Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Gijon
Match Time & Date:
14/03/2021
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Mallorca
There will be fireworks when Sporting Gijon and Mallorca go head to head at Estadio El Molinon in the Segunda Division round 29. Following three consecutive wins, Sporting shared the spoils with Espanyol and Ponferradina in the previous two league fixtures to keep their automatic promotion hopes alive. Since they are seven points behind top two in the Segunda Division table, we are positive that los Rojiblancos will fight tooth and nail against Mallorca.
A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Serbian attacker Uros Djurdjevic, who has decided to play for the Montenegro national team. Los Bermellones, on the other hand, are determined to retain top position in the standings. Mallorca are eyeing their fourth consecutive win in La Liga 2, and given their attacking potential, we believe that punters can find value in betting on both teams to score.
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 (Mallorca):
Thanks to a win over Deportivo La Coruna in the 2018/2019 Segunda Division play-offs final Mallorca secured promotion to Primera Division. Los Bermellones returned to the Spanish top flight following a six-year absence. Over the years Mallorca have turned their Estadi de son Moix into a real fortress, with the team producing much better showings at home than on the travels.
Opened in June 1999, the venue can hold up to 23,142 people. The club based in Balearic Islands are well known for their red shirts with one black stripe and black shorts. Mallorca’s away colours are white and red. Former Barcelona and Inter ace Samuel Eto’o is undisputedly the most notable footballer who played for the club.
Back in 1999 Mallorca made it to the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final, with the team suffering a 2-1 loss to Lazio in the title game. Four years later los Bermellones won Spanish Copa del Rey, which is considered the club’s biggest success.
