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Copa del Rey | Round of 32
Jan 6, 2022 at 5pm UK
Estadio Municipal El Molinón
Villarreal logo

Sporting Gijon
2 - 1
Villarreal

Durdevic (67'), Milovanov (88')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Albiol (48')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Copa del Rey clash between Sporting Gijon and Villarreal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Sporting Gijon 1-4 Villarreal

Villarreal's current form suggests that they will make light work of Sporting Gijon on Thursday, and we think they will continue their fine goalscoring touch to ease into the last 16. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Villarreal win with a probability of 43.11%. A win for Sporting Gijon had a probability of 31.73% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.01%) and 0-2 (7.12%). The likeliest Sporting Gijon win was 1-0 (7.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.88%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.

Result
Sporting GijonDrawVillarreal
31.73%25.16%43.11%
Both teams to score 56.01%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.6%47.4%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.38%69.62%
Sporting Gijon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.78%28.22%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.08%63.92%
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.04%21.96%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.75%55.25%
Score Analysis
    Sporting Gijon 31.73%
    Villarreal 43.11%
    Draw 25.15%
Sporting GijonDrawVillarreal
1-0 @ 7.84%
2-1 @ 7.52%
2-0 @ 4.96%
3-1 @ 3.17%
3-2 @ 2.4%
3-0 @ 2.09%
4-1 @ 1%
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 31.73%
1-1 @ 11.88%
0-0 @ 6.2%
2-2 @ 5.7%
3-3 @ 1.21%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.15%
0-1 @ 9.4%
1-2 @ 9.01%
0-2 @ 7.12%
1-3 @ 4.55%
0-3 @ 3.6%
2-3 @ 2.88%
1-4 @ 1.73%
0-4 @ 1.36%
2-4 @ 1.09%
Other @ 2.38%
Total : 43.11%

How you voted: Sporting Gijon vs Villarreal

Sporting Gijon
12.8%
Draw
6.4%
Villarreal
80.9%
94
Head to Head
Apr 28, 2017 7.45pm
Dec 17, 2016 12pm
May 15, 2016 6.30pm
Sporting Gijon
2-0
Villarreal
Jony (8'), Alvarez (79')
Ait-Atmane (62')

Ruiz (48'), Gaspar (90')
Jan 10, 2016 11am
Villarreal
2-0
Sporting Gijon
Bakambu (26', 51')
Soriano (53'), Ruiz (61'), Samuel (79'), Soldado (87')

Carmona (33'), Cases (87')
rhs 2.0
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