LaLiga 2
Sporting Gijon – Real Valladolid match report
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Real Valladolid beat Sporting Gijon 2-1 in LaLiga 2 at Estadio El Molinón-Enrique Castro "Quini". It was 0-2 at half-time. Àlex Corredera was our player of the match, rated 8.8 by the ScoreMondo model for Sporting Gijon. The match was played on Sunday, 8 November 2026 at Estadio El Molinón-Enrique Castro "Quini" (matchday 13).
How the match unfolded
Real Valladolid took the lead in the 4th minute through Julien Ponceau. Real Valladolid extended their lead to 2-0 on 39 minutes thanks to Tai Abed. Half-time: 0-2, Real Valladolid in front.
Sporting Gijon pulled one back to make it 1-2 on 83 minutes thanks to Guillermo Rosas. Sporting Gijon were a man down from the 91st minute, when Juan Otero was sent off for a second yellow card.
The statistics
Corners finished 9-6. Cards: 5-3 in yellows, plus a red card for Sporting Gijon. Dangerous attacks: 54 for Sporting Gijon, 33 for Real Valladolid. Sporting Gijon committed 15 fouls to Real Valladolid's 11, and the offside count read 1-0.
Sporting Gijon's yellow cards went to Hugo Guillamón in the 8th minute, Jorge in the 18th minute, Gaspar Campos in the 48th minute, Miguel Conde in the 73rd minute and Juan Otero in the 91st minute. Booked for Real Valladolid: Stanko Juric (32'), David Torres (43') and Iván Alejo (45').
Ratings and substitutions
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to Guillermo Rosas (Sporting Gijon, 8.5), Iván Alejo (Real Valladolid, 8.2) and Julien Ponceau (Real Valladolid, 8.1). From the Sporting Gijon bench came Nacho Martínez on 45 minutes, Mata on 45 minutes, Andrés Ferrari on 73 minutes and Nikita Iosifov on 73 minutes, among 5 changes. Real Valladolid made 5 changes: Luis Rodriguez for Thiago Ojeda (74'), Daniel Pérez for Víctor Fernández (74'), Trilli for Iván Alejo (82') and Victor Barberà for Adrián Arnun (82').
Before the match
Before kick-off Sporting Gijon were 6th on 22 points and Real Valladolid 13th on 15 points. Sporting Gijon came into the match with 4 wins and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches. Their most recent game was a 2-0 win over AD Ceuta FC for Sporting Gijon. Before kick-off, Real Valladolid's last 5 matches had brought 3 wins and 2 defeats. Last time out, Real Valladolid beat Leganes 4-3 at home. Sporting Gijon and Real Valladolid have met 10 times in our records: 1 win for Sporting Gijon, 7 for Real Valladolid and 2 draws. The last meeting, in 2026, went 4-2 to Real Valladolid. Those 10 games produced 32 goals, an average of 3.2 per match. Daniel Palencia Caballero was the referee, averaging 5.9 yellow cards per match across 16 matches in our records.
The bigger picture
Sporting Gijon slip to 7th (22 points), having started the day 6th. Real Valladolid climb from 13th to 12th on 18 points. Real Valladolid have now scored in 9 consecutive matches.
What’s next
Sporting Gijon visit Real Sociedad B next, on 14 November in LaLiga 2. Next up for Real Valladolid: home to Santa Clara on Wednesday 11 November.
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