Elche and Huesca measure strength at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, in a match for the 22nd round of the Second Division. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 27-10-2019, Huesca won at home by (2‑0). The history of recent direct confrontations between these two teams indicates total balance, as there were 2 draws and 1 victory for each team in the last 4 games. Despite being a match between 8th and 3rd of the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 13th classified in home games and the 15th as a visitor.
Elche:
After 8 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in 8th position, with 31 points won. In their last match, they won Albacete out by (0‑1), after in the previous match they lost by (2‑3) at home, in a match against Las Palmas. This is a team that usually conquers more positive results as a visitor than at home, since it conquered 18 points out and 13 in its stadium, with 14 goals scored and 11 suffered as a visitor, against 13 goals scored and 12 suffered at home. In his last 10 home games for the championship Elche won 3, drew 4 and lost 3, so he won 13 points in 30 possible. In the matches played in its stadium there are some frequent results: at rest 1‑0 (4 in 10 matches) and at the end of the match 1‑1 (4 in 10 matches). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of their last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 21 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 1 comeback.
Elche ended the year of 2019 with a 0-1 victory against Albacete. The lone goal was scored by Yacine Qasmi, at seventy-four minutes. At home, the team led by Pacheta is expected to play in a 4-4-2, which favors tactical organization and counterattacks. The two most advanced players, responsible for creating problems for the rival defensive line, will be Aguayo and Yacine Qasmi. In the midfield, Josan, Ramon Folch, Gonzalo Villar and Fidel are likely to play. The local coach can count on all the players for this match.
Huesca :
The visiting team is currently in 3rd position, with 35 points won, after 11 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out against Mirandés by (2‑0). In the last game, he won at home against Real Zaragoza by (2‑1). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he won 25 points, against only 10 in his away matches. For the championship, Huesca conquered 10 points in 30 possible, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats in the last 10 games he played as a visitor. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 0-0 (6 in 10 games). His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In his away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 8 of the last 10 he played there were less than 3 goals. In 21 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 away matches for this competition: they scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (61′ ‑ 75 ‘).
Huesca confirmed favoritism and defeated Real Zaragoza 2-1 at home: Okazaki and Josué Sa scored the victory goals. Keep in mind that the visitors finished the game with nine units, after the expulsions of Delmás and Guitián. Playing in a 4-3-3, the visiting team must favor counterattacks. Sérgio Gómez, Okazaki and David Ferreiro should be the main figures in the attack by coach Michel’s team. For its part, the center of the field should be composed of Valderrama, Mosquera and Mikel Rico. Apparently, the Huesca coach must have all the units at his disposal to face Elche.
