Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Sporting Gijon play host to Cartagena at their Estadio El Molinon on day 35 of the current La Liga 2 campaign. Los Rojiblancos aim to build on a 3-1 win over Mirandes and a win over Cartagena could see them climb to the playoffs berth. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be midfielder Nacho Mendez, who scored a brace against los Rojillos, while Victor Campuzano remains on the sidelines with injury.
Los Blanquinegros, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Valladolid, with the team remaining in the danger zone and given the importance of Saturday’s game for the promotion-chasing hosts, home win should be considered. In the first half of the season Cartagena defeated Sporting Gijon thanks to Juan Carlos’ goal, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge. There are no fresh injury concerns in the visiting team.
Highlighted Team (Gijon):
Sporting Gijon are a Spanish football club that competes in La Liga. Sporting Gijon’s home ground is El Molinon, the stadium that was built in 1908. El Molinon is the oldest football field in Spain and the capacity of the stadium is 30,000. Sporting Gijon’s home kit is red and white and the club’s main rivals are Real Oviedo.
The two teams take on each other in the Asturian derby. Sporting Gijon did remarkably well to finish the 1978/1979 La Liga campaign in second position in the standings and that is considered the club’s biggest success. Los Rojiblancos were runners-up in Spanish Copa Del Rey in 1981 and 1982, but they have yet to win the Spanish Cup.
The club was founded in 1905 and the club’s original name was Sporting Gijones. Sporting Gijon participated in the UEFA Cup on six occasions, but they did not record a good result in the European competition.