Dep. La Coruna – Gijon SOCCER PICKS
Deportivo La Coruña and Sporting Gijón meet at the Estadio Municipal de Riazor, in a match for the 4th round of the Second Division. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 01-10-2016, in a match for the First Division that ended with the victory of Deportivo La Coruna by (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by C. Borges (35 ‘) and R. Babel (90’), for Deportivo La Coruña, and Sergio Álvarez (65 ‘), for Sporting Gijón. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Deportivo La Coruna presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Deportivo La Coruña:
The home team is currently in the 8 th position, with 5 points won, after 1 win and 2 draws. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Extremadura UD, by (0-1). In the last match, they tied it off against Tenerife by (2-2). This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Deportivo La Coruña won 3, tied 5 and lost 2. Their defense has not been very strong, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as he scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games.
In the last edition of the Spanish championship Deportivo La Coruña made a disappointing campaign, because it accumulated bad results and did not avoid the division descent. Now, he is fighting for the Liga Adelante and he arrives with the objective of returning to the elite, for that reason, he does not think about going through difficulties in this competition, even more because he is aware that he has a bit of favoritism. To achieve your goals you must have a lot of competence and attitude, looking for positive results at home and abroad, so you hope to win a favorable score in this round. To win is the ideal, but if you tie you can not claim, since your rival has your own interests and will not facilitate your life. For this match coach Natxo Gonzalez will not be able to count on Christian Santos, who is in the medical department.
Sporting Gijón:
After 2 wins and 1 draw, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 7 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Gimnàstic Tarragona, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Extremadura UD, by (2-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the last away game in this competition, they have tied (1-1) against Alcorcón. In the last 10 away matches Sporting Gijón has won 3, tied 3 and lost 4. The defense has been strong and has only suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.
In the last season, Sporting Gijón once again took a step backwards in the fight for promotion and does not want to waste another opportunity, as it will do everything to rise in division. Since the beginning of the Liga Adelante wants to show the one who came, with attitude in the field and looking for positive markers in the maximum possible games, since that will be fundamental in his campaign. In this game, of course, within the field may face some difficulties, but we know that has the ability to win and try to make it real to continue having a good start to the championship. For this game coach Ruben Baraja should take to the field what he has of better available.
