Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Gijon
Match Time & Date:
03/12/2020
03:30 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Albacete
Sporting de Gijon will be aiming to make amends for a 3-2 loss to Las Palmas when they take on Albacete at their Estadio El Molinon on Matchday 16. Los Rojiblancos continue with their old habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels, and you should know that they are after their sixth home win of the process. A man to watch in the home side will be Serbia international Uros Djurdjevic, who scored a brace in the 3-2 defeat to Las Palmas.
Albacete, on the other hand, are having a season to forget so far. The visitors failed to find the net in back-to-back defeats to Logrones and Tenerife, with the team dropping to the ultimate position in the standings. The rock-bottom side are low on confidence ahead of the midweek clash, and seeing that important defender Alberto Correa is sidelined through injury, we believe that home win should be considered.
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.
Highlighted Team (Albacete):
Established during the World War II (August, 1940), Albacete are a Spanish club that welcome their rivals at Carlos Belmonte, the stadium with the capacity of 17,524 people. Albacete compete in Segunda Division nowadays, but during the 1990s they established themselves as the La Liga regular.
Their best ranking in the Spanish top flight came in the 1991/92 season when they finished the campaign in 7th position in the standings. El Queso Mecanico (Clockwork Cheese) have never represented Spain in European competitions. Legendary Spain international Andres Iniesta is the symbol of the club. Born in Albacete, Iniesta helped his hometown club avoid the bankruptcy in December 2011 as he became the club’s major shareholder.
As a result, Iniesta was honoured with a statue in his home province of Albacete. El Queso Mecanico wear white shirts and white shorts when playing at home, while black and purple are the dominant colours of their away kit.
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