Girona and Almeria you see the faces in it Montilivi stadium, where the first leg is played in this promotion playoff of the Smartbank League. The Girona team wants to get a good result at home, as they face a UD Almeria which has one of the best templates in the category.
The team trained by Franscico ended the regular phase of the competition in the fifth place of the classification with 71 points and it seems the most fit team of those who are in dispute for the positions of promotion playoffAlthough he drew on the last day against the Cartagena (1-1), they chained up to seven consecutive victories in previous games, which has allowed them to rise to the privileged positions of the classification.
The two direct seats are defined for Espanyol and Mallorca, while Leganés, Almería, Girona and Rayo Vallecano are those involved in this promotion playoff of the Smartbank League. UD Almería, who changed coaches in the final stretch and now has Ruby on the bench, ended the regular phase in the fourth position with 73 points, after also achieving a decisive victory in El Molinón before him Sporting de Gijón by 0-2, thanks to the goals of Ager Aketxe, who got a double and that allows him to play the second leg of this tie at home.
The Girona has been very strong in defense in the final stretch of the Smartbank Leagueas they have only conceded two goals in the last eight games. Since the return of Christian stuani to the team, the Girona it has clearly gone to more he has gotten up after a bad first lap. In this second part of the season it is clearly on a continuous ascent and is shown as one of the rivals to beat in the Smartbank League and this will have to be reflected in these playoffs, since last season he lost in the final against him Elche de Pacheta.
In the regular phase, both teams met in the Municipal stadium of
Holy Sunday, where they could not get past the goalless draw. On Montilivi, however, a bit of Sadiq umar, the great reference of the UD Almeria in the second half, he won against the Andalusian team, in a result that the Girona will want to avoid in this first leg of the promotion playoff to Smartbank League.
When do you play Girona – Almería?
The game is played today, Wednesday June 2, at 21.00 hours
Where to see Girona – Almería?
The encounter can be seen through Movistar LaLiga (46), platform channel Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match by Mundo Deportivo website.