Alcorcon – Gimnastic Prediction & Picks (25.03.2018)

Alcorcón and Gimnàstic Tarragona meet at Estadio Santo Domingo, in a match for the 32nd round of the Second Division. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 22-10-2017,
Alcorcón won away by (0-3). The history of recent direct matches is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 2 draws in the last 5 matches. Despite being a match between 18th and 17th of the table, it is actually a match between the 18th classified in home games and the 1st as a visitor.

Alcorcón:

After 8 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in the 18th position, with 35 points won. In their last match, they lost with Lugo by (2-1), after in the previous match they tied for (0-0) at home, in a match against Real Valladolid. This is a stronger team in his home stadium, where he has won 20 points, against only in his away matches. For the championship, Alcorcón won 15 points out of 30 possible, after 3 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 15 matches). Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 13 of the last 15 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 31 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 12 matches they suffered in the first goal. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (0′-15 ‘); He suffered 4 of his 10 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).

Being out of the relegation zone is quite good for Alcorcón, but still has to get good results, because the more points add, the less risk of losing division will run. In his stadium nothing more than victory interests him, regardless of whether his opponent is good or bad in the championship, thus, will try to impose on the field, to reduce the difficulties of the game and achieve their goal. For this match, coach Julio Velásquez will not be able to count on Borja Domínguez, who is injured, or Carlos Bellvíse Casto, who will serve a suspension.

Gimnàstic :

The away team is currently in the 17 th position of the league, with 36 points won, after 10 wins, 6 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Granada, by (0-1). In the last match, they lost at home against Córdoba, by (0-2). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 25 points in away matches and 11 at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 17 conceded in away matches, against 11 goals scored and 24 conceded at home. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Gimnàstic Tarragona has 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 20 points out of 30 possible. In 31 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 16 times and never got the comeback. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 16 away matches for this competition: they scored 8 of their 21 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘); He suffered 6 of his 17 goals between the minutes (61’-75 ‘).

The Gimnàstic Tarragona is not quiet in the championship, despite being outside the relegation zone, so, it needs to conquer good results to avoid the division descent. As the team is in the fight for maintenance any slip can be fatal and make you fall in the qualifying table, so it is important to add as many points as possible, even in matches played away from home. For this match, coach Nano will not be able to count on Mohamed Djetei, who is injured.