It's advantage Sporting Gijón so far with their 2nd position in the La Liga 2 table, welcoming Rayo Vallecano who are placed 8th.
Sporting Gijón and Rayo Vallecano should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sporting Gijón form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Sporting Gijón at their home stadium (Estadio Municipal El Molinón) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Municipal El Molinón.
Gijón are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Mirandés. Before that, Gijón had a home game versus Castellón which ended with a victory 1-0.
The Sporting Gijón fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Defensively Gijón have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rayo Vallecano form and stats
There's been little loot from Rayo Vallecano's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the La Liga 2. Rayo Vallecano only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Rayo Vallecano are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Vallecano have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 188 minutes ago. Antonin was the goal scorer.
The manager A. Iraola Sagarna was unhappy after their last game, a La Liga 2 match played at their home ground Estadio de Vallecas. Vallecano suffered a 0-1 loss to Almería (placed 5th). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Lugo's place.
Late heartbreak for Vallecano in the Almería match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
Vallecano are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 6 away games. 7 goals have been conceded by Vallecano in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sporting Gijón-Rayo Vallecano H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Sporting Gijón three wins, Rayo Vallecano one win, four draws. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  U. Đurđević 6 goals |   I. Palazón Camacho 4 goals |  A. Cortés Heredia 2 goals |
Sporting Gijón missing players
Rayo Vallecano missing players
| Sporting Gijón | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 91% |
| 36% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 45% |
| 18% | 20% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 45% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 45% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 95 | 43 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 58 | 117 |
| 41 | 21 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 24 | 45 |
| 27% | 33% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 8% | 24% |
- Rayo Vallecano have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- 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.
- Sporting Gijón have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rayo Vallecano have scored away.
- Sporting Gijón have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sporting Gijón haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Sporting Gijón | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Mallorca | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Leganés | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Almería | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Fuenlabrada | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Málaga | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Mirandés | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Lugo | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | FC Cartagena | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | Ponferradina | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | UD Logroñés | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Girona | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 16 | Real Oviedo | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 17 | Tenerife | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Albacete | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 19 | Real Zaragoza | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 | Castellón | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Sabadell | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
| 22 | Alcorcón | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 5 |