La Liga 2: We're previewing an intriguing and crucial fight featuring Sporting Gijón and Real Zaragoza at Estadio Municipal El Molinón. Both need the points!
- Sporting Gijón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real Zaragoza have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in La Liga 2
Sporting Gijón and Real Zaragoza 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
Sporting Gijón have played 14 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Sporting Gijón hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Alcorcón, Amorebieta, Sporting Gijón, Mirandes, Real Sociedad II, Fuenlabrada and Malaga), they have won 4 of 6 matches! Sporting Gijón are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio Municipal El Molinón, having lost their two previous games here.
The Gijón crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Ponferradina here at Estadio Municipal El Molinón. Midfield player Rodríguez got a match rating of 9.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Rodríguez scored two goals, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 33 successful passes (of 37 total).
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Mirandes.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sporting Gijón have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won seven times, drawn six and lost one.
The Sporting Gijón fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. Gijón have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Real Zaragoza form and stats
As the visiting team in La Liga 2 matches, Real Zaragoza have produced an overall stat of 3-7-4 so far.
Grau and Giménez scored in Real Zaragoza's previous match, the home game against Las Palmas that ended 2-1. Midfielder Grau was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.41. Grau scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).
Prior to that match, the Real Zaragoza manager Jiménez faced defeat when travelling to Leganés and losing 1-2.Zaragoza are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and five defeats. From a total of six matches.
Real Zaragoza have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have battled previously this season: Real Zaragoza - Sporting Gijón 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gijón two wins, two draws and Real Zaragoza six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  U. Đurđević 8 goals |  A. García Flores 6 goals |   Á. Giménez Candela 5 goals |
Sporting Gijón missing players
Real Zaragoza missing players
| Sporting Gijón | Real Zaragoza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 | 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 33 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 29 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 82% |
| 68% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 71% |
| 39% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 36% | 21% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| 57% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 64% | 50% |
| 18% | 14% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 29% | 21% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 29% | 39% |
| 4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 14.2 | 17.4 | 17.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.5 | 12.4 |
| 4.6 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 24% | 19% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | 22% |
| 13.9 | 11.1 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 13.3 | 11.9 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
- Real Zaragoza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Zaragoza have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in La Liga 2
- Sporting Gijón have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Gijón have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sporting Gijón haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | SD Eibar | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 56 |
| 2 | Almeria | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | Tenerife | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 52 |
| 4 | Real Valladolid | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 52 |
| 5 | Ponferradina | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 47 |
| 6 | Girona | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Real Oviedo | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 41 |
| 8 | Las Palmas | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | FC Cartagena | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -3 | 39 |
| 10 | Burgos | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 38 |
| 11 | UD Ibiza | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 38 |
| 12 | Huesca | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 37 |
| 13 | Lugo | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 36 |
| 14 | Leganés | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 36 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijón | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 35 |
| 16 | Real Zaragoza | 28 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 33 |
| 17 | Malaga | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -18 | 32 |
| 18 | Mirandes | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 30 |
| 19 | Amorebieta | 28 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 26 |
| 20 | Fuenlabrada | 28 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 26 |
| 21 | Real Sociedad II | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -12 | 23 |
| 22 | Alcorcón | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 30 | -33 | 13 |
