20 Sabadell 39 9 13 17 36 46 20 4 9 7 18 21 19 5 4 10 18 25 -10 40
21 Lugo 39 9 13 17 34 51 20 7 8 5 18 15 19 2 5 12 16 36 -17 40
22 Albacete 39 9 10 20 26 47 19 5 5 9 14 20 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 37

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 Espanyol 39 23 9 7 66 25 20 15 2 3 40 11 19 8 7 4 26 14 41 78
2 Mallorca 39 22 9 8 49 25 20 13 3 4 31 11 19 9 6 4 18 14 24 75
3 Almeria 39 19 10 10 55 36 20 9 8 3 32 17 19 10 2 7 23 19 19 67
4 Leganes 39 19 9 11 45 32 20 14 3 3 27 12 19 5 6 8 18 20 13 66
5 Girona 39 18 10 11 44 35 20 11 4 5 21 12 19 7 6 6 23 23 9 64
6 Sporting Gijón 39 16 13 10 36 26 19 10 7 2 21 10 20 6 6 8 15 16 10 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 39 17 10 12 46 38 19 10 4 5 27 18 20 7 6 7 19 20 8 61
8 Ponferradina 39 15 11 13 42 42 19 9 6 4 24 18 20 6 5 9 18 24 0 56
9 Mirandes 39 14 10 15 37 38 19 6 9 4 19 16 20 8 1 11 18 22 -1 52
10 Real Oviedo 39 11 17 11 41 39 20 7 7 6 25 21 19 4 10 5 16 18 2 50
11 Tenerife 39 13 11 15 33 32 19 9 6 4 22 11 20 4 5 11 11 21 1 50
12 Fuenlabrada 39 11 17 11 43 44 20 4 11 5 21 20 19 7 6 6 22 24 -1 50
13 Las Palmas 39 12 14 13 42 50 20 10 5 5 31 21 19 2 9 8 11 29 -8 50
14 Málaga 39 13 11 15 34 45 19 5 7 7 17 21 20 8 4 8 17 24 -11 50
15 Real Zaragoza 39 12 11 16 33 36 19 8 7 4 17 12 20 4 4 12 16 24 -3 47
16 FC Cartagena 39 11 12 16 39 47 19 7 6 6 23 20 20 4 6 10 16 27 -8 45
17 Alcorcon 39 11 9 19 29 41 19 7 2 10 17 23 20 4 7 9 12 18 -12 42
18 Castellon 39 11 8 20 35 46 20 9 1 10 21 18 19 2 7 10 14 28 -11 41
19 UD Logrones 39 10 11 18 26 50 19 6 4 9 14 23 20 4 7 9 12 27 -24 41
20 Sabadell 39 9 13 17 36 46 20 4 9 7 18 21 19 5 4 10 18 25 -10 40
21 Lugo 39 9 13 17 34 51 20 7 8 5 18 15 19 2 5 12 16 36 -17 40
22 Albacete 39 9 10 20 26 47 19 5 5 9 14 20 20 4 5 11 12 27 -21 37

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