Sporting Gijón and Albacete face in Municipal Stadium El Molinón, in a match for the 40th round of the Second Division. The two teams tied (1-1), on 12-01-2019, in the previous match for this edition of the league. Unlike what would be expected, the record of recent direct matches is favorable to Sporting Gijón, who in the last 3 matches won 1 and drew 2.
Sporting Gijón:
The home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 55 points won, after 14 wins, 13 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Lugo, by (0-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Real Zaragoza, by (4-2). For the league, Sporting Gijón won 14 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 19 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 14 of the last 19 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 39 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 13 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The Sporting de Gijón enters unmotivated in this match, after a defeat, by 4-2, in the displacement to the Zaragoza stadium. The men of the house entered better in the match, but it was the visitors to make the leap forward on the scoreboard in the eight minutes by Robin Lod. Before the break Real Zaragoza took advantage of the relaxation of the visiting team to reach the draw, by Álvaro Vázquez. The second time was a mirror of the first. Those of the house entered better, but again the visitors came to the goal through Robin Lod. After some strategic substitutions of the local coach, Zaragoza began to play better and reached equality at sixty-six minutes, by Papunashvili, player who had entered a minute earlier. Álvaro Vázquez scored the third and Marc Gual, already in the compensation period, fixed the final result. With this result the Gijón added the sixth game in a row without winning, continuing in the fight for the rise to the main division of Spanish football. The team commanded by José Alberto Lopez will have to line up with Uros Durdevic and Álex Alegría on the attack front and Álvaro Traver, Isaac Cofie, Cristian Salvador and Robin Lod in midfield, forming a 4-3-3. The Serbian Uros Durdevic is the reference scorer of this formation, with 11 goals scored. The local coach must have all players available for the reception to Albacete.
Albacete:
The away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 68 points won, after 18 wins, 14 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Rayo Majadahonda, by (2-3). In the last match, they lost at home against Granada (0-1). For the championship, Albacete won 14 points out of 30 possible, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 19 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The Albacete enters this demoralized round, after a defeat, by 0-1, in the reception to Granada. The men of the house dominated the match, creating the best scoring opportunities, but as it is said, who does not score, suffers. Thus, it was Adrian Ramos, at seventy-six minutes, who scored the goal of the visitors. The foreign team must line up in the usual 4-4-2, which privileges the defensive organization and counterattacks. The two players responsible for putting the opposing defensive line in mind are Roman Zozulya and Rey Manaj. In the center of the field it is possible that they play Jérémie Bela, Aleix Febas, Daniel Torres and Álvaro Peña. Coach Luis Miguel Ramis must have all the units at his disposal for the match with Gijón.
