GolVolt — Sporting Gijón vs Almería: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Almería unbeaten in 9 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 wins and 1 draw. Last defeat: 29 August, 0:1 against Sabadell.

Streak

Almería have scored in 9 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 21 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 24 May 2026: Sporting Gijón – Almería 3:1

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Juan Otero: 2 goals. Before that, Sporting Gijón went 3 meetings in a row without a win.

Player in form

Miguel de la Fuente: 6 goals in 5 league matches

Goals6 xG1.56

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.6).

Players to watch

La Liga 2, this season.

Antonio Casas

Sporting Gijón · forward

3goals 0assists 7.05avg rating

Last match, Celta Fortuna: 2 goals, rating 8.8.

Miguel de la Fuente

Almería · forward

7goals 1assist 7.23avg rating

Last match, Real Oviedo: 1 goal, rating 7.2.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Sporting Gijón at home and Almería away, as in this match.

Sporting Gijón

at home · 10

6W1D3L1.4scored per match0.9conceded per match

Almería

away · 10

4W3D3L1.1scored per match0.9conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 24 May 2026 · La Liga 2 Sporting Gijón 3:1 Almería Otero 12', 21' · Vázquez 82' · de la Fuente 56'. Sporting Gijón: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.

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2 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Sporting Gijón (4-2-3-1, last: Guijuelo) · Almería (4-2-3-1, last: Castellonense).

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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