MáLAGA. Málaga succeeded in snatch a draw against Sporting Gijón with a late goal from Juande scored in the (87′) after Sporting Gijón got a lead with a goal from Cristo (32′). Málaga was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the Estadio La Rosaleda stadium in Málaga on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Saúl Ais Reig with the assistance of Marcos Daniel Saenén Álvarez and Rubén Campo Hernández. The 4th official was Guillermo Conejero Sánchez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Málaga had a strong ball possession 62% while Sporting Gijón was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Málaga was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Málaga to win the match​.

Málaga shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Gijón shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Málaga received 3 yellow cards (Juande, L. Munoz and P. Hervias). Regarding the opposition, Sporting Gijón received 4 yellow cards (V. Campuzano, Cote, C. Rivera and G. Rosas).

Standings

After playing this match, Málaga will have 10 points to remain in the 22nd place. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Gijón will have 21 points like FC Andorra to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Málaga will play away with UD Ibiza on the 11th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of UD Ibiza (1 draw).

Sporting Gijón will host Leganés on the 19th of November with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Sporting Gijón (3 draws).

Málaga – Formation

Málaga adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager José Mel Pérez decided to play with the following team: Rubén Yáñez (7.0), Jonas Ramalho (6.7), Alberto Escassi (7.1), Juande Rivas (6.9), Unai Bustinza (7.1), Pablo Hervías (6.9), Luis Muñoz (6.8), Alfred N’Diaye (7.0), Cristian Gutiérrez (7.3), Rubén Castro (7.1) and Loren Zúñiga (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Aleix Febas (7.1), Javi Jiménez, Lumor Agbenyenu, Manolo Reina, Pablo Chavarría (7.1), Fran Sol (6.4), Ramón Enríquez (7.1), Juanfran (6.2), Genaro, Jozabed Sánchez, Daniel Lorenzo and Andrés Caro.

Substitutions

Málaga made 5 changes: A. Escassi for A. Febas (46′), L. Munoz for R. Enriquez (57′), P. Hervias for P. Chavarria (60′), L. Zuniga for F. Sol (77′) and J. Ramalho for Juanfran (78′).

Best player: Cristian Gutiérrez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Málaga was Cristian Gutiérrez.

His rating is (7.3) with 10 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 9 crosses.

Sporting Gijón – Formation

Also Sporting Gijón adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Abelardo Fernández Antuña played with: Diego Mariño (6.3), Pol Valentín (6.6), Carlos Izquierdoz (6.3), Pablo Insua (6.6), José Ángel (6.9), Juan Otero (6.5), Giovanni Zarfino (6.6), Cristian Rivera (7.1), Jordan Carillo Rodriguez (7.0), Cristo González (6.8) and Víctor Campuzano (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dani Queipo (6.6), Diego Sanchez, Ignacio Martín (6.8), Uroš Milovanović, Uroš Đurđević (6.6), Guille Rosas (6.4), Iván Cuéllar, Jordi Pola and David Arguelles (6.2).

Substitutions

Sporting Gijón made 5 changes: J. Otero for G. Rosas (46′), J. Carrillo for D. Queipo (64′), Cristo for U. Djurdjevic (64′), V. Campuzano for N. Martin (68′) and P. Valentin for D. Arguelles (80′).

Best player: Cristian Rivera​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Gijón was Cristian Rivera.

His rating is (7.1) with 34 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• UD Ibiza – Mirandés – 1-1
• Real Oviedo – Granada – 1-0
• Albacete – Levante – 2-3
• Málaga – Sporting Gijón – 1-1
• Las Palmas – SD Eibar – 1-1