Sporting Gijon hosts Cartagena in round 33 of Spanish LaLiga 2. The match will be played on Saturday, March 26th at Estadio El Molinón (Gijon)
Sporting Gijon has quite regularly appeared in La Liga in recent years. And having left it in 2017, the Red-and-Whites made several attempts to return. In the first year after relegation, they were stopped only in the playoffs. And last season they lacked a little to finish in the play-off zone. Now there is a clear decline, and Sporting Gijon is closer to the danger zone. So far, the gap is relatively large, but the recent results were not particularly encouraging. At the end of winter, the bosses changed the coach: Jose Luis Marti came to the post of the dismissed David Gallego. This 46-year-old specialist previously worked with Leganes, and his results can hardly be called successful. Returning from a forced vacation that lasted a little over a year, Jose Luis Marti didn’t achieve much success with his new team. Sporting lost to Zaragoza, Real Sociedad B, and Tenerife. And only the last game against Leganes brought one point.
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Cartagena is making a second attempt to gain a foothold in the Segunda. The Black and Whites made their debut there in 2009 and even took 5th place but were relegated very soon. And they managed to return to this division only in 2020. Cartagena finished 16th in the last draw and kept a place in the second tier. Now the team has managed to step up. It even has theoretical chances of getting into the playoff zone, but, frankly, I don’t believe in this. Moreover, the statistics of the last matches are not particularly impressive. In February, the Black and Whites didn’t win three games in a row. And having broken that streak with a victory over Eibar, they lost to Mirandes. But then Cartagena hammered Zaragoza (3-0). It’s worth noting Ruben Castro: a living legend of Betis scores in almost every 2nd match despite his age. In total, a 40-year’s old striker has already scored half a dozen goals! On March 19, he acted as an assistant and made two accurate passes.
Last season, Sporting won 1-0 at home and tied away. But in the current championship, Cartagena achieved a minimal home victory. Now bookmakers give preference to the hosts. But the visitors retain chances of getting into the top six and are in greater need of points. We bet that Cartagena will not lose.
Prediction for the match: Cartagena to win with +0.5 handicap
