Sporting Gijon take on the visitors Leganes in the round 16 match of Spanish LaLiga2. The match will be played on Saturday, November 19th at Estadio El Molinón (Gijón).
Sporting Gijón are looking good this season. They are fairly well-known club that has repeatedly tried its hand at the Primera Division in recent years. But in the last draw almost everything ended with a relegation to the 3rd division of the country. Fortunately, they managed to collect 46 points in the end - this was enough to finish the championship in a "saving" 17th place. Now the results of Abelardo's wards, who returned to the coaching post at the end of spring, are not the most sky-high, but 21 points after 15 meetings allow them to stay in the middle of the tournament table. However, in 4 recent matches, they did not win: 3 draws and defeat to Levante. And only in the cup did they finally win.
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Leganes cannot return to lost positions in any way. In 2016, "Cucumber Pickers" were able to break into the LaLiga. In the end, the debutant was able to hang on to the conquered level, and as a result, it turned out to hang around in the top division of the country for 4 years in a row. It seemed that after relegation, the team would be able to return almost immediately, but in the end, it is still hanging out in Segunda. In the last draw, Leganes finished at the bottom of the tournament table, in 12th place. Now the club is located there. Moreover, with 6 victories, there are 7 defeats, and there is a complete equality in goals, 14 both scored and conceded. However, after a difficult start, it turned out to increase sharply in the fall. Out of 7 extreme rounds, 5 were won, with the only defeat being Levante. And only the unexpected defeat to Guernica in the cup spoils the mood: they lost on penalties after a scoreless draw.
Sporting lost to its rival only once, and that was in the distant 2000. Last season, Gijon were able to win at home and draw 1-1 on the field of Leganes. Apparently, Gijon looks like a favorite in the duel precisely because of the positive history of meetings, especially since it is playing at home. But Leganes picked up the pace, so we bet that the visitors will not lose.
Prediction for the match: Leganes to win with +0.5 handicap.
