Sporting Gijon vs. Racing Santander - La Liga Preview
Sporting Gijon are on a losing streak matched by none other in La Liga at this time. They welcome http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 Santander to El Molinon in this Primera Division encounter on Sunday, September 25.
Both teams occupy the lower ranks of the league table and will hope to bag all the available points.
Sporting Gijon News
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Preciado is leading Sporting Gijon to their worst ever start in La Liga. The 54-year-old former Racing Santander man helped avoid relegation in the previous campaign but looks unlikely to repeat his heroics this year.
Luck seems to shy away from the Gijon-based outfit thus far. Their efforts have been undone by excellent individual performances by opposition players to lead their respective clubs to victories. The concentration levels of the defenders can also be held
accountable to the flurry of defeats the Asturias have come across.
As it stands, they have the worst goal difference in the league that stands at negative 7. Preciado’s men will have to improve if they are to record their first victory of the season and rise up La Liga standings. Sporting need Billic and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Barral-c10428 to
start performing to salvage anything from the season.
The Red-and-Whites’ performances have ranged from pathetic to utterly disappointing which was highlighted in their 4-0 away loss to Atletico Madrid. They have to man up to Spanish top flight football’s rigours or start preparing for life in Segunda Division
next year.
Racing Santander News
Los Racinguistas’ poor league standing can only be attributed to their inability to create chances. Hector Cuper’s team lack a creative engine to provide the much needed initiative from midfield and they have had to bear the consequences as a result.
Looking at their La Liga form thus far gives an enticing insight about their current league table placement. They have failed to score in previous three games and their defensive frailties saw them succumb to defeat against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 at Mestalla.
However, they were able to withstand the attacking onslaught of Real Madrid in the previous round and will be looking to build on their performance.
Cuper faces a selection dilemma ahead of this fixture. The experienced manager is without the services of six first team players. Strikers Christian Stuani and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lautaro-Acosta-c21762 face race against time to prove their fitness after injuring themselves in the
third round.
There is a shortage of midfielders in the Cantabarian squad. Last season’s first choice http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-Arana-c23388 is still facing time on the sidelines due to injury. His replacement Kennedy Bakircioglu is out of first team action due to a recurring hamstring problem.
In addition to the aforementioned duo, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gonzalo-Colsa-c15109 is also facing time out of first team fold due to a niggling groin injury.
Prediction
Predicting winners for games that involve bottom placed sides is always a difficult task. Both these outfits have had difficulty in hitting the back of the net. However, the contest cannot be ruled out as both sides will be looking better each other on La
Liga standings.
Sporting Gijon have been hapless across the pitch but can win the tie with help from the crowd which will act as the twelfth man for the hosts.
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