Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Estadio El Molinon will host Saturday’s football game between Sporting Gijon and Zaragoza, the two teams who were beaten by Racing Santander and Alcorcon respectively. Los Rojiblancos aim to move closer to the playoffs berth and a win over Zaragoza should see them keep their 100% record at home intact. Both Giovanni Zarfino and Axel Bamba are major doubts and the duo will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Los Blanquillos, on the other hand, suffered three defeats in the previous four league matches and given Sporting Gijon’s excellent home record, we predict that the visitors are going to return to Aragon empty-handed. Both Francho Serrano and Carlos Nieto are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the visiting team. In their last meeting at “El Molinon” Sporting Gijon defeated Zaragoza 1-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
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.