Sporting Gijón and Rayo Vallecano meet at Estadio Municipal El Molinón, in a match for the 12th round of LaLiga2. The history of head-to-head matches played at this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 1 and drew 2. But the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 08-25-2019 , for LaLiga2, the two teams tied by (1‑1). Borja López (29 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Sporting Gijón, and Andrés Martín (52′), for Rayo Vallecano. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 3rd and 8th in the league table, it is actually a clash between the 4th ranked in home games and the 17th away from home.
Gijón:
The home team is currently in 3rd position, with 22 points won, after 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Castellón by (1‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Mirandés by (1‑0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 13 points, against only 9 in their away games. In their last 5 home games for the championship, Sporting Gijón won 4 and drew 1, for which they won 13 points out of 15 possible.
For this competition, he has not lost in his stadium for 5 games. His attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In his home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 34 of the last 47 he played there were less than 3 goals. In 11 matches in the competition, he conceded the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The team led by David Gallego should be presented in a 4-4-2 formation, favoring the defensive organization and counterattacks, mainly channeled through the side corridors. The two most advanced players responsible for creating problems for the opposing defense are Álvaro Vázquez and Uros Durdevic. The last named man is the team’s top scorer with six goals scored. As for the midfield, it must be made up of Aitor García, José Gragera, Pedro Díaz and Gaspar Campos. For this match, the coach of the local team cannot count on Manu García, since he is at the service of the Spanish team (Under 21).
Vallecano :
The visiting team is currently in 8th position, with 16 points won, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away to Lugo by (1‑0). In the last match, they lost at home against Almería by (0‑1). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they have won 4 points away and 12 at home, with 2 goals scored and 7 suffered as away, against 9 goals scored and 2 suffered at home. For the championship, Rayo Vallecano conquered 4 points out of 18 possible, after 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 6 games they played as a visitor.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 5 away matches. In 11 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
On the side of the field, Rayo Vallecano should play in the usual 4-3-3, promoting offensive actions. Pedro Mendes, instead of the sanctioned Umar Sadiq, José Corpas and Francisco Villalba must be the protagonists in the attack of the visitors. In turn, the central corridor must be made up of Manuel Morlanes, Samuel Costa and João Carvalho. It should be noted that, Dimitrievski and Advíncula are out for this game because they are representing the national team of Macedonia and Peru respectively.
