Form and Line-up Girona
Girona are collapsing at the end of the season. They have not won for seven matches in a row and have collected only two points from the last five rounds. The latest defeat against Atletico Madrid (0:1) once again highlighted the main problem — the team see a lot of the ball but are extremely poor at taking their chances (2.17 xG and zero goals). At Montilivi the situation is worrying as well: one draw and two defeats in the previous three home matches. At the same time, in terms of attacking output on their own pitch the hosts look decent, having scored in eight of the last nine games.
Key numbers Girona:
Girona have conceded in seven matches in a row.
In eight of the last nine meetings with Elche the bet "Both teams to score – No" has come in.
Michel's side have scored only 38 goals; only Getafe (31) and Real Oviedo (26) have fewer.
Probable line-up (4-3-3): Paulo Gazzaniga — Arnau Martinez, David Lopez, Vitor Reis, Alex Moreno — Ivan Martin, Azzedine Ounahi, Axel Witsel — Viktor Tsygankov, Claudio Echeverri, Joel Roca
Absentees: Juan Carlos, Donny van de Beek, Portu, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Vladyslav Vanat, Bryan Gil (all injured)
Form and Line-up Elche
Elche go into the final round in a slightly more comfortable position. The side coached by Sarabia have lost only twice in their last seven matches, and in the previous round beat Getafe 1:0 to take an important step towards survival. The main problem for the visitors is their dreadful away form. Over the whole season Elche have won only one away match and have suffered 13 defeats on the road. At the same time, the team regularly make mistakes in defence, having conceded 56 goals in the league. Nevertheless, in attack Elche look more interesting than Girona. The team have scored 10 goals more than the Catalan side over the season and have found the net in each of the last seven rounds.
Key numbers Elche:
Elche take an average of 3.9 corners per game (fourth-worst figure).
In 10 of the previous 11 matches involving the team the bet "Both teams to score – Yes" has come in.
In eight of their last nine away fixtures the green-and-whites have gone over 2.5 total goals.
Probable line-up (3-5-2): Matias Dituro — Victor Chust, David Affengruber, Pedro Bigas — Tete Morente, Grady Diangana, Marc Aguado, Gonzalo Villar, German Valera — Alvaro Rodriguez, Andre Silva
Absentees: Adam Boayar, Iago Santiago (both injured)
