Match Report
13 points and 7 places separated them: Sporting Gijón 10th with 61, Almería 3rd with 74. Recent form told a different story for Almería: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Sporting Gijón ran at 1.43 scored and 1.29 conceded, Almería at 1.93 and 1.5.
GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 9 for Sporting Gijón, 7 for Almería and 3 drawn, at 2.16 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 32% of meetings.
The match was played at Estadio Municipal El Molinón (capacity 30,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting Gijón led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Sporting Gijón: Juan Otero (12'), Juan Otero (21'), Pablo Vázquez (82') · Almería: Miguel de la Fuente (56')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting Gijón 35% · Almería 65% · Total shots: 13-20 · On target: 8-7 · Corners: 4-8