Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Sporting Gijon and Ibiza face each other at Estadio El Molinon in the opening match of La Liga 2 round 7. Los Rojiblancos aim to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Racing Santander and Zaragoza, but they will have to do it without Serbian-born Montenegro striker Uros Djurdjevic, who is on international duty. All Diego Marino, Jose Angel, Christian Rivera, and Jony are out of contention with injuries for the home team.
Ibiza, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement of late, with the team beating both Tenerife and Real Oviedo in the previous two league fixtures. The visitors have been impressive at the back in recent weeks, and seeing that Gijon will be without Djurdjevic in Friday’s clash, under 2.5 goals betting option should be considered. Defender Ibiza misses the match through suspension for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Diego Marino):
Diego Marino is a Spanish goalkeeper who plays for Sporting Gijon. The 185-cm-tall shoot-stopper was born on 9 May, 1990 in Vigo and he played for the likes of Santa Marina, Rapido Bouzas, Sardoma, Areosa and Villarreal during his youth career. Between 2008 and 2010 he played for Villarreal C and in 2010 he started playing for Villarreal B.
Marino made 72 appearances for Villarreal B and in 2012 he joined the first team. He was not Villarreal’s first-choice goalkeeper in the 2012/2013 campaign and he made no more than nine appearances for the Yellow Submarine. In the 2015/2016 season he played for Levante, but following their relegation to Segunda Division, Diego Marino decided to sign a deal with Sporting Gijon on 1 July, 2016.
The goalkeeper has 6 caps for Spain U-21, while playing 3 games for Spain U23. It has to be noted that he won UEFA U-21 Championships in 2011 and 2013 with La Furia Roja. Back in 2007 he made it to the FIFA U-17 World Cup final with the Spanish national team.