Sporting Gijon - Betis

[Verdiblanco de Holanda]

Two of the Primera Liga's in-form teams clash at El Molinon on Sunday when Sporting Gijon host Real Betis, with both sides aiming to inch closer to the European places.

The two clubs have had remarkably similar starts to the season, with each outfit beginning poorly and spending time at the foot of the table before mounting recoveries that are still gathering pace.

Promoted Sporting had a miserable introduction to top-flight life, losing all of their opening five fixtures and conceding 20 goals in the process.

Since then though, Manuel Preciado's side have turned things around in stunning fashion, winning seven of their eight competitive matches to help them climb up to ninth in the league standings and progress through to the last 16 of the Copa del Rey.

Big-spending Betis also looked like possible relegation candidates after taking just two points from their opening six games - part of a run of 11 successive league matches without a victory stretching back to last season.

But, like Sporting, the Seville-based club have now gone from famine to feast, winning six of their last seven league and cup games.

That has left Paco Chaparro's side just one place and one point behind Sporting in the table, and things are starting to look good for a Betis side who have been living in the shadows of city rivals Sevilla for the last few seasons.

"After two or three years of hardship we are in a great moment, we need to take advantage of it in every sense," said Betis captain Juanito, who believes his side should be aiming towards the UEFA Cup places.

"Just thinking about survival is now forgotten, there is a gap between the top five and the rest and it's going to be hard to bridge that.

"The sixth spot is in reach, but that is held by Atletico Madrid. They are the team who we need to be hunting."

Betis defender Damia Abella added: "The fans are full of hope that we can have a season different to previous ones.

"We have spent many weeks looking at the bottom of the table and now I hope we spend our time looking at the top.

"I think the team is playing very well and it should be something of a calm year, with regards to nerves and fighting against relegation."

Sporting's most impressive victory of the season came last weekend when they upset high-flying Valencia 3-2 at the Mestalla.

That was in stark contrast to their results against the other Primera Liga big boys earlier in the season, and will help further boost confidence at the Asturian club.

Coach Preciado said: "Justice was done. We deserved to win and we are very happy, but we have to keep our feet on the ground.

"We have to be true to ourselves (against Betis), to our style of play, make things hard for our opponents and come out flying.

"We have to be intelligent and not give them any space," added Preciado, who is set to be without Neru Ayesa and Tati Maldonado.

Betis coach Chaparro is again missing Jose Mari, Edu, David Odonkor, Xisco and Mark Gonzalez from his squad.

[Verdiblanco de Holanda]

Respuesta: Sporting Gijon - Betis

My prediction for this game will be: Sporting Gijon - Betis 1-1

[beticolea]

Respuesta: Sporting Gijon - Betis

Sporting de gijon: 1
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--------------cuellar----------------

sastre---gerard----ivan h.-----canella

michel---moran----camacho----castro

----------barral-----bilic-------------
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------------sergio garcia-------------

juanma---------emana----------damia

----------capi--------mehmet--------

monzon----arzu-----juanito-----nelson

---------------casto-----------------
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real betis balompie: 4

Goals:
0-1; Min'22: Sergio Garcia, after a good move collectively, Damia from the right comes into the rival area, leaving the ball back to Sergio Garcia free mark put the first of the afternoon.
0-2; Min'38: Juanma Following the rejection of a corner, you receive the ball in front of the area, and with a strong shot to the right the ball Slips into the porter to put the 0-2.
0-3; Min'61: Sergio Garcia, The second part goes into the Sporting whirlwind, trying to find a goal to shorten distacncias, however it is Betis, after a counter carried out by Emana, who the ruling party, with the second of the afternoon Sergio Garcia, who repeated doublet.
1-3; Min'77: Barral, Sporting shortens distances via Barral that takes a dismissal of BETICA behind, asking him to stay away from the game.
1-4; Min'89: Monzon, missing from the front of the area, which the Argentine into the net after a strong shot.

Chronicle:
The team verdiblanco is done with a victory importanticima, it leaves a little more clear of the drop, and most importantly, after the results generated in the afternoon today, which gives a single point of the posts to give the right to play European competition.
The team of Paco Chaparro, who after six days in which he has managed to fifteen of the eighteen points at stake, has moved to close the points classification with two pauperrimos to encaramarce in seventh position, reflecting that the good game deployed empiesa by the team to bear fruit.
The match began with an initial give and take, in which both teams looking to get ahead on the scoreboard, but it was Betis through the Catalan Sergio Garcia, who opened the can, after an magnificent placed on the right of Damia . Sporting tried it, but sometimes Casto and other defense BETICA, desacian team's chances of Preciado. Before the break as happened the previous week versus Racing, gave Betis the second through Juanma after a strong shot from the front.
After the break, Sporting head with more heart that attempt to shorten distances, but nothing further from the truth, as it would again be Sergio Garcia, who after a perfectly against carried by Emana put the third in the bright, for peace of mind Nearly four thousand Béticas who crowded the stands of Molinón. After the third goal Sporting began to turn down their arms and Betis will be taken over entirely of spherical, enjoying clear several times in the boots of Emana and Sergio Garcia to increase the distance, however, David Barral take a moment of bewilderment in Betica behind, asking him to stay away from the game that did not exist, to catch up with one to three, and lifted it to an audience waned a bit after the team's third verdiblanco. Although ultimately the goal was to become of the honor, because Monzon in the final minutes of the fourth would lack direct, the second Argentine to stop the ball so far this lilga, despite the few minutes that you are disputing.
In this way Betis visit Mestalla, with the duties facts, and with the possibility of surprise, and closer to the posts above.

