Possible nail-biting contest in Elche - Girona game

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Fri 19.June
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (36017 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Elche - Girona!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Elche form and stats

5 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Elche have to build on here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in the La Liga 2.

The fans are hoping that Elche will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the La Liga 2 game against Ponferradina (placed 10th). Before that, Elche drew at home versus Extremadura UD.

This is expected to be a close game, with Elche perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Elche as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Elche has won three of these, drawn four and lost four.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Elche as they have a new game in only four days, a La Liga 2 match thankfully also at home. Deportivo La Coruna are visiting.

Elche are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 16 games. On the other hand, Elche have conceded 17 goals.

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Girona form and stats

There's been little loot from Girona's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 16 away games in the La Liga 2. Girona only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws. Sharing is caring, but Girona are perhaps overdoing it with their four draws in a row. It's three draws from Girona's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

The attacking players of Girona have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 246 minutes. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Girona goalkeeper Asier Riesgo Unamuno is eager to challenge this, with his 220 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Girona's last game was the home draw against Racing Santander (0-0). A 0-0 draw at Las Palmas's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Girona playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were two Girona wins, three draws and four defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Girona have scored 17 goals in 16 league games away. Girona have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Girona - Elche 0-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Elche won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Girona has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

GironaC. Stuani Curbelo
C. Stuani Curbelo
23 goals
ElcheF. Chaves de la Torre
F. Chaves de la Torre
8 goals
ElcheJ. Martínez Modesto
J. Martínez Modesto
7 goals

Elche missing players

Girona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Elche Girona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 5 16 33
12 5 1 Won W 0 3 13
11 7 2 Drew D 2 5 10
10 4 1 Lost L 3 8 10
43 21 7 Scored S 5 17 40
36 17 6 Conceded C 10 23 35
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
79% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 64%
27% 19% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 33%
18% 12% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 31% 27%
12% 12% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 6%
52% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 60% 44% 42%
27% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 33%
24% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 44% 33%
 
4.6 5.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.8 4.3
4.8 4.1 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 3.9 3.7
2.8 2.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.9 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
286 144 30 Total Shots T S 46 164 377
117 54 12 Shots on Target S O 15 55 143
37% 39% 58% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 31% 28%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Elche haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Girona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Zaragoza 33 16 10 7 49 34 16 8 4 4 24 15 17 8 6 3 25 19 15 58
2 Cadiz 32 16 9 7 42 30 16 9 5 2 25 15 16 7 4 5 17 15 12 57
3 Almeria 32 14 11 7 52 32 15 8 3 4 25 13 17 6 8 3 27 19 20 53
4 Huesca 32 16 5 11 42 33 16 12 2 2 28 13 16 4 3 9 14 20 9 53
5 Girona 33 13 10 10 40 35 17 10 5 2 23 12 16 3 5 8 17 23 5 49
6 Elche 33 12 11 10 43 36 16 5 7 4 21 17 17 7 4 6 22 19 7 47
7 Mirandes 32 10 15 7 44 44 17 6 10 1 20 13 15 4 5 6 24 31 0 45
8 Rayo Vallecano 32 9 17 6 40 33 16 7 6 3 22 16 16 2 11 3 18 17 7 44
9 Alcorcon 32 10 14 8 41 38 16 4 4 8 17 23 16 6 10 0 24 15 3 44
10 Ponferradina 33 10 14 9 38 35 17 8 8 1 23 11 16 2 6 8 15 24 3 44
11 Sporting Gijon 32 11 9 12 32 30 16 8 4 4 24 14 16 3 5 8 8 16 2 42
12 Fuenlabrada 32 10 12 10 33 33 16 6 6 4 20 17 16 4 6 6 13 16 0 42
13 Tenerife 33 10 10 13 36 37 17 6 7 4 18 16 16 4 3 9 18 21 -1 40
14 Malaga 33 8 15 10 28 30 16 5 7 4 19 17 17 3 8 6 9 13 -2 39
15 Las Palmas 32 9 12 11 34 39 16 5 6 5 20 19 16 4 6 6 14 20 -5 39
16 Numancia 32 9 11 12 36 37 16 7 5 4 18 11 16 2 6 8 18 26 -1 38
17 Lugo 33 8 13 12 31 44 17 5 6 6 19 27 16 3 7 6 12 17 -13 37
18 Real Oviedo 32 8 12 12 37 43 16 4 9 3 18 17 16 4 3 9 19 26 -6 36
19 Deportivo La Coruna 32 8 12 12 28 46 16 5 7 4 18 20 16 3 5 8 10 26 -18 36
20 Albacete 32 9 8 15 24 38 16 4 5 7 11 17 16 5 3 8 13 21 -14 35
21 Extremadura UD 32 7 11 14 31 44 16 4 4 8 15 21 16 3 7 6 16 23 -13 32
22 Racing Santander 33 4 17 12 32 42 16 2 9 5 20 21 17 2 8 7 12 21 -10 29

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Zaragoza 33 16 10 7 49 34 16 8 4 4 24 15 17 8 6 3 25 19 15 58
2 Cadiz 32 16 9 7 42 30 16 9 5 2 25 15 16 7 4 5 17 15 12 57
3 Almeria 32 14 11 7 52 32 15 8 3 4 25 13 17 6 8 3 27 19 20 53
4 Huesca 32 16 5 11 42 33 16 12 2 2 28 13 16 4 3 9 14 20 9 53
5 Girona 33 13 10 10 40 35 17 10 5 2 23 12 16 3 5 8 17 23 5 49
6 Elche 33 12 11 10 43 36 16 5 7 4 21 17 17 7 4 6 22 19 7 47
7 Mirandes 32 10 15 7 44 44 17 6 10 1 20 13 15 4 5 6 24 31 0 45
8 Rayo Vallecano 32 9 17 6 40 33 16 7 6 3 22 16 16 2 11 3 18 17 7 44
9 Alcorcon 32 10 14 8 41 38 16 4 4 8 17 23 16 6 10 0 24 15 3 44
10 Ponferradina 33 10 14 9 38 35 17 8 8 1 23 11 16 2 6 8 15 24 3 44
11 Sporting Gijon 32 11 9 12 32 30 16 8 4 4 24 14 16 3 5 8 8 16 2 42
12 Fuenlabrada 32 10 12 10 33 33 16 6 6 4 20 17 16 4 6 6 13 16 0 42
13 Tenerife 33 10 10 13 36 37 17 6 7 4 18 16 16 4 3 9 18 21 -1 40
14 Malaga 33 8 15 10 28 30 16 5 7 4 19 17 17 3 8 6 9 13 -2 39
15 Las Palmas 32 9 12 11 34 39 16 5 6 5 20 19 16 4 6 6 14 20 -5 39
16 Numancia 32 9 11 12 36 37 16 7 5 4 18 11 16 2 6 8 18 26 -1 38
17 Lugo 33 8 13 12 31 44 17 5 6 6 19 27 16 3 7 6 12 17 -13 37
18 Real Oviedo 32 8 12 12 37 43 16 4 9 3 18 17 16 4 3 9 19 26 -6 36
19 Deportivo La Coruna 32 8 12 12 28 46 16 5 7 4 18 20 16 3 5 8 10 26 -18 36
20 Albacete 32 9 8 15 24 38 16 4 5 7 11 17 16 5 3 8 13 21 -14 35
21 Extremadura UD 32 7 11 14 31 44 16 4 4 8 15 21 16 3 7 6 16 23 -13 32
22 Racing Santander 33 4 17 12 32 42 16 2 9 5 20 21 17 2 8 7 12 21 -10 29

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The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.