Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sporting Gijón (11th, 56 pts) held a 33-point advantage over FC Cartagena (22nd, 23 pts). On the form table FC Cartagena stood 12th over the last five rounds, despite being 22nd overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Sporting Gijón ran at 1.36 scored and 1.29 conceded, FC Cartagena at 0.79 and 1.86.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Sporting Gijón have 3 wins to FC Cartagena's 4, with 2 draws, at 1.44 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings. Only 22% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estadio Municipal El Molinón in Gijon staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sporting Gijón: César Gelabert (45'), Gaspar Campos (59'), Nacho Martín (63') · FC Cartagena: Daniel Luna (25'), Nacho Martínez (85')