Sporting Gijón have managed 5 home wins this season, Málaga have won 1 away. Who enhances their results after this one?
- Sporting Gijón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Gijón have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Málaga have scored away.
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.
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.
Sporting Gijón form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Sporting Gijón have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 12 games.
Sporting Gijón's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Real Zaragoza (placed 17th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Sweet to taste a league win after four fixtures without one. Midfielder Díaz was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.01 (out of ten) in that game. Díaz hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 89 successful passes (of 97 total).
Preceding that match, a home loss in the Copa Del Rey against Valencia. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Gijón handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats.
Trench warfare? In this club's last 10 league games, 9 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).
Sporting Gijón are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. 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 have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Málaga form and stats
Málaga have only collected 6 points from their away games in the La Liga 2, after 1-3-8 (12 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Málaga have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Málaga delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Burgos (placed 5th) in their previous match. Midfield player Júnior was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.74/10. Júnior scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Eibar's place.Málaga are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 12 defeats. From a total of 18 matches.
Low on goals? 9 of this club's most recent 10 league matches have contained two or less goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Málaga as they have only managed to score 8 times from 12 away games in the league. Málaga have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Gijón have avoided a loss in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) versus Málaga.Sporting Gijón and Málaga have met already this season: Málaga - Sporting Gijón 1-1. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  C. González Pérez 5 goals |   R. Castro Martín 5 goals |  J. Zarfino Calandria 3 goals |
Sporting Gijón missing players
Málaga missing players
| Sporting Gijón | Málaga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 24 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 29 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 58% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 50% | 58% |
| 29% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 29% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 54% |
| 29% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 46% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 50% | 38% |
| 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 12.9 | 13.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 26% | 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 20% | 21% |
| 11.4 | 10.5 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 13.8 | 12.7 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
- Málaga 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Málaga have scored 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 | Eibar | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
| 2 | Las Palmas | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| 3 | Levante | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 4 | Deportivo Alavés | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 40 |
| 5 | Burgos | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Granada | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 | Albacete | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Leganes | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | FC Cartagena | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | FC Andorra | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 11 | Sporting Gijón | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Huesca | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 13 | Villarreal II | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Mirandés | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -1 | 30 |
| 16 | Tenerife | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 17 | Real Zaragoza | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 18 | Racing Santander | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Ponferradina | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 20 | Málaga | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 21 |
| 21 | Lugo | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 22 | UD Ibiza | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 21 | -22 | 16 |
