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Espanyol and Sporting Gijón meet at RCDE Stadium in a match of the 15th round of the Primera Division. These teams have met only twice recently: on 27-02-2016, ending with Espanyol’s win for (2-4), and on Oct. 3-2015, ending Sporting Gijon’s win for (1-2) . Although this is a game between 12th and 17th of the overall standings, it is in fact a game between the number one in home games and the 19th as a visitor.
Espanyol
After 4 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, the home team is in 12th place, having won 19 points. In the last match, they drew with Atletico Madrid away by (0-0), after having won at home in a game against Leganes (3-0). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved better results outside of the home, having won 12 points as a visitor and only in their stadium. In the last 7 home games for the league, Espanyol have won 1, 4 draws and 2 defeats, having won 7 points out of 21.
In this competition, he has not lost any of the last 8 games he has played. The defense has been in good shape and has only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 games in this competition.
The Espanyol team comes to this game with a goalless draw in the Atletico Madrid field, adding the eighth consecutive match without losing in the competition. Quique Flores tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Piatti, who had a good opportunity to score a goal, but the shot hit the crossbar. On the other hand, offensive Gerard Moreno is the top scorer with 6 goals scored. For this game the coach of the home can not count on Andrés Prieto, Marc Roca and Álvaro Vázquez, players who recover from injury.
Sporting Gijón
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is in 17th place, having won 12 points. In the last match, he beat Osasuna at home (3-1), having lost away in a game against Real Madrid (2-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 10 points, against only 2 in their games as a visitor. In the championship, Sporting Gijón conquered 2 points in 21 chances, after 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 7 games that he played as a visitor.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 7 games outside of your stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 games in this competition, suffered the first goal 8 times and never managed to turn the score.
The Sporting Gijón team arrives at this game with a 3-1 win at home to Osasuna, adding their third win in this Spanish league: goals were scored by Carlos Carmona (2 goals) and Douglas Pereira. The away team plays on a different tactical system than the opponents, that is, it lines up in 5-4-1, privileging the direct football for the attack. Duje Cop is Sporting Gijón’s top scorer with 5 goals scored. It seems that coach Abelardo can not count on Cases, Lora and Amorebieta, all injured.
Prediction: Espanyol Win @ 1.71