Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Sporting Gijon will look to build on a 2-0 win over Burgos when they take on Eibar in the La Liga 2 round 26. Los Armeros have regained a much-needed confidence, but they need to keep on improving their game to climb to the playoffs berth. Nacho Martin is a major doubt after limping off with injury in the last league fixture, with Carlos Dotor being ready to step up.
Los Armeros, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, losing to both Elche and Deportivo La Coruna in the previous two league matches. Eibar are stuck in the middle of the table and given Gijon’s need for points, we predict that the visitors are going to return to the Basque Country empty-handed. In their last meeting at Estadio El Molinon, Sporting Gijon defeated Eibar 1-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Both Corpas and Troncho are injured for the visiting side.
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.