Sporting Gijon will look to recover from a 2-1 loss to Malaga when they take on Cartagena on Matchday 41. Los Rojiblancos have already secured the La Liga 2 survival, meaning that they head into Sunday’s clash with the lack of motivation. All Bernal, Caicedo, Dubasin, and Vazquez have been struggling with injuries of late.
Los Blanquinegros, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Tenerife. The already-relegated visitors, though, have been struggling on the road this season and that is the main reason why home win should be considered. Midfielder Oscar Clemente is a major doubt after limping off with injury in the last league match, while experienced defender Nacho is back from suspension. All Munoz, Olivas, and Valles are expected to miss out with injuries for the visiting team, while Nikola Sipcic is back to contention after being ineligible to face Tenerife.
Sporting Gijon are a Spanish football club that competes in La Liga. Sporting Gijon’s home ground is El Molinon, the stadium that was built in 1908. El Molinon is the oldest football field in Spain and the capacity of the stadium is 30,000. Sporting Gijon’s home kit is red and white and the club’s main rivals are Real Oviedo.
The two teams take on each other in the Asturian derby. Sporting Gijon did remarkably well to finish the 1978/1979 La Liga campaign in second position in the standings and that is considered the club’s biggest success. Los Rojiblancos were runners-up in Spanish Copa Del Rey in 1981 and 1982, but they have yet to win the Spanish Cup.
The club was founded in 1905 and the club’s original name was Sporting Gijones. Sporting Gijon participated in the UEFA Cup on six occasions, but they did not record a good result in the European competition.