Sporting Gijon v Espanyol

Sporting Gijon vs Espanyol Preview

Sporting Gijon will get first bite of this upcoming two-legged play-off cherry with home advantage at their Estadio Municipal El Molinón and the hosts will head into this 1st leg tie on the back of a 1-0 win away from home at Eldense which will give Miguel Angel Ramirez's side some important momentum, while Espanyol registered a resounding 3-0 home win against FC Cartagena to give them a welcome boost ahead of this 1st leg.

Sporting Gijon have produced back-to-back wins in recent times with victories gained over Eibar 1-0 at home and the aforementioned 1-0 win on the road at Eldense which helped the hosts into a fifth place finish in the La Liga 2 table at the end of the regular season and a place in the play-off semi-finals.

However, results towards the end of the season were a bit of a mixed bag for Sporting Gijon who managed to capture just five wins out of their last 10 games overall whilst also slipping to four defeats as well, so this upcoming 1st leg tie may be a tough task for Ramirez's side as they seek to take a lead into the return leg next week.

Espanyol bring a solid and impressive unbeaten 16-game stretch into this upcoming 1st leg at the Estadio Municipal El Molinón which consists of picking up six wins along with being involved in no fewer than 10 draws as well, so the visitors will fancy their chances of gaining a positive result in this 1st leg tie on Sunday night.

Two of their six wins were achieved on their travels at Eibar and Real Zaragoza but the possibility of a stalemate looks to be on the cards here on Sunday especially as six of Espanyol's 10 draws have unfolded on the road which have also contributed to a number of low-scoring games.

10 of Espanyol's last 16 games have resulted in Under 2.5 goals and the goals market may be the best option for this upcoming 1st leg tie as the visitors have managed to capture just two wins out of their last 16 outings on the road while also nine of these away games have resulted in draws along with slipping to five defeats as well.

Interestingly, 12 of these 16 away games have also produced two goals or fewer and this could have a bearing on the outcome of this clash at the Estadio Municipal El Molinón on Sunday night.

Sporting Gijon v Espanyol Verdict

Each of the last five meetings between Sporting Gijon and Espanyol have produced low-scoring encounters and all of them Under 2.5 goals so this trend looks set to continue on Sunday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.60

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.00

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.00