On Friday night, Tenerife host promotion-chasing Sporting Gijon, as the visitors chase automatic promotion from the Segunda.
The home side still have slight hopes of sealing a play-off spot but are seven points behind the top-six after a poor recent run of form in the Spanish second tier. The home side has failed to win in their last five league outings. The team from the Canary Islands have drawn their last two games against Almeria and Reus Deportiu.
The Islanders recent games in the Spanish second tier have been relatively low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last nine league outings.
Joseba Etxeberria’s team have a decent recent home record in the Segunda, as they have won five of their last eight league games on home soil. The home side has been prolific on their own patch in the Segunda, scoring at least two goals in six of their last seven games.
Sporting Gijon are third-place in the Segunda, four points behind Huesca who occupy the second automatic promotion spot.
Two straight league defeats against Real Zaragoza and Barcelona ll could prove to be fatal in the visitor’s hopes of clinching a return to La Liga for next season.
The two recent defeats ended an impressive ten-game unbeaten run in the Segunda for the visitors. Ruben Baraja’s team have failed to win in their last two away games in the Spanish second tier after four consecutive wins on their travels.
The visitor’s recent away games in the Segunda have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven games on their travels in the Spanish top-flight.
Gijon are five games unbeaten against Tenerife in all competitions, having recorded three wins and two draws.
Forebet predicts that the visitor’s promotion hopes will be hindered by a low scoring draw, which may mean Baraja’s team dropping out the race for automatic promotion.