Sporting Gijon
- Sporting sit 9th in LaLiga 2 and have picked up 33 points from 22 matches under manager Borja Jimenez.
- Jimenez has opted to incorporate more flexibility into Sporting’s tactics and focuses on making the most of the team’s quality across the pitch in transition, both in terms of counter-attacking and pressing triggers.
- Their home form has been shaky recently, with Sporting losing their two most recent home games, but they’ve won five, drawn three and lost just three of their 11 home games this season.
CD Mirandes
- Antxon Muneta has worked to create a compact, reactive set-up for CD Mirandes, in which they defend deep, stay tight, and look to hit teams on the counter and from set pieces.
- The bottom side have lost both of their last two away fixtures and were winless in their last away visit to Sporting Gijon.
Head-to-Head
- Sporting Gijon have won three, lost one, and drawn one of their five most recent encounters with CD Mirandes across all competitions.
- Sporting Gijon won this matchup 2-0 in the reverse fixture, a victory secured away from home.
Key Players
- Jonathan Dubasin remains Sporting's top scorer with 10 goals in 18 games in the second-tier, including three goals in his last five appearances.
- Juan Otero has been their creative spark this season, registering nine assists in 19 games in the competition.
- Javi Hernandez has been a shining light for Mirandes, finding the net three times in his last five appearances, while Carlos Fernandez has eight LaLiga 2 goals from 19 games in the 2025/2026 season.
Betting Insights
- The visitors will do well to get anything from this one, with Sporting the clear favorites at 1.62, but CD’s desperate struggle for survival could make for an interesting encounter on Saturday.
- Both Teams To Score is set at 2.0, which looks fair for the clash of styles between the fluid Sporting and the compact, reactive Mirandes.
Prediction
However, the hosts have the better form, firepower, and home advantage , so backing the home side seems the smart move.
