La Liga 2: Sporting Gijón - Mallorca preview and statistics

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sun 14.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal El Molinón (29600 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Sporting Gijón - Mallorca!

Insights:
  • Sporting Gijón have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Mallorca have the fewest conceded goals (13) in La Liga 2

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.

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

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Sporting Gijón form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estadio Municipal El Molinón as Sporting Gijón have scored 17 goals to get 30 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the La Liga 2 are 8-6-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Gijón shared the glory with Ponferradina in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Espanyol that ended 1-1.

A disappointing finish for Sporting Gijón in their match versus Ponferradina as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.

The Gijón fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 14 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. As for guarding their own goal, Sporting Gijón have only let in 7 goals at home.

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Mallorca form and stats

Mallorca's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Mallorca, who have the fewest conceded goals (13) in La Liga 2, collect 31 points from their 13 away matches in the La Liga 2. 9 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). Mallorca are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 14 in a row without losing.

197 minutes! That's how long the Mallorca goalkeeper Manuel Reina Rodriguez and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

The supporters enjoyed Mallorca's previous game versus FC Cartagena (placed 18th), a La Liga 2 2-1 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus UD Logroñés at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Álvaro Giménez came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against FC Cartagena last time out, making the manager L. García Plaza feel like a tactical genius.

The visiting Mallorca have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 13 games. Mallorca are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Mallorca - Gijón 0-0 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sporting Gijón won six, Mallorca won three and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting GijónU. Đurđević
U. Đurđević
17 goals
MallorcaA. Prats Bastidas
A. Prats Bastidas
7 goals
MallorcaA. Ndiaye
A. Ndiaye
7 goals

Sporting Gijón missing players

Mallorca missing players

Sporting Gijón Mallorca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 13 28
13 8 1 Won W 3 9 18
9 6 3 Drew D 1 4 6
6 0 0 Lost L 0 0 4
30 17 5 Scored S 5 15 39
20 7 4 Conceded C 1 4 14
86% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 77% 82%
50% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 31% 46%
25% 21% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 23% 36%
14% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 15% 21%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
36% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 23% 29%
46% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 75% 77% 64%
32% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 25%
 
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 2.2 2.4 2.4
3 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
8.3 8.5 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 7.8 8.3
3.5 3.6 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.9
31% 33% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 37% 35%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Mallorca have not yet lost a game away.
  • Mallorca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Mallorca have the fewest conceded goals (13) in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca have the most clean sheets (10) away in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca have the most clean sheets (18) in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca have the most points (31) away in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca have the the best goal difference (+11) away in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca have the the best goal difference (+24) in La Liga 2
  • Mallorca is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Sporting Gijón have not yet lost a game at home.
  • 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 Mallorca 27 17 6 4 37 13 14 8 2 4 22 9 13 9 4 0 15 4 24 57
2 Espanyol 28 16 6 6 40 18 14 10 2 2 23 8 14 6 4 4 17 10 22 54
3 Almeria 27 16 4 7 42 25 14 9 3 2 27 11 13 7 1 5 15 14 17 52
4 Leganés 28 15 5 8 31 21 15 12 1 2 21 8 13 3 4 6 10 13 10 50
5 Sporting Gijón 28 13 9 6 30 20 14 8 6 0 17 7 14 5 3 6 13 13 10 48
6 Rayo Vallecano 28 12 7 9 32 27 13 8 2 3 19 10 15 4 5 6 13 17 5 43
7 Ponferradina 28 12 6 10 30 30 14 7 4 3 18 14 14 5 2 7 12 16 0 42
8 Mirandes 27 11 7 9 27 22 14 5 6 3 14 11 13 6 1 6 13 11 5 40
9 Girona 27 10 8 9 23 25 13 6 3 4 10 8 14 4 5 5 13 17 -2 38
10 Málaga 28 10 7 11 26 33 14 4 5 5 13 15 14 6 2 6 13 18 -7 37
11 Real Oviedo 28 8 12 8 32 29 14 5 5 4 20 15 14 3 7 4 12 14 3 36
12 Tenerife 28 10 6 12 25 26 14 7 4 3 17 8 14 3 2 9 8 18 -1 36
13 Las Palmas 28 9 9 10 28 37 14 8 3 3 20 14 14 1 6 7 8 23 -9 36
14 Fuenlabrada 27 7 14 6 29 29 14 2 10 2 11 11 13 5 4 4 18 18 0 35
15 Lugo 27 8 9 10 27 31 13 6 5 2 13 7 14 2 4 8 14 24 -4 33
16 UD Logroñés 28 8 7 13 20 34 13 5 2 6 11 16 15 3 5 7 9 18 -14 31
17 Real Zaragoza 28 8 6 14 22 26 14 6 4 4 14 11 14 2 2 10 8 15 -4 30
18 FC Cartagena 27 7 7 13 28 37 14 5 3 6 18 17 13 2 4 7 10 20 -9 28
19 Sabadell 28 6 9 13 23 32 14 2 6 6 11 15 14 4 3 7 12 17 -9 27
20 Castellón 28 7 5 16 27 36 14 6 0 8 16 12 14 1 5 8 11 24 -9 26
21 Alcorcon 27 7 5 15 16 29 13 5 0 8 9 16 14 2 5 7 7 13 -13 26
22 Albacete 28 6 8 14 18 33 14 3 5 6 11 15 14 3 3 8 7 18 -15 26

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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.