The Elche & Girona managers J. Rojo Martín and J. Martí Soler are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the La Liga 2 league table.
Elche form and stats
Elche have collected 21 points from their La Liga 2 home games so far after 5-6-4.
It's back home for Elche, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Rayo Vallecano away with the result 3-2. Dani Escriche, Pere Milla and Oscar Regano found the net in that victory. Before that, Elche had a home game versus Numancia which ended with a victory 2-0.
Edgar Badia loved the game against Rayo Vallecano. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 3-2 victory.
The Elche fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. Elche's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Girona form and stats
There's been little loot from Girona's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the La Liga 2. Girona only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws. Girona has drawn their two previous away games.
Girona played 1-1 against Albacete in their previous match. Before that, Girona travelled to Mirandes and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Girona have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Girona have conceded 23 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Girona - Elche 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Elche six wins, three draws and Girona one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Stuani Curbelo 23 goals |   F. Chaves de la Torre 8 goals |  J. Martínez Modesto 6 goals |
Elche missing players
Girona missing players
| Elche | Girona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 41 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 40 |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | 35 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 77% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 67% | 68% |
| 26% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| 19% | 13% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | 29% |
| 13% | 13% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 13% | 6% |
| 48% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 47% | 45% |
| 29% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 29% |
| 26% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | 29% |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 280 | 140 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 46 | 158 | 361 |
| 114 | 52 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 53 | 140 |
| 36% | 38% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 29% |
- Elche haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Girona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Girona haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cadiz | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 56 |
| 2 | Real Zaragoza | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 55 |
| 3 | Almeria | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | Huesca | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 50 |
| 5 | Girona | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 47 |
| 6 | Elche | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | Mirandes | 31 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 42 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 31 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 | Sporting Gijon | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | Alcorcon | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 41 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 40 |
| 11 | Ponferradina | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 40 |
| 12 | Tenerife | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 39 |
| 13 | Fuenlabrada | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 39 |
| 14 | Numancia | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 38 |
| 15 | Malaga | 31 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 38 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 38 |
| 17 | Real Oviedo | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | -6 | 35 |
| 18 | Albacete | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -12 | 35 |
| 19 | Deportivo La Coruna | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -18 | 35 |
| 20 | Lugo | 31 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 34 |
| 21 | Extremadura UD | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -13 | 31 |
| 22 | Racing Santander | 31 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 28 |