And in Spain we stage this weekend. Champion in office, Barcelona enters the scene Saturday. They will travel to Gijon to give Sporting over the local team, which is coached by former player of the Catalans, Abelardo. The match will be played on Estadio Municipal El Molinon starting at 15:15 and will be broadcast live on Digisport 1. announces a highly interesting game that neither team relies heavily on defense but rather on attack. What do you think? In the following you will get details about both teams and a prognosis.
Sporting Gijon
The start of the season is a mediocre one for them and are ranked 11th with 7 points after 5 rounds.
Twice they have won so far, with Leganes and Bilbao, both at home.
Drew once, traveling to newly promoted Alaves.
Also twice and were defeated each time away with Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid.
They do not excel in any plan, on the contrary have only 15th defense in the league with 9 goals received.
And the attack is still the same place 15 with just five successful.
Barcelona
Championship did not start perfectly but are still 3 with 10 points after 3 rounds.
It is at a distance of three points of rival Real Madrid is the leader and one point of Sevilla.
They won 3 times so far, with Leganes, Bilbao and Betis, with the first two away.
They recorded one draw so far in the previous round with rival Atletico Madrid 1-1.
And to the shame of their defeat at home to newly promoted Alava 2-1.
As usual attack is one that brings points, best in La Liga, with 14 successful.
Defensive problems and over them in this chapter are 6 teams, they cashed six goals.
They played in the Champions League with Celtic show and made the score 7-0 at the Camp Nou.
direct meetings
Only 20 times have been met and as you probably suspect Barcelona is at an advantage.
The Catalans have 16 wins, while Sporting Gijon won only 2 times and drew just as many times.
Barcelona has 4 wins in a row, the series was interrupted by a draw in 2011.
Those from Gijón won last time in 1994 when in fact they did this 2 times.
