Elche hosts Zaragoza in the first leg of Spanish LaLiga 2 promotion playoffs semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, July 13th at Estadio Municipal de Montilivi (Girona)
Elche was on the hook for two weeks after its final game. Fuenlabrada, whose match was postponed due to the coronavirus, could move Pacheta's men from sixth place, but it lost, and the hosts got to the playoffs. It is difficult to say how nervous the team was when going through this expectation, but such a situation can hardly be beneficial during preparation. Elche has won only eight out of 21 home games this season, and now it won’t manage to do this even more so.
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Zaragoza made it to the promotion playoffs for the second year in a row. The visitors were supposed to go to the elite directly, but the coronavirus break slowed down the gained pace. Nevertheless, Victor Fernandez's men became the best in the Segunda in playing on a foreign pitch.
Zaragoza has won in four of five previous head-to-head meetings. The visitors have many creative halfbacks. Just take Shinji Kagawa alone! The age of the leaders prevented the team from winning in harsh post-coronavirus conditions, when they had to play every three days, but now the players got some rest. Zaragoza had a full-fledged training camp, and there should be enough physics for this meeting. As for the hosts, they need to arrange positional attacks on their pitch, but any loss will bring a counterattack to their box. They lost to this rival in February, and they will probably not manage to win in August.
Prediction for the match: Zaragoza to win with +0.5 handicap
