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Girona vs Elche Prediction, 4/16/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/11/2023

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Game: Girona vs Elche

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Location: Estadi Montilivi in Girona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Girona (-161) Elche (+440)

Girona (9-7-11) will play Elche (2-7-19) at Estadi Montilivi on Sunday. Girona opens at -161 while Elche are priced +440. The over/under is 2.5. The goaltenders protecting the net are Paulo Gazzaniga Girona and Edgar Badia Elche.

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Girona conceded 42 goals while allowing 1.56 goals per 90, and opposing teams accounted for 112 shots on target on them. They had a total of 1 clean sheet, which had them at a percentage of 3.7 during the previous year. Girona had 70 yellow cards over the course of last season and also 2 red cards. The Blanquivermells were ranked 7th when it comes to expected goals with 37.1, and the team's xGA were sitting at 36.3. For the previous campaign, the club put together an average of 1.26 pts per match (34 pts) and they also sat at 4th in soccer with 28 assists. The team's differential on goals sat at 0 by means of 42 goals notched and 42 goals allowed. Girona had 69 SVs and also held a save percentage of 66.1 During the previous year.

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Last season, Elche CF had a save % of 69.5 (164 shots on target against), and they also were ranked 20th in the league with 13 pts. The Green-Striped Ones sported an average of 0.5 pts/match while having 13 assists and 11 red cards. Elche accumulated 20 goals and this squad's goals expected in the prior season was sitting at 24.8. Elche tallied a clean sheet % of 3.6 over the course of last year and 81 yellow cards. This team's goals against/90 minutes was at 2.04 with 105 saves, and they compiled 1 clean sheet. Elche ranked 20th concerning goals against having 57, and the squad's goal differential was -37.

The guy who will defend the goal for Girona is Paulo Gazzaniga. Gazzaniga (49-28-51 mark in his career) has earned 29 shutouts, which gives him a 22.3% shutout rate. The goalie from Argentina has seen 545 shots attempted against him in 130 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.27 (168 total goals given up) and he has a save % of .692. Gazzaniga has defended the goal a total of 11,861 mins and has tallied 377 saves in his career.

Edgar Badia will reside in front of the goal for Elche. Badia has accumulated 60 shutouts while defending 797 shots against him in 19,440 career minutes. He has earned a save percentage of .735 and his shutout rate is currently at 27.8%. He has allowed 1.22 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 57-72-87. In his career, Badia has allowed 264 goals while totaling 586 saves in 216 starting assignments.

Valentin Castellanos is one guy who can be a force for Girona. Castellanos has been in the starting lineup in 131 matchups during his pro soccer career while scoring 0.47 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from Argentina has earned 59 goals in 11,396 minutes. He has totaled 18 assists while earning 49 yellow cards during his soccer career.

Elche features Lucas Boye, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan in this fixture. The forward hailing from Argentina has earned 10,729 professional minutes and has earned 20 goals. He averages 0.17 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 114 matches in his career. He has tallied 29 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 13 times.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Girona (-161)

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