[Verdiblanco de Holanda]

Respuesta: Sporting Gijon - Betis

Sporting de gijon: 1
________________________________
--------------cuellar----------------

sastre---gerard----ivan h.-----canella

michel---moran----camacho----castro

----------barral-----bilic-------------
________________________________
------------sergio garcia-------------

juanma---------emana----------damia

----------capi--------mehmet--------

monzon----arzu-----juanito-----nelson

---------------casto-----------------
_________________________________
real betis balompie: 4

Goals:
0-1; Min'22: Sergio Garcia, after a good move collectively, Damia from the right comes into the rival area, leaving the ball back to Sergio Garcia free mark put the first of the afternoon.
0-2; Min'38: Juanma Following the rejection of a corner, you receive the ball in front of the area, and with a strong shot to the right the ball Slips into the porter to put the 0-2.
0-3; Min'61: Sergio Garcia, The second part goes into the Sporting whirlwind, trying to find a goal to shorten distacncias, however it is Betis, after a counter carried out by Emana, who the ruling party, with the second of the afternoon Sergio Garcia, who repeated doublet.
1-3; Min'77: Barral, Sporting shortens distances via Barral that takes a dismissal of BETICA behind, asking him to stay away from the game.
1-4; Min'89: Monzon, missing from the front of the area, which the Argentine into the net after a strong shot.

Chronicle:
The team verdiblanco is done with a victory importanticima, it leaves a little more clear of the drop, and most importantly, after the results generated in the afternoon today, which gives a single point of the posts to give the right to play European competition.
The team of Paco Chaparro, who after six days in which he has managed to fifteen of the eighteen points at stake, has moved to close the points classification with two pauperrimos to encaramarce in seventh position, reflecting that the good game deployed empiesa by the team to bear fruit.
The match began with an initial give and take, in which both teams looking to get ahead on the scoreboard, but it was Betis through the Catalan Sergio Garcia, who opened the can, after an magnificent placed on the right of Damia . Sporting tried it, but sometimes Casto and other defense BETICA, desacian team's chances of Preciado. Before the break as happened the previous week versus Racing, gave Betis the second through Juanma after a strong shot from the front.
After the break, Sporting head with more heart that attempt to shorten distances, but nothing further from the truth, as it would again be Sergio Garcia, who after a perfectly against carried by Emana put the third in the bright, for peace of mind Nearly four thousand Béticas who crowded the stands of Molinón. After the third goal Sporting began to turn down their arms and Betis will be taken over entirely of spherical, enjoying clear several times in the boots of Emana and Sergio Garcia to increase the distance, however, David Barral take a moment of bewilderment in Betica behind, asking him to stay away from the game that did not exist, to catch up with one to three, and lifted it to an audience waned a bit after the team's third verdiblanco. Although ultimately the goal was to become of the honor, because Monzon in the final minutes of the fourth would lack direct, the second Argentine to stop the ball so far this lilga, despite the few minutes that you are disputing.
In this way Betis visit Mestalla, with the duties facts, and with the possibility of surprise, and closer to the posts above.

[angle_fbi]

Respuesta: Sporting Gijon - Betis

actuly brothers

sporting gijon is one of the hardest team in laliga this season

we are afraid from them


but i hope that we defeat them


3-2

to betis

[Puma Rodriguez]

Respuesta: Sporting Gijon - Betis

Hi guys,

my guess would be a draw. However, a victory of Betis would make my day!

cheers

[Verdiblanco de Holanda]

Respuesta: Sporting Gijon - Betis

Yes 2-1 Betis.Come on Betis!!

25' [1 - 0] D. Castro
52' [1 - 1] L.F. Monzon
58' [1 - 2] A. Emana

[Verdiblanco de Holanda]

Respuesta: Sporting Gijon - Betis

Yes another away win and 3 points.Super result.
Europe here we come!!

Viva Betis!!!

[Verdiblanco de Holanda]

Respuesta: Sporting Gijon - Betis

What a wonderstrike the 1-1 by Monzón