Elche and Girona meet in the playoff final for promotion to La Liga. The tour match will be played on Thursday, from 21:00, on Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, without spectators.
The two teams qualified without emotions in the final of this playoff. Elche beat Zaragoza de General 1-0 (0-0 at home and 1-0 away), while Girona managed to beat Almeria, 3-1 overall (1-0 at home and 2-1 away).
Elche felt good in the direct matches with Girona, this season. Not only did they win both, but they also managed to keep their goal intact.
Since the resumption of the season, the two teams have had a similar course. Elche won 5 of the 13 it played (4 defeats), while Girona collected 6 victories in 13 games (3 defeats).
As we can see from the direct results, Elche handles excellently in direct disputes with Girona. They are undefeated in the 8 direct matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero and we expect them to maintain their invincibility even after the tour of this double.
Elche won both direct duels in the regular season, 2-0 away and 1-0 at home;
The two teams have met 16 times so far, each time in the second league of Spain;
Elche leads this chapter with a score of 9 to 2;
In the 8 trips from Elche, Girona won only 3 points (3 draws), and 6 of them did not score;
10 of the 16 direct confrontations ended with a maximum of two goals scored;
In the regular season, Girona had the weakest attack among the teams in the top 6 (48 goals scored);
Away, Girona had the 4th weakest record of the regular season, with 3 wins, 7 draws and 11 defeats;
Elche have scored under 1.5 goals in the last 6 direct duels with Girona, played at home;
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,66
