Villarreal vs Sporting Gijon
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio de la Ceramica
Date: 28th April 2017
Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
Live in-play betting – bet365
Villareal host Gijon in this game with hopes of going 7 points clear of 6th placed Athletic Bilbao who have a game in hand.
Villareal are currently 5th with 60 points from 34 games – they have had a good season, and will want to finish it well with a place in Europa League next season.
They have won 4 of their last 5 games, and they are currently on a two game winning streak.
They have been impressive at home recently, winning 3 of their last 4 home games, and they have won their last 2 home games by at least 2 goals.
They have also scored at least 2 goals in their last 5 home games.
Gijon are currently 18th in the league table and need to win their remaining games beginning with this fixture, if they hope to remain in the Spanish top flight next season.
They are currently without a win in their last 6 games, but have managed to pick up draws in their last two games.
Away from home, they have not won any of their last 5 matches, but they have managed to pick up 3 draws in those games.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Villarreal last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 25/04/17 |
(a)Atlético Madrid |
0-1 |
W |
| 22/04/17 |
(h)Leganés |
2-1 |
W |
| 17/04/17 |
(a)Alavés |
2-1 |
L |
| 07/04/17 |
(h)Athletic Bilbao |
3-1 |
W |
| 04/04/17 |
(a)Real Betis |
0-1 |
W |
| Sporting Gijón last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 25/04/17 |
(h)Espanyol |
1-1 |
D |
| 22/04/17 |
(a)Osasuna |
2-2 |
D |
| 15/04/17 |
(h)Real Madrid |
2-3 |
L |
| 10/04/17 |
(a)Real Sociedad |
3-1 |
L |
| 05/04/17 |
(h)Malaga |
0-1 |
L |
Last time they met: Sporting Gijón 1-3 Villarreal
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
Spanish Primera Table
Spanish Primera Results
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