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Real Sporting de Gijon vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Segunda Division · 2023-24
Real Sporting de Gijon
2 – 0
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 16:30 UTC Estadio El Molinon HT 45' · FT 45'
Juan Ferney Otero 33' 1–0
Campuzano 69' 2–0
Juan Ferney Otero 33' Y
Y 34' Oscar Gil Regano
Rober Pier 45' Y
Gaspar Campos 54' Y
Y 58' Javi Puado
Cote 75' Y
Uros Durdevic 84' Y
Y 84' Fernando Calero
Alexandru Pascanu 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Sporting de Gijon vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Segunda Division at Estadio El Molinon.

Match Details

  • Referee Adrian Cordero Vega (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Gonzalo Lopez de la Llave (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Ion Rodriguez Portela (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Real Racing Club de Santander 42 82
2 RC Deportivo La Coruña 42 77
3 Málaga CF 42 73
4 CD Mirandés 42 40
5 SD Huesca 42 38
6 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 42 37
7 Real Zaragoza 42 36
8 CD Castellon 1 3
9 Andorra CF 0 0
10 RCD Mallorca 0 0
11 Granada CF 0 0
12 Cadiz CF 0 0
13 Real Oviedo 0 0
14 Celta Vigo B 0 0
15 UD Almería 0 0
16 UD Las Palmas 0 0
17 Burgos CF 0 0
18 SD Eibar 0 0
19 Cordoba CF 0 0
20 Real Sporting de Gijon 0 0
21 Albacete Balompie 0 0
22 CD Leganes 0 0
23 CD Tenerife 0 0
24 CD Eldense 0 0
25 Girona FC 0 0
26 CE Sabadell FC 0 0
27 Real Sociedad B 1 0
28 Real Valladolid CF 0 0
29 AD Ceuta FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Real Sporting de Gijon 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-28 Real Sporting de Gijon 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Real Sporting de Gijon
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 2–0 W
22 Oct Albacete Balompie A 3–1 W
14 Oct Real Zaragoza H 2–2 D
07 Oct Real Racing Club de Santander A 2–3 L
04 Oct Elche CF H 2–0 W
01 Oct SD Huesca A 1–0 W
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Real Sporting de Gijon A 0–2 L
20 Oct CD Leganes H 0–1 L
14 Oct Real Valladolid CF H 2–0 W
09 Oct FC Villarreal B A 1–3 L
05 Oct FC Cartagena A 2–0 W
02 Oct Racing Club de Ferrol H 3–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona gets underway.
  • 5' Real Sporting de Gijon are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Juan Ferney Otero, a Colombia , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Real Sporting de Gijon are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Roque Mesa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 33' What composure from Juan Ferney Otero! The Colombia international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Juan Ferney Otero.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Oscar Gil Regano. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' Real Sporting de Gijon are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Rober Pier. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 46' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ring the changes. Leandro Cabrera has done his job and it is now time for Victor Ruiz to step up.
  • 51' Jose Gragera is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Sporting de Gijon tonight.
  • 54' A moment of madness from Gaspar Campos on 54 minutes earns him a card. Real Sporting de Gijon will be frustrated.
  • 55' The crowd applauds Pere Milla as he leaves the pitch. Nico Melamed steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 58' Controversy at the stadium! Javi Puado argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 63' It’s high time Miguel Ramírez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' The whistle greets Roque Mesa as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Varane.
  • 69' Campuzano makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Real Sporting de Gijon are in front.
  • 70' The whistle greets Jofre Carreras Pages as he departs to be replaced by Salvi.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Edu Exposito. He replaces Jose Gragera on 71 minute.
  • 75' Cote catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 75.
  • 76' A change in the Real Sporting de Gijon ranks — Campuzano exits the field as Dani Queipo enters on 76.
  • 77' Uros Durdevic gets the nod from Real Sporting de Gijon. He replaces Juan Ferney Otero and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 84' Real Sporting de Gijon player sees a card in front of him.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a card for Alexandru Pascanu.
  • 87' Christian Rivera has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gaspar Campos on 87 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Sporting de Gijon to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Real Sporting de Gijon Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Ramírez

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis García

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Juan Ferney Otero 1
Campuzano 1

Head to Head

2023-10-28 Real Sporting de Gijon 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Real Sporting de Gijon Form

2023-10-28 Real Sporting de Gijon 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-10-22 Albacete Balompie 1–3 Real Sporting de Gijon W 2023-10-14 Real Sporting de Gijon 2–2 Real Zaragoza D 2023-10-07 Real Racing Club de Santander 3–2 Real Sporting de Gijon L 2023-10-04 Real Sporting de Gijon 2–0 Elche CF W 2023-10-01 SD Huesca 0–1 Real Sporting de Gijon W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-10-28 Real Sporting de Gijon 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-10-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 CD Leganes L 2023-10-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Real Valladolid CF W 2023-10-09 FC Villarreal B 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-10-05 FC Cartagena 0–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-10-02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–0 Racing Club de Ferrol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Real Sporting de Gijon xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Real Sporting de Gijon to win 58% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Sporting de Gijon58% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%
Actual: Real Sporting de Gijon win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Real Sporting de Gijon or Draw
83%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
42%
Real Sporting de Gijon or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Sporting de Gijon39% Draw48% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona13%
Actual: Real Sporting de Gijon win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
12%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.5%
4 – 0
2.7%
0 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Sporting de Gijon

Handicap Real Sporting de Gijon covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 25% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Real Sporting de Gijon keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.