Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Estadio El Molinon will host Sunday’s football game between Sporting Gijon and Eibar, the two promotion-chasing sides. Los Rojiblancos have a chance to climb to the playoffs berth and we are positive they will adopt an attack-oriented approach against Eibar. Both Nacho Mendez and Christian Rivera are major doubts after the duo limped off with injuries at the weekend, while midfielder Roque Mesa Quevedo serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
Los Armeros, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Cartagena. As Eibar will go for a win as well, we believe that gamblers from all around the globe can find value in betting on both teams to score. Defender Stefan Simic is banned for the visiting side, while forward Jon Bautista faces race against the clock to be fit for Sunday’s showdown.
Highlighted Team (Gijon):
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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.