Elche - Girona: Small difference between teams in La Liga 2 clash

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Thu 20.August
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (36017 seats)

The Elche & Girona managers J. Rojo Martín and F. Rodríguez Vílchez are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the La Liga 2 league table.

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

Elche have collected 32 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 8-8-5.

The Elche goalkeeper Edgar Badia Guardiola is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 230 minutes without conceding a goal in the La Liga 2.

Elche enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Real Zaragoza's place. The match ended 1-0 with Nino scoring. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Real Zaragoza.

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 14 games. Elche has won four of these, drawn five and lost five.

There will be little rest for Elche after this match as they are travelling to Girona for a La Liga 2 game in only three days.

Elche has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. Elche are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 19 from 21 matches.

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Girona form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Girona so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 3-7-11 (win-draw-lose).

Two travels in a row for Girona, whose manager F. Rodríguez Vílchez could celebrate last time after the La Liga 2 win against Almeria. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Almeria.

Goalkeeper Asier Riesgo was absolutely vital in the Girona victory against Almeria, making seven saves.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Girona in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Girona, three draws and four defeats.

A new game in only three days for Girona, the La Liga 2 home match versus Elche. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 19 goals from 21 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Girona have seen the ball go into their own net 30 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Elche - Girona 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Elche won seven, Girona won one and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

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

Elche missing players

Girona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Elche Girona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
44 22 6 Played P 6 22 44
17 8 0 Won W 1 4 19
14 9 5 Drew D 1 7 12
13 5 1 Lost L 4 11 13
53 26 4 Scored S 6 21 51
44 19 5 Conceded C 11 31 44
93% 91% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 91%
70% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 64% 61%
27% 18% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 36% 32%
16% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 23%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 9% 5%
48% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 41% 39%
32% 36% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 36%
27% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 34%
 
4.5 5 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.9 4.3
4.6 3.8 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 3.7 3.5
2.8 2.6 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.8 2.7
3 2 1 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
369 197 42 Total Shots T S 52 211 463
152 76 13 Shots on Target S O 17 81 180
35% 34% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 26% 28%
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Girona has the most matches under the total-line (24)
  • 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 Huesca 42 21 7 14 55 42 21 15 3 3 36 17 21 6 4 11 19 25 13 70
2 Cadiz 42 19 12 11 50 39 21 10 6 5 28 20 21 9 6 6 22 19 11 69
3 Real Zaragoza 42 18 11 13 59 53 21 9 4 8 30 27 21 9 7 5 29 26 6 65
4 Almeria 42 17 13 12 62 43 21 10 4 7 30 19 21 7 9 5 32 24 19 64
5 Girona 42 17 12 13 48 43 21 14 5 2 29 13 21 3 7 11 19 30 5 63
6 Elche 42 16 13 13 52 44 21 8 8 5 26 19 21 8 5 8 26 25 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 42 13 21 8 60 50 21 9 9 3 29 21 21 4 12 5 31 29 10 60
8 Fuenlabrada 42 15 15 12 47 40 21 9 8 4 29 21 21 6 7 8 18 19 7 60
9 Las Palmas 42 14 15 13 49 46 21 9 7 5 31 21 21 5 8 8 18 25 3 57
10 Alcorcon 42 13 18 11 52 50 21 6 6 9 24 29 21 7 12 2 28 21 2 57
11 Mirandes 42 13 17 12 55 59 21 8 11 2 25 17 21 5 6 10 30 42 -4 56
12 Tenerife 42 14 13 15 50 46 21 7 9 5 25 21 21 7 4 10 25 25 4 55
13 Sporting Gijon 42 14 12 16 40 38 21 10 5 6 28 17 21 4 7 10 12 21 2 54
14 Malaga 42 11 20 11 35 33 21 8 9 4 25 18 21 3 11 7 10 15 2 53
15 Real Oviedo 42 13 14 15 49 53 21 7 11 3 24 20 21 6 3 12 25 33 -4 53
16 Albacete 42 13 13 16 36 46 21 5 9 7 19 22 21 8 4 9 17 24 -10 52
17 Lugo 42 12 16 14 43 54 21 7 8 6 26 31 21 5 8 8 17 23 -11 52
18 Ponferradina 42 12 15 15 45 50 21 9 9 3 26 17 21 3 6 12 19 33 -5 51
19 Deportivo La Coruna 42 12 15 15 43 60 21 8 8 5 29 29 21 4 7 10 14 31 -17 51
20 Numancia 42 13 11 18 45 53 21 11 5 5 24 14 21 2 6 13 21 39 -8 50
21 Extremadura UD 42 10 13 19 43 59 21 6 4 11 21 26 21 4 9 8 22 33 -16 43
22 Racing Santander 42 5 18 19 39 56 21 3 9 9 25 29 21 2 9 10 14 27 -17 33

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 Huesca 42 21 7 14 55 42 21 15 3 3 36 17 21 6 4 11 19 25 13 70
2 Cadiz 42 19 12 11 50 39 21 10 6 5 28 20 21 9 6 6 22 19 11 69
3 Real Zaragoza 42 18 11 13 59 53 21 9 4 8 30 27 21 9 7 5 29 26 6 65
4 Almeria 42 17 13 12 62 43 21 10 4 7 30 19 21 7 9 5 32 24 19 64
5 Girona 42 17 12 13 48 43 21 14 5 2 29 13 21 3 7 11 19 30 5 63
6 Elche 42 16 13 13 52 44 21 8 8 5 26 19 21 8 5 8 26 25 8 61
7 Rayo Vallecano 42 13 21 8 60 50 21 9 9 3 29 21 21 4 12 5 31 29 10 60
8 Fuenlabrada 42 15 15 12 47 40 21 9 8 4 29 21 21 6 7 8 18 19 7 60
9 Las Palmas 42 14 15 13 49 46 21 9 7 5 31 21 21 5 8 8 18 25 3 57
10 Alcorcon 42 13 18 11 52 50 21 6 6 9 24 29 21 7 12 2 28 21 2 57
11 Mirandes 42 13 17 12 55 59 21 8 11 2 25 17 21 5 6 10 30 42 -4 56
12 Tenerife 42 14 13 15 50 46 21 7 9 5 25 21 21 7 4 10 25 25 4 55
13 Sporting Gijon 42 14 12 16 40 38 21 10 5 6 28 17 21 4 7 10 12 21 2 54
14 Malaga 42 11 20 11 35 33 21 8 9 4 25 18 21 3 11 7 10 15 2 53
15 Real Oviedo 42 13 14 15 49 53 21 7 11 3 24 20 21 6 3 12 25 33 -4 53
16 Albacete 42 13 13 16 36 46 21 5 9 7 19 22 21 8 4 9 17 24 -10 52
17 Lugo 42 12 16 14 43 54 21 7 8 6 26 31 21 5 8 8 17 23 -11 52
18 Ponferradina 42 12 15 15 45 50 21 9 9 3 26 17 21 3 6 12 19 33 -5 51
19 Deportivo La Coruna 42 12 15 15 43 60 21 8 8 5 29 29 21 4 7 10 14 31 -17 51
20 Numancia 42 13 11 18 45 53 21 11 5 5 24 14 21 2 6 13 21 39 -8 50
21 Extremadura UD 42 10 13 19 43 59 21 6 4 11 21 26 21 4 9 8 22 33 -16 43
22 Racing Santander 42 5 18 19 39 56 21 3 9 9 25 29 21 2 9 10 14 27 -17 33

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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.