Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Gijon
Match Time & Date:
27/02/2022
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Zaragoza
Sporting Gijon play host to Zaragoza at their Estadio El Molinon in what is expected to be an exciting La Liga 2 game. Los Rojiblancos are not enjoying a season to remember, with the team sitting in 15th place in the standings ahead of Sunday’s clash. Sporting Gijon are eager to bounce back from a 3-2 loss to Ponferradina, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Zaragoza. Panama international Jose Rodriguez should keep his place in the starting XI after scoring a brace at the weekend, while defender Jordi Calavera is likely to miss the game with injury.
Yet another man to watch in the home team will be Serbia-born Montenegro striker Uros Djurdjevic. Los Blanquillos, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Las Palmas, and they managed to get one. Zaragoza regained a much-needed confidence at the weekend, and they are surely capable of holding Gijon to a draw. Both Alberto Zapater and Martin Vigaray should miss out with injuries for the away side.
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 (Zaragoza):
Based in the autonomous community of Aragon, Zaragoza is a Spanish football club that plays in Segunda Division. The club was founded on March 18, 1932 and it plays their home matches at the legendary La Romareda stadium.
The venue opened on September 8, 1957 has the capacity of 33,608 people. Los Blanquillos wear white shirts and blue shorts when playing on home soil, while yellow is the dominant colour of their away kit. Zaragoza did well to win the la liga trophy in the 1977/78 season, with the team finishing the campaign four points clear of second-place Recreativo de Huelva.
Speaking of the club’s European success, Zaragoza clinched the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in the 1994/95 season as they defeated 2-1 in the title game. Fabio Coentrao, Pablo Aimar, Roberto Ayala, Diego Milito, Gabriel Milito, Cafu, and David Villa are the most notable footballers who played for the club in the past. Huesca are considered the club’s main rivals.
