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Barcelona vs Sporting Gijon: result 3-1 and analysis

La LigaRegular Season - 26Kick-off on March 3, 2012 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona

Barcelona
3-1
Sporting Gijon

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What was the result of Barcelona vs Sporting Gijon?

Barcelona won 3-1 on March 3, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 42′Andrés IniestaBarcelona
  • 49′David BarralSporting Gijon
  • 79′Seydou KeitaBarcelona
  • 88′Xavier Hernández CreusBarcelona

Official lineup for Barcelona vs Sporting Gijon

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Barcelona

  1. 17Pedro
  1. 4Cesc Fàbregas
  2. 6Xavier Hernández Creus
  3. 8Andrés Iniesta
  4. 14J. Mascherano
  5. 15Seydou Keita
  6. 23Isaac Cuenca
  1. 2Dani Alves
  2. 3Piqué
  3. 21Adriano
  1. 1Víctor Valdés Arribas

Sporting Gijon

  1. 32Formose Mendy
  1. 3Castro
  2. 7Ayoze García Pérez
  3. 20De las Cuevas
  4. 21Ignacio Cases Mora
  1. 2Botía
  2. 15Canella
  3. 17D. Suárez
  4. 26Orfila
  5. 33Alejandro Gálvez
  1. 1Juan Pablo Colinas Ferreras
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; Sporting Gijon have 3, 5 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Barcelona
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 26, 2012Atletico Madrid(away)2-1La Liga
Feb 19, 2012Valencia(home)5-1La Liga
Feb 14, 2012Bayer Leverkusen(away)3-1UEFA Champions League
Feb 11, 2012Osasuna(away)2-3La Liga
Feb 4, 2012Real Sociedad(home)2-1La Liga
Sporting Gijon
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 25, 2012Racing Santander(away)1-1La Liga
Feb 19, 2012Atletico Madrid(home)1-1La Liga
Feb 12, 2012Valencia(away)0-4La Liga
Feb 5, 2012Osasuna(home)1-1La Liga
Jan 29, 2012Real Sociedad(away)1-5La Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Barcelona wins, 1 draw, 0 Sporting Gijon wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2011Sporting Gijon 0-1 BarcelonaLa Liga
Feb 12, 2011Sporting Gijon 1-1 BarcelonaLa Liga
Sep 22, 2010Barcelona 1-0 Sporting GijonLa Liga

Last archived meeting: Sporting Gijon vs Barcelona on Oct 2, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Barcelona score 3.1 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Gijon score 1.0 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Barcelona3.10.869/1513/15
Sporting Gijon1.02.1010/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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1Barcelona990039927

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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