Sporting Gijon vs Malaga

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🕒 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:00 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Municipal El Molinón 🧑‍⚖️ Alejandro Morilla Turrion 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Sporting Gijon 9 · Malaga 4

Referee Stats

Alejandro Morilla Turrion

21 matches · 4.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.67
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.52
Over 4.5 cards	62%
Home wins	52%
Draws	29%
Away wins	19%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-13).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Malaga had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sporting Gijon (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-4

Goals For / Against

35 / 22

Avg: 1.67 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.86

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Malaga (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-9

Goals For / Against

33 / 28

Avg: 1.57 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga 2 fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.86

PPG

1.43

1.67

1.57

1.05

1.33

57%

O2.5

57%

62%

BTTS

57%

67%

Score 1st

57%

League-position context

Sporting Gijon rank9th

Malaga rank4th

Sporting Gijon points61

Malaga points73

Sporting Gijon: #9 · 61 pts · GD +6

16 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Malaga: #4 · 73 pts · GD +23

4 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sporting Gijon last 5 home

W L W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Malaga last 5 away

W W W L D

Points10/15

Weighted index82

Goals13-7

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sporting Gijon trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS62%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

Malaga trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.562%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 14%

Scoring reliability

Sporting Gijon score at home90%

Sporting Gijon clean sheet at home38%

Malaga score away81%

Malaga clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Sporting Gijon score first67%

Sporting Gijon win after scoring first64%

Malaga score first57%

Malaga win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting Gijon 67% · Malaga 33%

Avg first goal minute: Sporting Gijon 30.9' · Malaga 29.4'

Vs league average

Sporting Gijon score at home1.67 vs 1.45

Sporting Gijon concede at home1.05 vs 1.18

Malaga score away1.57 vs 1.18

Malaga concede away1.33 vs 1.45

Sporting Gijon score 15% above league average, while Malaga score 33% above league average.

Defensive side: Sporting Gijon are 11% below league average at home, and Malaga are 8% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Sporting Gijon goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

16-30 8

46-60 8

31-45 5

0-15 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

31-45 5

46-60 3

61-75 3

0-15 1

Malaga goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

76-90+ 10

0-15 7

31-45 7

16-30 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

484

447

Passes Accurate

421

374

Passes %

87%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18'

18' César Gelabert

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Chupe

Normal Goal · Assist: David Larrubia

42'

42' David Larrubia

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

Adrián Niño Heredia

Normal Goal

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Adrián Niño Heredia

1st substitution · For: Rafa Rodríguez

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ A. Ochoa

2nd substitution · For: Joaquín Muñoz

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Pablo Vázquez

1st substitution · For: Brian Oliván

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Gaspar Campos

2nd substitution · For: Álex Corredera

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Jesús Bernal

3rd substitution · For: Dani Queipo

74'

74' Rafa Rodríguez

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ VAR

Álex Corredera

Penalty confirmed

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Otero

Penalty

85'

85' Brian Oliván

85'

85' 📺 VAR

Brian Oliván

Card upgrade

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ David Larrubia

3rd substitution · For: Julen Lobete

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

Julen Lobete

Normal Goal

88'

88' Julen Lobete

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Carlos Dotor

4th substitution · For: Juanpe

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ Chupe

5th substitution · For: Eneko Jauregi

90+7'

90+7' Diego Sánchez

90+9'

90+9' Puga

Sporting Gijon vs Malaga 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Malaga beat Sporting Gijon 3-1 on Sunday, 04 January 2026 in LaLiga 2. The match was refereed by Alejandro Morilla Turrion. It was played at Estadio Municipal El Molinón.

First half: César Gelabert received a yellow card for Sporting Gijon at 18'. Malaga took the lead at 35' when Chupe scored, with the assist credited to David Larrubia, making the score 0-1. David Larrubia received a yellow card for Malaga at 42'.

Second half: Malaga extended the lead at 58' when Adrián Niño Heredia scored, making the score 0-2. Malaga made their 1st substitution at 64', with Adrián Niño Heredia replacing Rafa Rodríguez. Malaga made their 2nd substitution at 64', with A. Ochoa replacing Joaquín Muñoz. Sporting Gijon made their 1st substitution at 66', with Pablo Vázquez replacing Brian Oliván. Sporting Gijon made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Gaspar Campos replacing Álex Corredera. Sporting Gijon made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Jesús Bernal replacing Dani Queipo. Rafa Rodríguez received a yellow card for Malaga at 74'. VAR intervened at 79' for Sporting Gijon (Penalty confirmed). Sporting Gijon reduced the deficit at 81' when J. Otero scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. Brian Oliván received a red card for Sporting Gijon at 85'. VAR intervened at 85' for Sporting Gijon (Card upgrade). Malaga made their 3rd substitution at 86', with David Larrubia replacing Julen Lobete. Malaga extended the lead at 87' when Julen Lobete scored, making the score 1-3. Julen Lobete received a yellow card for Malaga at 88'. Malaga made their 4th substitution at 90', with Carlos Dotor replacing Juanpe. Malaga made their 5th substitution at 90', with Chupe replacing Eneko Jauregi. Diego Sánchez received a yellow card for Sporting Gijon at 90+7'. Puga received a yellow card for Malaga at 90+9'.

Sporting Gijon used 3 substitutions while Malaga used 5 substitutions. Sporting Gijon got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Malaga got 4 yellow cards.