- Sporting Gijon have won two and lost three of their last five LaLiga 2 matches (D0)
- Granada CF have won one and lost four of their last five matches (D0)
- Sporting Gijon have never beaten Granada CF away from home
Sporting Gijon are on the up
Sporting Gijon are on the up, having won their last two games after mixed results in the previous matches. Borja Jimenez’s men are currently in 12th place on 58 points from 41 games, while Granada CF are in 14th on 48 points from the same number of matches.
Our Granada CF vs Sporting Gijon prediction takes into account Sporting Gijon's recent 3-1 home win against Almeria and 3-1 away victory over Real Zaragoza the previous weekend. They have won just one and lost two of their last three away fixtures, however, and will face a stern test.
Jimenez’s side are a well drilled unit, set up to play with discipline in mid or low blocks, playing wide with transition and set pieces as their main avenues to goal. Juan Otero has scored three of their last ten goals, making him the most likely source of a Sporting Gijon goal in this fixture.
Granada’s confidence is low
Granada CF are in a rotten run and confidence is very low within the camp, according to some of the players. The Granada CF vs Sporting Gijon prediction is impacted by Pacheta’s side losing three in a row, being beaten 3-1 at CD Mirandes and 0-1 at home by Burgos CF in their most recent home game.
Pacheta took over as head coach in May 2025 and has had to infuse intensity and discipline into a squad that he believes has been playing too much with the ball, while getting the young players to mix properly with his pragmatic blueprint of a back four, full-field, turnover-driven verticality and high-pressing.
Jorge Pascual is Granada CF’s current LaLiga 2 leading scorer with nine goals in 34 appearances, although he isn’t a prolific finisher. The hosts have won six, drawn eight and lost six of their 20 home games in LaLiga 2 this season, making the Granada CF vs Sporting Gijon preview particularly intriguing.
Spice for local derby
This fixture has been hard fought over the years and the last three LaLiga 2 meetings have been split by two wins for Granada CF and one for Sporting Gijon. The Granada CF vs Sporting Gijon prediction also factors in that the hosts will get at Sporting Gijon more than usual on Saturday, given Pacheta’s players are now all over the pitch, so we are expecting a high-scoring game.
Sporting Gijon are coming up as the better of the two teams, so we’re giving the visitors the edge for the win here at 2.92, although our Granada CF vs Sporting Gijon betting tips focus on both teams to score (1.61) and over 2.5 goals (1.82) in the fixture.
Sporting Gijon are more clinical, however, so the away win looks the best option to take here. Granada CF will throw everything at this game, but they have failed to win or draw in their last two home games and their defence has been sloppy.
