Elche vs Girona Prediction - La Liga: The away team faces difficulties.
Girona faces a wave of injuries ahead of their away trip to Elche, a team currently unbeaten at home. Will their head-to-head history help the visitors overcome this adversity?
Match context: Elche vs Girona
At 8:00 PM on December 7th, 2025, Elche will host Girona at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in a crucial La Liga match. This game will be a clash between an Elche team currently undefeated at home and a Girona team facing a squad crisis and poor away form.
Analyzing form and position in the league table.
Elche currently sits in 11th place in the league table with 16 points from 14 matches. Despite a poor run of form in their last five games (three losses and two draws), Elche's biggest strength lies in their home record. They remain undefeated at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero this season, with three wins and four draws.
On the opposite side, Girona are struggling, sitting in 18th place with only 12 points, in the relegation zone. Their recent form is slightly better than Elche's, with 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses in their last 5 league matches. However, Girona's away record is alarming, as they haven't won a single away game (3 draws, 3 losses).
| Team | Location | Point | Form in the last 5 matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elche | 11 | 16 | 3 losses, 2 draws |
| Girr | 18 | 12 | 1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses |
The head-to-head history favors Girona.
Despite their current poor form and unfavorable squad situation, history is on Girona's side. In their last five encounters, Girona have won three times, while Elche have only managed one victory, with one draw. Notably, Girona have won all three of their most recent matches against Elche, demonstrating their generally positive results.
- January 7, 2024: Elche 0 - 2 Girona
- April 16, 2023: Girona 2 - 0 Elche
- November 9, 2022: Elche 1 - 2 Girona
- August 24, 2020: Girona 0 - 1 Elche
- August 21, 2020: Elche 0 - 0 Girona
Team news: Girona is in a wave of injuries.
This is a factor that could determine the outcome of the match. Elche entered this game with their strongest squad, with no significant absences reported.
Conversely, Girona is facing a serious personnel crisis. Their list of unavailable players is very long, including many key players:
- R. Artero:Absent due to ankle injury.
- Juan Carlos:Absent due to knee injury.
- V. Krapyvtsov:Absent due to Achilles tendon injury.
- D. Lopez:Absent due to hamstring injury.
- A. Onahani:Suspended due to yellow card
- Portu:Absent due to knee injury.
- A. Ruiz:Absent due to muscle injury
- C. Stuani:Absent due to calf injury.
- D. van de Beek:Absent due to Achilles tendon injury.
Analysis and prediction of results
With the advantage of playing at home and a full squad, Elche clearly holds the upper hand. Conversely, Girona not only faces pressure from their poor away record but is also ravaged by a wave of injuries. Although the head-to-head history favors the visitors, the absence of several key players will make it difficult for them to spring a surprise against an Elche team playing very well at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero. A draw would probably be considered a success for Girona in the current circumstances.
Team lineup updated at 19:23 on 07/12/2025
Official lineup
Elche
Diagram: 3-5-2
CoachEder Sarabia Armesto
Starting lineup:
- 13. Iñaki Peña (G)
- 23. Víctor Christ (D)
- 22. David Afenberger (D)
- 6. Pedro Bigas (D)
- 15. Alvaro Núñez (M)
- 19. Grady Diangana (M)
- 8. Marc Aguado (M)
- 14. Aleix Febas (M)
- 11. Germán Valera (M)
- 39. Hector Fort (F)
- 10. Rafa Mir (F)
Substitutes:
- 1. Matías Dituro
- 18. John Nwankwo
- 3. Adrià Pedrosa
- 4. Bamboo Diaby
- 21. Leo Petrot
- 5. Federico Redondo
- 17. Josan
- 7. Yago Santiago
- 30. Rodrigo Mendoza
- 16. Martim Neto
- 20. Álvaro Rodriguez
- 32. Adam Boatar
Girr
Diagram: 4-3-3
CoachMiguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz
Starting lineup:
- 13. Paulo Gazzaniga (G)
- 16. Alejandro Francés (D)
- 12. Vitor Reis (D)
- 17. Daley Blind (D)
- 24. Álex Moreno (D)
- 10. Yáser Asprilla (M)
- 20. Axel Witsel (M)
- 23. Iván Martín (M)
- 15. Viktor Tsygankov (F)
- 19. Vladyslav Vanat (F)
- 21. Bryan Gil (F)
Substitutes:
- 1. Dominik Livaković
- 43. Aleksandar Andreev
- 27. Pol Arnau
- 28. Gibert Jordana
- 2. Hugo Rincón
- 4. Arnau Martínez
- 22. Jhon Solís
- 11. Thomas Lemar
- 29. Lancinet Kourouma
- 44. Papa Ba
- 3. Joel Roca
- 32. Juan Arango
