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Almeria vs Girona Prediction & Betting tips
Who will complete the list of participants in Spain’s La Liga in the new season? A newcomer is still being sought – in the traditionally exciting and often dramatic promotion round.
The playoffs for promotion to the Spanish premier league started late, and on Thursday the time had finally come. In the first semi-final, fourth-placed Almeria dueled fifth-placed Girona – Girona won their home game 1-0.
A very good starting position, after all, the European Cup mode gets down to business, including the away goals rule. That the Catalans were able to win their home game to zero is therefore a good result before the second leg at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in Almeria.
A look at the best betting providers shows that Almeria vs. Girona the odds are still in favor of the home side in the second leg.
Almeria:
The fact that Almeria landed fourth in the second Spanish league and thus qualified for the promotion playoffs is more than astonishing in view of the chaos in the club.
There have been four (!) Coach changes at Almeria this season, four different trainers in one season are usually the result of a relegation candidate who tries with all means to prevent relegation.
Almeria – or its owner Turki Al-Sheikh – is trying with all means to make the rise. Despite this constant turmoil, Almeria ended up in fourth place, surprisingly the Andalusian club never ranked worse than this rank for the entire season.
However, the direct promotion was gambled away after the restart, in the eleven games after the restart of the league there were only four wins (with five defeats and two draws). So the shape could really be better.
Especially in attack, the best offensive in the league suddenly had problems, only scoring eleven goals in the aforementioned eleven games. In the 1-0 defeat in the first leg in Girona, the Rojiblancos went empty-handed again, the all-important away goal was missed – also because scoring opportunities in the game here and over there were absolutely in short supply, the guests were unable to play a good shot at.
Girona:
There are amazing parallels between Almeria and Girona – the small Catalan club also had four different coaches this season.
Her current coach Francisco Rodríguez was only hired six game days before the end, although Girona FC was in fifth place at the time – which was ultimately where the season ended.
But Girona was afraid of missing the playoffs, which is why the then coach Marti was dismissed.
Under Francisco Rodríguez there was only one defeat in the previous seven games (including the playoff first leg against Almeria), on the last league matchday in the insignificant game against Alcorcon, when Girona had already bagged the playoff participation. The shape curve under new coach Rodríguez is pointing upwards.
Storm veteran Cristhian Stuani is the guarantee of success and a bearer of hope in the fight for direct resurgence. The 33-year-old Uruguayan is by far the top striker in the Spanish second division, scoring a whopping 29 goals this season.
His current run is particularly impressive: The center forward scored seven goals in his last eight games, and it was only logical that he scored the goal of the day in the first leg against Almeria.
Almeria would also like to have an attacker like Stuani. The Uruguayan’s marksmanship was the Catalans’ life insurance this season – so can he get Girona to the final?
Before the playoff return match Almeria vs. Girona, the betting odds show a lucrative value when betting on the away team.
Almeria vs Girona head to head matches
13.08.20 LL2 Girona Almeria 1 : 0
09.07.20 LL2 Girona Almeria 1 : 0
17.09.19 LL2 Almeria Girona 3 : 1
11.02.17 LL2 Almeria Girona 0 : 0
11.09.16 LL2 Girona Almeria 3 : 3