Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Following a 1-1 draw with Deportivo La Coruna, Sporting Gijon will be aiming to get back on course in La Liga 2 when they take on Cordoba on Matchday 17. Los Rojiblancos have a chance to move closer to the automatic promotion berth and they are surely capable of beating Cordoba, who struggle on the road. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but Eric Curbelo de la Fe remains doubtful and will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Los Blanquiverdes, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-0 loss to Almeria in the Andalusian derby. As Cordoba have already suffered seven defeats on the road this term, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from Sunday’s showdown. To make things even worse for the away team, defender Jose Martinez limped off with injury in the last league match.
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.