Sporting Gijón vs Elche betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga 2 match on January 18th, 2025

Sporting Gijón and Elche will play on January 18th, 2025, Saturday at 17:30h (UTC), in a match counting for the La Liga 2 in Spain, check the Sporting Gijón vs Elche betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sporting Gijón vs Elche will occur

The game takes place in the Estadio Municipal El Molinón stadium, in the city of Gijon, with a capacity for 30000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Sporting Gijón vs Elche betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the La Liga 2, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.23 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.45 goals per match.

Sporting Gijón last match

Sporting Gijón come from a draw in the last match. The game against Real Oviedo, valid for the La Liga 2, ended with a 1-1. The team coached by R. Albés Yáñez lined up in the last match with a 4-3-3 formation.

The favorite to win the match was the rival team, that's why the draw (odd 3.00) in the end can be considered a positive result.

What remains for the memory of this meeting that ended up tied was how Jonathan Dubasin stood out. The Sporting Gijón team's actions were almost all directed by him, but they could not reach the win even so.

Elche last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga 2, Elche, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Real Zaragoza team with a final score of 1-0.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.73.

Sporting Gijón vs Elche h2h

The last time Sporting Gijón went up against Elche, it was in La Liga 2. Sporting Gijón, ranked 8th place, started with a 4-3-3 tactic, while Elche, then in 15th place, was charged with a 5-3-2 formation.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024/2025 season of the La Liga 2. The meeting took place on 20-10-2024 and ended with a 2-1 win for Elche.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The performance of the Elche team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Sporting Gijón team.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Sporting Gijón

La Liga 2 leaderboard now

Considering the home team Sporting Gijón, standing in 9th place with 31 points in the La Liga 2 competition in Spain. Their performance statistics have been such as 8 wins, 7 losses and, 7 draws.

Which means that Málaga team, at position 10, is in close pursuit with the same score, in the 23rd round.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the Spain La Liga 2 without high aspirations or fears of ending up in the relegation zone, the Sporting Gijón will try to benefit of the home factor to get a win.

Sporting Gijón analysis

Currently, Sporting Gijón has a tally of 30 goals scored and 26 goals against, at the end of round 22 of La Liga 2.

While they’ve won twice as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 6 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

Best goalscorer from Sporting Gijón

Juan Otero has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 5 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Sporting Gijón to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 3 of the 5 goals scored have this characteristic.

Historical data Sporting Gijón

With 5 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Sporting Gijón team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Elche

La Liga 2 leaderboard now

The Elche team with 39 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 11 wins, 6 draws, and 5 losses.

Which means that in the 23rd round, the team has, the same score that the Racing Santander team who is in the position 3.

Elche analysis

Elche counted 29 goals scored and 15 conceded at the end of La Liga 2 day number 22.

Elche is in that excellent moment of being the favorite after 3 wins in the La Liga 2.

As we approach the Regular Season, Elche is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.86 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the La Liga 2.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the Elche team usually guns for an average ball possession of 61.23% to control the game.

Best goalscorer from Elche

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Mourad El Ghezouani. The Attacker has scored 6 times in the current season and has helped Elche come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Elche, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Sporting Gijón that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.67.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sporting Gijón is Juan Otero, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Elche is Mourad El Ghezouani, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Elche has conceded 7 away goals in 10 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Elche will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-1, something to take into consideration.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Sporting Gijón 1.45 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Elche 0.9 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.5.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 5.14 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.09 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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