Elche – Girona PREDICTION (20.08.2020)

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Elche and Girona face, in a match for the 0 th round of the Second Division. The history of recent head-to-head matches is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 19‑06‑2020, ended with the victory of Elche by (1‑0). In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since Girona presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.

Elche:

The home team reaches this stage of the Second Division (Promotion Play ‑ offs – Finals) after having eliminated Real Zaragoza, after an away win by (0‑1) and a draw by (0‑0) in home in the previous tie. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 7 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 15 suffered; against 6 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats in their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 11 suffered. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Elche won 5, tied 3 and lost 2, for which they won 18 points out of 30 possible. In their home games there are some frequent results at half-time: 0‑0 (8 out of 22 games) and 1‑0 (8 out of 22 games). In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 18 of the last 22 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 44 games in the competition, he conceded the first goal 18 times and only managed 3 comebacks.

Elche is in the final of the promotion play-offs, after beating Real Zaragoza 0-1 in the second leg. Everything seemed ready for extra time to be played, after 80 minutes without goals, but Nino, a 40-year-old player, appeared to score the decisive goal that put Elche in the final. The visitors still had a great chance to score the draw, from a penalty, but Javi Ros tried to score a penalty against Panenka that ended up in the hands of goalkeeper Edgar Badia. Elche CF has not been in the first division of Spanish football since the 2014/15 season.

In this match against Girona, coach Pacheta must act in the usual tactical drawing, 4-4-2, with Nino and Jonathas being the stars in the attack of the men of the house. In turn, the central zone must be made up of Pere Milla, Ramon Folch, Dani Escriche and Iván Aguayo. It seems that the Elche coach has all the players available for this match.

Girona :

The visiting team reaches this stage of the Second Division (Promotion Play ‑ offs – Finals) after having eliminated Almería, with a win by (1‑2) away and a win by (1‑0) at home in the previous round . This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 18 suffered; against 10 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 20 goals scored and 11 suffered. In its last 10 away matches for the championship, Girona has recorded 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, for which it has won 11 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑0 (8 out of 22 matches). His attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 44 games in this tournament, they suffered the first goal 17 times and never managed to come back.

Girona went to Almería to beat the local team 1-2, making it closer to returning to La Liga. Girona was stronger for most of the game, scoring in the fourth minute for Samu Sáiz, in a play in which the Almería goalkeeper could have done more. The home team reacted well to the goal suffered and reached the equalizer just before the break by José Carlos Lazo. In the second half, the outsiders maintained their superiority and the winning goal came at minute 84, by Christian Stuani, the visiting team’s top scorer, with 29 goals scored.

Without big surprises, coach Francisco Rodríguez will have to organize his team into a 4-3-3, favoring defensive organization and counterattacks, especially on the flanks. The three most advanced players, responsible for creating problems for rival defenses, are Samu Sáiz, Jairo Izquierdo and Christian Stuani. As for the midfield, it must be composed of Gerard Gumbau, Alex Granell and Borja García. For this game, the Girona coach has all the weapons available.


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