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Gijon vs Eibar Prediction & Betting tips
Eibar travels in the fourth round of the Spanish Cup to the Asturian coastal town of Gijón to compete against Sporting. The first day of November is a national holiday in Spain (All Saints), which is why the race is played so early on a weekday. Two years ago, the two teams also met in the fourth round of the cup, when Eibar was the strongest in the diptych. What can we expect on Thursday?
Sporting Gijón:
In the 2016/17 season, fate hit the club from Gijon and relegated them to the Segunda División. The team hoped to return directly to the highest level last year, but in the play-offs for a ticket, the red and white formation went down against Real Valladolid. This season, of course, they hope to make a bid for promotion, but that is still very disappointing. Certainly with teams like Málaga, Granada and Deportivo La Coruña in the competition, a good final ranking will be a difficult task for the Rubén Baraja team.
Last weekend, the Rojiblancos again could not win their league match. The game against the last team Córdoba ended in a bloodless 0-0 where both teams did not get along. Gijón only won one of the last eight games in the league, making it increasingly difficult to enforce promotion. In the Copa de Rey the team has had more luck so far, in the second and third rounds it was narrowly won.
Eibar:
The Basque Eibar performs very changeable from the start of the competition. Last weekend, Los Armeros reached a veritable low, while visiting the Celta de Vigo, the team scorched 4-0. Because of the defeat, the Basques now have to settle for fifteenth place and are only three points above the relegation streak. Despite the poor performance in the competition, coach José Luis Mendilibar will not be in the strongest position against Sporting Gijón, he will make room for players who have not made many minutes.
For Jordi Calavera it will be a competition with a special edge. The 23-year-old Spaniard played almost all matches for Sporting Gijón last season and has been back at Eibar since this summer. He was one of the few players less than a minute for the Basques, he is expected to get some time on Thursday. In the mutual duels, the two teams from the north of Spain keep each other nicely in balance in the last years, in the last twenty official matches four times were equal and both teams managed to win eight times.
Gijon vs Eibar head to head matches
04.08.17 CF Gijon Eibar 3 : 2
14.05.17 LL Eibar Gijon 0 : 1
15.01.17 LL Gijon Eibar 2 : 3
21.12.16 CDR Eibar Gijon 3 : 1
29.11.16 CDR Gijon Eibar 1 : 2