Espanyol and Sporting de Gijón face in the seventeenth day of the Smartbank League, in a meeting between two historical Spanish football, in the RCDE Stadium.
The blue and white team comes from winning at Cartagena, in the Catalan derby last day, 1-3. From minute 75 to 85 the parrots scored three goals to turn around the initial goal of Eladio Zorrilla. The many of Nicolás Melamed, Raúl de Tomás penalty and Javi puado certified the victory of the squad that trains Vicente Moreno.
A total of 33 points adds up to Spanish, with two victories (the one mentioned against Cartagena and the 2-0 against Saragossa), which served to stop another of two consecutive defeats. They start the day in second position with 33 points, since the Majorca achieved a 0-1 victory against Almeria, in the Mediterranean Games, so he adds 35 points, two on the blue and white and 4 on the Leganés, third classified.
The Sporting de Gijón, meanwhile, drew zero against the Albacete in El Molinón, so it remains in position of promotion playoff to First Division. The Asturians have 28 points and want to continue with their good dynamics, in the visit to the field of one of the favorites to achieve direct promotion to LaLiga Santander.
Asturians as visitors have achieved three away victories in the competition: they won 0-1 at Cartagena on the second day, at Almeria on the fourth date 0-1 and the last victory achieved was on the ninth day, in the field of Alcorcón (1-2). They arrive with a negative streak at home, since their last game away from home ended with a defeat against the UD Las Palmas by 3-2.
When do you play Espanyol – Sporting de Gijón?
The game is played today, Sunday, December 6, at 16.00 hours
Where to watch Espanyol – Sporting de Gijón?
The encounter can be seen by COME ON (8 and 45) and Movistar LaLiga 3 (49), platform channels Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information related to the match on the website of Sports world.