Racing Ferrol vs Sporting Gijon prediction for the match on May 31, 2025
On May 31, at the "Municipal da Malata," the 42nd round of Spain's Segunda will see Racing Ferrol face off against Sporting Gijon. For this match, I suggest a bet on goals, cards, or the winner.
Racing Ferrol
The team has never managed to break into La Liga. Yet, throughout its century-long history, they've spent a fair share of time in the Segunda. However, since the mid-2000s, the club hit a rough patch, repeatedly dropping down to the fourth division. But eventually, they regrouped and, in 2023, finally earned promotion back to Segunda. As newcomers, they made quite an impression, climbing into the top 10.
Now, however, they're a textbook case of the dreaded "second season syndrome." For a long stretch, nothing seemed to work, and relegation was confirmed ahead of schedule. Still, after that, the players managed to put together a decent run—drawing 0-0 away at Tenerife and even beating Cadiz. But they did lose to Albacete.
Sporting Gijon
The club knows La Liga firsthand. Their last stint wasn't long: promoted in 2015, but by 2017 they were back in the more familiar Segunda. There, they teetered on the brink of relegation several times, finishing as low as 17th, but last year, after finishing fifth, they even played in the playoffs.
This season has been mediocre in every sense: nowhere near last year's results, but there was never any real threat of relegation—they just hovered in the lower half of the table. Still, in the last three rounds, they've picked up two wins, against Deportivo and Cartagena.
Match facts
- Racing Ferrol are unbeaten in their last two matches
- On average, Racing score 0.54 goals and concede 1.51 goals per match
- Sporting Gijon have won two of their last three games
H2H
Racing have won all three of their most recent head-to-head meetings.
Racing Ferrol vs Sporting Gijon prediction
The bookmakers are leaning towards the visitors. Sporting are the stronger side on paper and have managed to stay in decent form—so we’re backing them to win away (odds: 2.25).
