Oviedo welcome Sporting Gijon to Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere on Sunday at 19:00 UTC for matchday seven of the Segunda División regular season. Both sides sit in mid-table, separated by just two points in a 22-team competition.
Oviedo occupy 13th place with eight points from six matches, recording two wins, two draws and two defeats. Their goals record stands at five scored and four conceded. Seven points from their last five matches is a sequence that includes wins at Valladolid and Albacete, a goalless draw with Burgos, and defeats against Sabadell and Leganes.
Sporting Gijon are in ninth place with ten points from the same number of matches — three wins, one draw and two losses, also with a goals record of five scored and four conceded. They have taken nine points from their last five matches, a run that includes wins over FC Andorra, Tenerife and Burgos, alongside defeats to Eldense and Girona.
Sporting Gijon's form return over the last five matches stands at nine points, with Oviedo's at seven. The two sides are separated by two points in the Segunda División table heading into this matchday seven fixture.