Match Report
25 points separated the sides: Sporting Gijón 10th on 61, Real Zaragoza 22nd on 36. Per game in the league, Real Zaragoza were scoring 0.83 and conceding 1.4, Sporting Gijón 1.43 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Real Zaragoza — three in succession. Defeat had followed defeat for Sporting Gijón — three in succession.
The sides have met 27 times in the GioScore results database: 11 wins for Real Zaragoza, 9 draws and 7 for Sporting Gijón, at 2.52 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio de la Romareda (capacity 33,608). Sporting Gijón led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Real Zaragoza: Yussif Saidu (23') · Sporting Gijón: Àlex Corredera (41'), Lucas Perrin (29'), Amadou Coundoul (90')
Key stats
Possession: Real Zaragoza 56% · Sporting Gijón 44% · Total shots: 16-10 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 9-2