- Malaga are unbeaten in their last six occasions they have hosted Sporting Gijon in the top-flight (four wins and two draws).
- The hosts have had the better of Sporting in the last three fixtures at the Rosaleda, always by the same scoreline (1-0).
- Sporting haven't scored a single goal in their last four visits to Malaga in La Liga.
- Juan Ramón Muñiz's side are winless in their last seven league games, and have drawn the last three.
- Sporting Gijon are on a run of four consecutive defeats in the league, in which they have not scored a single goal (currently the longest run in La Liga).
- Manuel Preciado's side have won only one of their last 10 league fixtures, at home against Deportivo, back in March.
- Away from home, the club from Asturias have picked up only one point from their last five league games.
- Malaga have lost the most points from leading situations this season (21).
