Gijon take on the visitors Valencia in the round of 1/8-finals of Spanish Copa del Rey. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 18th at Estadio El Molinón (Gijón).
Sporting Gijon, by and large, can focus all their attention to the cup. Rojiblancos played in LaLiga not so long ago, albeit without much success. But in the spring of last year, it almost came to relegation to the 3rd division. Abelardo's return to the coaching post helped. The ex-player of Barcelona pulled his wards to the “saving” 17th place. And now there is more or less equality between wins and losses, scored and conceded goals, which allows them to stay in the middle of the table. Now the team can switch with full attention to Copa del Rey. There it turned out in the previous round to knock out Rayo Vallecano at home, also with a confident score – 2-0.
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Valencia this season has become a new experiment of the owner. The Bats are owned by Peter Lim. The fans at the Mestalla have not yet forgiven him for the absurd decision to drive off the successful Marcelino Garcia Toral. Last season, at least something came out, with Bordalas they got to the cup final, with a defeat to Betis on penalties. But they broke up with Pepe after the 1st year of cooperation, relying on Gattuso. Gennaro has his trump cards, but in Spain it is difficult for him to prove himself. In winter, little worked at all, except for the Copa, where there were very weak opponents. In the Super Cup, Gennaro created problems for his former mentor, Ancelotti, but after a 1-1 draw in full time, Real Madrid advanced to the final by winning the penalty shoot-out.
The last time the clubs met was in 2019, also in the cup. Sporting won 2-1 at home, but then it was 0-3 at the Mestalla. Valencia are considered the pair's favorites. But they do not shine, so it is better to bet on a neutral offer with "total under 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
