Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
There will be fireworks when Levante and Sporting Gijon face each other at Estadi Ciutat de Valencia on day 13 of the new La Liga 2 campaign. Los Levantinos are eyeing their fourth consecutive league win, and they must be high on confidence ahead of the visit of Sporting. Keep in mind, though, that midfielder Pablo Martinez is banned for the match following his sending off in a 2-1 win over Ibiza, as well as Ruben Vezo. Both Charly Musonda and Marcelo Saracchi remain in the treatment room.
Los Rojiblancos, on the other hand, head into the match following a goalless draw with Deportivo Alaves. Sporting Gijon are only one point behind the playoffs berth, but given their four-game winless run on the road, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on Javi Calleja’s men. Pablo Insua misses out through suspension, while Nacho Mendez is injured for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Roberto Soldado):
Roberto Soldado is regarded as one of the most famous footballers in the history of Villarreal. The meaning of his surname in Spanish is “the warrior” and it has to be noted that he began his football career at Real Madrid, playing from the B team between 2002 and 2006. The pacey attacker made 16 appearances and scored two goals for the first team, but he was producing the best performances of his career during his three-year spell at Valencia.
Soldado scored 59 goals in 101 appearances for los Che, but in 2013 he signed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £26 million. The Spanish attacker, who was born on 27 May, 1985 in Valencia, scored for the Spurs on his debut in a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace, but he netted the goal from the penalty spot.
Soldado failed to impress in the 2014/2015 Premier League campaign with Tottenham and, as a result, he was sold to Villarreal on 14 August, 2015. Speaking of his international career, the Villarreal attacker made his Spain debut in June, 2007 against Latvia.
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.