VALENCIA v SPORTING GIJON
Saturday 11th March 2017 – Kickoff: 1300hrs
Football – Spain – La Liga Betting Tips
Although Valencia have lost their last two away matches on the trot with defeats at Deportivo Alaves and Atletico Madrid respectively, their recent revival on home turf has been the catalyst behind them pulling away from the relegation zone in La Liga in recent weeks.
Valencia have won four of their last five league matches at their Estadio de Mestalla having secured maximum points against Espanyol, Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid and Leganes, with the Madrid result being a particular highlight and a result which would have boosted their confidence no end.
The hosts now possess a more acceptable home record of 5-2-5 18/22 and another win here this afternoon would see them move closer to mid-table security. Incidentally, Valencia’s home record against bottom half opposition stands at 3-2-1 10/8 so far this season, and they could further improve this record here today.
Visitors Sporting Gijon head into this match having lost three of their last four matches overall in the Spanish top flight with defeats to Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Deportivo la Coruna – the former two losses saw them concede 4 and 6 goals respectively!
They now face a tough trip to fellow bottom half opponents Valencia who have shown signs of a recovery, particularly at home, whilst Sporting Gijon have managed just one win on the road all season.
In fact Gijon possess a very poor record away from home indeed which stands at 1-3-9 10/25 and has been one of the reasons they currently occupy second from bottom in La Liga. They’ve also performed poorly away at bottom half teams as indicated by their record in these circumstances of 1-2-5 7/10.
Pick: Valencia to win @ 1.53 William Hill
