GIJON VS RAYO VALLECANO PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Sporting Gijón and Rayo Vallecano face in Municipal Stadium El Molinón, in a match for the 32nd round of the Second Division. The two teams tied (1-1), on 22-10-2017, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Sporting Gijón presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Gijón:
After 15 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses, the home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 52 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Huesca by (0-2), after in the previous match they have won (4-0) at home, against Cultural Leonesa. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. For the league, Sporting Gijón won 22 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches.
For this competition, it records a sequence of 7 wins in its last home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (8 out of 16 matches). Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 2 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 31 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 16 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 5 of their 9 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
The Gijón comes to this game motivated, after a triumph outsider, by 0-2, in the visit to the land of Huesca: Michael Santos scored the two goals of the match, allowing his team to conquer the three points. The whole house usually acts in a 4-3-3, privileging a style of game faster and constant transitions. The three most advanced players, responsible for putting the opponent’s defensive sense, are Jony, Michael Santos and Carmona. It is possible that Bergantiños, García and Álvarez act in the most central area of the terrain.
Rayo Vallecano:
The away team is currently in the 1 st position of the league, with 57 points won, after 15 wins, 12 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Almería, by (0-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Reus Deportiu, by (3-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 31 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Rayo Vallecano has a record of 3 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 15 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 8 away matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 31 matches in this competition, they have only won 2-for-9 matches in which they have conceded the first goal. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Rayo Vallecano arrives at this motivated match, after a home victory, 3-2, at the Reus Deportiu reception: Raúl de Tomás scored the three goals, revealing to be in an excellent moment of form. Like the rival of this day, Rayo Vallecano acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3. In this tactical design, the three players responsible for occupying the midfield area are Beltrán, Trejo and Comesaña. To point out that, through this tactical scheme, the visiting club manages to place more people in the midfield, overcoming most of the individual duels.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.64
