Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Gijon
Match Time & Date:
05/02/2022
20:30
Prediction: 1-1
Eibar
Sporting Gijon and Eibar take on each other at Estadio El Molinon in what is expected to be a close Segunda Division game. Los Rojiblancos just can’t find their best form, and they head into Saturday’s clash following a 1-0 loss to Real Valladolid. Defender Guillermo Rosas, who limped off with injury at the weekend, has joined Ivan Cuellar in the recovery room. Both Borja Lopez and Christian Rivera have been tested positive for coronavirus.
Los Armeros, on the other hand, aim to retain top position in the standings. Eibar did well to beat Almeria and Huesca in the previous two league fixtures, but seeing that Sporting are tough to beat at home, the share of spoils is on the cards at “El Molinon”. A man to watch in the away side will be summer signing Stoichkov, who scored a brace in the last league match, while Franchu remains in the recovery room.
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 (Eibar):
SD Eibar is a Spanish football club from the city Eibar and is currently playing in the Spanish Primera Division. The club was founded in 1940 as Eibar Futbol Club after a fusion between Deportivo Gallo and Union Deportivo Eibaressa.
In the history of the club Eibar was always active in the lower divisions of Spain before promoting to the Primera Division in 2013/2014. Eibar host it’s home games in the Estadio Municipal de Ipurua in Eibar which holds the capacity of 5300. Eibar is currently one of the smallest teams in the Primera Division.
The club colors of Eibar are blue and red. Eibar is also known as the Armaginak or the Armeros which literally means the Gunners. Eibar’s performance in the Primera Division so far is impressive. Eibar is known for playing attractive offensive football. Former Eibar players with an impressive career are: David Silva, Xabi Alonso, Manuel Almunia and Ricardo Varela.
