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- Sporting Gijon have won three of their last five games (D1, L1), losing three of their last 13 at El Molinón (W7, D3, L3).
- Borja Jimenez has done a good job since taking over at Sporting in October 2025, steering the ship to calmer waters after a poor first half of the season and creating a flexible, attack-minded team.
- Sporting operate with a front three and will shift their shape to maintain control of the game, particularly in defensive phases.
Away - Valladolid
- Valladolid have lost four straight games, winning just one of their last five in LaLiga 2.
- Valladolid have won just four and lost six of their 13 away matches in the league and they come into this with only one win and two defeats in their last three on the road.
- Sporting are ninth (40 pts) in the LaLiga 2 table with 26 games while Valladolid are 19th (28 pts) after the same number of fixtures.
Key Players
- Jonathan Dubasin is Sporting’s talisman with 12 goals in 22 appearances in the second tier this term, but Juan Otero has been in great form recently, netting three of Sporting’s last ten goals.
- Chuki has scored five times in 22 appearances for Valladolid but has not had much support recently with only Victor Meseguer - who has scored two of Valladolid’s last five goals - chipping in.
Betting Insights
- As Sporting are the clear favorites, the Under 2.5 goals line at 1.57 looks a safe bet with both sides struggling for goals.
- Sporting score an average of 1.54 per game at home and have conceded just 1.15 per match at home in the division.
Prediction
Sporting beat Valladolid 3-2 in the reverse LaLiga 2 clash four months ago, but with the home advantage on this occasion and Sporting’s excellent record at their own ground, back the hosts to squeeze out a win in what is likely to be a tight affair.
