VILLARREAL v SPORTING GIJON
Friday 28th April 2017 – Kickoff: 1945hrs
Football – Spain – La Liga Betting Tips
Friday night brings us action from the Spanish top flight in La Liga as hosts Villarreal look to consolidate their Europa League spot when they entertain relegation candidates Sporting Gijon at their Estadio de la Cerámica.
Villarreal come into this encounter in a pretty good run of form as they’ve collected four wins from their last five league matches following wins over Real Betis, Athletic Bilbao, Leganes and most impressive of all, their 1-0 win away at Atletico Madrid last time out.
Villarreal possess a good record on home turf too with stats of 10-3-4 32/17 overall, while their record at home against bottom half opposition stands at a healthy 6-3-1 12/4 in these situations – as is the case here tonight…
Onto Sporting Gijon, and they sit third from bottom in La Liga and six points adrift of safety and Leganes as they make their way to Villarreal for this important clash. The visitors will be keen to take at least a point here, but the preference is obviously three as they look to claw their way out of their possible current relegation crisis.
But with two recent points gained against already relegated Osasuna and Espanyol in 2-2 and 1-1 stalemates respectively, this will bring them hope ahead of this encounter. However, Sporting Gijon will need to lift their game here if they’re to improve upon a poor away record that stands at 1-6-10 14/31.
Gijon are without an away win from their last five on their travels, and have failed to score in 6 of their 17 away matches to date.
Pick: Villarreal to win @ 1.45 Bet Victor
