Match Report
Sporting Gijón went into the game 10th in the table on 61 points; Castellón sat 6th on 72 — an 11-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/1.29 for Sporting Gijón and 1.67/1.21 for Castellón (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Sporting Gijón wins, 3 for Castellón, 0 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. 100% of these meetings ended in a home win. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
With 92 matches recorded and 2.5 yellow cards per game, J. González Esteban was the man in the middle. Estadio Municipal El Molinón staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Sporting Gijón: Juan Otero (42'), Andrés Ferrari (47'), Pablo García (89'), Juan Otero (76') · Castellón: Álex Calatrava (32')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting Gijón 41% · Castellón 59% · Total shots: 12-15 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 1-5