Sporting Gijon v Las Palmas Betting Tips [3 December 2022]

Sporting Gijon host Las Palmas at the El Molinon Stadium for matchday 18 of the Spanish Segunda division. The home team sits in 12th-place with five wins, eight draws and four defeats from their 17 matches played so far this season. Sporting Gijon will need to start stringing together some wins if they are to make a second half of the season push for a promotion playoff spot. Standing in their way in this match is a Las Palmas team eyeing up an automatic promotion spot back into La Liga. Los Amarillos currently sit second in the standings with eight wins, seven draws and only two losses, putting them on 31 points and trailing leaders Alaves by three points. Points will be crucial here for the visitors as they find themselves involved in a tight battle for second automatic promotion place with third-place Burgos level on points at 31 but only trailing on goal differential. 

Sporting have been unable to get the decisive goal in their recent outings and have failed to win in their last six Segunda Division outings, with five of those matches finishing in draws. Their most recent outing was a 0-0 away draw and the Rojiblancos will have to put forward a better performance here if they are to get a result against one of the division’s best teams in Las Palmas. For all their struggles this season, Sporting Gijon have been quite solid when playing at the El Molinon Stadium. They’ve only lost one of their eight matches and have managed a goal differential of +6 in front of the home fans. We’re likely to see a tight contest here as Las Palmas have proven tough to beat away from home this year. The visitors have only lost once in their eight trips although have only managed three wins, with four matches ending in a stalemate. With both sides being tough to beat given their respective home and away form, a low-scoring match looks to be on the cards with goals likely at a premium.

These two teams have trended heavily towards unders this season and we don’t see anything changing when they meet up on Saturday. The last three meetings between these two sides have only seen a single goal in each and it’s likely we see a similar type of match here. The visitors have one of the best defensive records in the league while Sporting have been a much different proposition for opposing teams when playing on home soil. Back the under 2.5 total goals in this match.