Rayo Vallecano and Sporting Gijón meet forces at Estadio de Vallecas, in a match for the 35 th round of the Second Division. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, played on 25‑08‑2019, the two teams tied (1‑1). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 1 and tied 2. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 11th and 8th In the league table, it is actually a confrontation between the 10th ranked in home matches and the 18th ranked away.
Rayo Vallecano:
After 8 wins, 16 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in 11th place, with 40 points won. In their last match, they lost to Elche at home by (2‑3), after in the previous match they had tied (1‑1) away, in a match against Albacete. This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they conquered 24 points, against only 16 in their away games. In his last 10 home games for the championship Rayo Vallecano won 4, drew 3 and lost 3, so he conquered 15 points in 30 possible. His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 30 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 15 times and only got 2 comebacks. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 8 of their 21 goals between minutes (16′ ‑ 30 ‘).
Rayo Vallecano comes to this game after a 3×3 draw with Deportivo La Coruña. Juan Villar had great prominence in this match, scoring two goals for his team. The other goal was scored by Mário Suárez. With this result, Rayo added the fourth consecutive game without knowing the flavor of the defeat for the championship, in which he now occupies seventh position, with forty-eight points, the last place of access to the promotion play-offs.
For this home game, the team led by Paco Jemez must line up in the usual 4-3-3, with Jorge De Frutos, Álvaro García and Juan Villar being the most advanced players, responsible for scoring the team’s goals. As for the midfield, it must be made up of Óscar Trejo, Óscar Valentín and Mário Suárez. Apparently, the Vallecas team coach will have all the players at his disposal.
Sporting Gijón :
After 11 wins, 8 draws and 12 losses, the visiting team is currently in 8th position, with 41 points won. In their last match, they defeated Las Palmas at home by (4‑0), after in the previous match they lost out, in a match against Ponferradina, by (1‑0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they conquered 28 points, against only 13 in their away games. In their last 10 away games for the championship, Sporting Gijón has recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (7 in 16 games). His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 15 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 31 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 15 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 8 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Sporting de Gijón was defeated 0-1 by Real Oviedo in a match for Matchday 34 of the Spanish Second League. Borja Sánchez scored the only goal of the match. With this result, Gijón ended a streak of three games without losing the championship, in which it now occupies the tenth position, with forty-five points, four from the last place of access to the promotion play-offs.
The visitors are expected to play 4-4-2, with Uros Durdevic and Manu García leading the Gijón attacks. In turn, the central area must be occupied by Carlos Carmona, Ignacio Méndez, Cristian Salvador and Murillo. For this game against Rayo Vallecano, coach Miroslav Dukic will have the entire team available.
