ZARAGOZA. Real Zaragoza overcomes Sporting Gijón with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Mesa (62′) and a goal from B. Sainz (30′).

The match was played at the Estadio de la Romareda stadium in Zaragoza on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Javier Iglesias Villanueva who was helped by Enrique José Ramos Ferreiros and Ricardo Landrove Lago. The 4th official was Albert Ávalos Martos. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Zaragoza

2 - 0

Sporting Gijón

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 12 Total 16
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 15
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 97 Attack 105
  • 39 Dangerous attack 46
  • 83 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 16 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Real Zaragoza was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Sporting Gijón that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sporting Gijón was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Real Zaragoza succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Real Zaragoza shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Gijón shot 16 times, 1 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Real Zaragoza received 4 yellow cards (F. Gamez, Jair, N. Mesa and R. Petrovic). Regarding the opposition, Sporting Gijón received 3 yellow cards (P. Diaz, U. Djurdjevic and C. Gaspar).

Match Timeline

26'
Gaspar Campos- Yellow
30'
45'
60'
62'
63'
Nacho Méndez- sub ->C. Gaspar
65'
Sergio Bermejo- sub ->N. Mesa
66'
67'
Nacho Méndez- sub ->J. Gragera
68'
77'
79'
Víctor Campuzano- sub ->J. Rodriguez
79'
Jair Amador- Yellow
80'
85'
Iván Azón- sub ->J. Igbekeme
85'
88'
Lluís López- sub ->B. Sainz
89'
Lluís López- sub ->B. Sainz
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Almería
81
42
Real Valladolid
81
42
SD Eibar
80
42
Las Palmas
70
42
Tenerife
69
42
Girona
68
42
Real Oviedo
68
42
Ponferradina
63
42
FC Cartagena
60
42
Real Zaragoza
56
42
Burgos
55
42
Leganés
54
42
Huesca
54
42
Mirandés
52
42
UD Ibiza
52
42
Lugo
50
42
Sporting Gijón
46
42
Málaga
45
42
Amorebieta
43
42
Real Sociedad II
40
42
Fuenlabrada
33
42
Alcorcón
29
42

After playing this match, Real Zaragoza will have 19 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Sporting Gijón will stay with 22 points like UD Ibiza and FC Cartagena to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Real Zaragoza will play away with Las Palmas on the 13th of November with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Real Zaragoza (4 draws).

Sporting Gijón will host Real Sociedad II on the 12th of November with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad II (0 draws).

Real Zaragoza – Formation

Real Zaragoza
G
Cristian Álvarez 1.Argentina
7.3
D
Jair Amador 3.Portugal
7.4
80'
D
Carlos Nieto 17.Spain
7.2
D
Fran Gámez 18.Spain
6.6
88'
D
Alejandro Francés 6.Spain
8.4
M
Radosav Petrović 4.Serbia
6.4
65' 45'
M
James Omonigho Igbekeme 12.Nigeria
7.2
85'
M
Francho Serrano 27.Spain
7.1
F
Borja Sainz 26.Spain
7.4
89' 30'
F
Álvaro Giménez 20.Spain
7.1
85'
F
A. Mesa Travieso 23.Spain
7.3
66' 60' 62'
Substitutes
G
Álvaro Ratón 13.Spain
D
Pep Chavarría 15.Spain
D
Enrique Clemente 5.Spain
D
Lluís López 24.Spain
89'
M
Valentín Vada 11.Argentina
M
César Yanis Velasco 19.Panama
M
Sergio Bermejo 22.Spain
6.5
66'
M
A. González 8.Spain
M
Alberto Zapater 21.Spain
7.0
85'
M
Íñigo Eguaras 16.Spain
7.1
65'
F
Iván Azón 31.Spain
6.4
85'

Real Zaragoza started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Juan Ignacio Martínez Jiménez decided to play with the following team: Cristian Álvarez (7.3), Fran Gámez (6.6), Alejandro Francés (8.4), Jair Amador (7.4), Carlos Nieto (7.2), Francho Serrano (7.1), Radosav Petrović (6.4), James Igbekeme (7.2), Borja Sainz (7.4), Álvaro Giménez (7.1) and Nano Mesa (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Valentín Vada, César Yanis, Sergio Bermejo Lillo (6.5), Josep Chavarría, Ivan Azón Monzón (6.4), Adrián González, Enrique Clemente, Lluís López, Álvaro Ratón, Alberto Zapater (7.0) and Íñigo Eguaras (7.1).

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 6 changes: N. Mesa for Sergio (65′), R. Petrovic for I. Eguaras (66′), A. Gimenez for A. Zapater (85′), J. Igbekeme for I. Azon (85′), B. Sainz for L. Marmol (89′) and B. Sainz for L. Marmol (89′).

Best player: Alejandro Francés​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Zaragoza was Alejandro Francés even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 46 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 9.

Sporting Gijón – Formation

Sporting Gijón
G
Diego Mariño 13.Spain
6.8
D
Jean-Sylvain Babin 6.Martinique
6.6
D
Bogdan Milovanov 19.Ukraine
7.1
D
Juan Berrocal 15.Spain
7.0
D
Pablo García 26.Spain
6.6
79'
M
Fran Villalba 21.Spain
6.8
M
Pedro Díaz 8.Spain
6.6
77'
M
Puma 18.Panama
6.5
79'
M
José Gragera 16.Spain
6.2
67'
M
Gaspar Campos 27.Spain
6.4
63' 26'
F
Uros Djurdjevic 23.Montenegro
6.2
68'
Substitutes
G
Iván Cuéllar 1.Spain
D
Vasyl Kravets 3.Ukraine
6.8
79'
D
Marc Valiente 4.Spain
D
Borja López 5.Spain
M
Nacho Méndez 10.Spain
7.0
67'
M
Alberto González 14.Spain
M
Christian Rivera 17.Spain
F
César García 35.Spain
F
Víctor Campuzano 11.Spain
6.5
79'

Sporting Gijón started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, David Gallego Rodríguez played with: Diego Mariño (6.8), Bogdan Milovanov (7.1), Jean-Sylvain Babin (6.6), Juan Berrocal (7.0), Pablo García (6.6), José Gragera (6.2), Pedro Díaz (6.6), José Luis Rodríguez (6.5), Francisco Villalba (6.8), Gaspar Campos (6.4) and Uroš Đurđević (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Iván Cuéllar, Vasyl Kravets (6.8), César García, Ignacio Mendez (7.0), Marc Valiente, Borja López, Víctor Campuzano (6.5), Alberto Gonzalez and Cristian Rivera.

Substitutions

Sporting Gijón made 4 changes: C. Gaspar for Bertin (63′), J. Gragera for N. Mendez (67′), J. Rodriguez for V. Campuzano (79′) and P. Garcia for V. Kravets (79′).

Best player: Bogdan Milovanov​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Gijón was Bogdan Milovanov.

His rating is (7.1) with 26 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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