It is the first time that a Second Division team has accumulated 19 consecutive games in a season without losing as a visitor. Lo del Alcorcón It is being historical and even then he is not guaranteed a place in the promotion playoff. At the moment, he is eighth in LaLiga SmartBank, two points from Girona and Elche, despite being the best visitor in the category. Even with Zaragoza, yes, but with a better scoring balance. If the statistics were the norm, Fran Fernández could be calm. This is not the case and that is why, in the remaining four days, he will not only fight for promotion, but also for history.
Since the format change in the 2010/11 season, all the leaders in the visitor ranking have risen to LaLiga Santander, with one exception: he Girona in the 2014/15 campaign. The Catalan team tied at 82 points with the Sporting, but was third for golaveraje. In the Playoff, he proved his golden visitor status winning 0-3 at La Romareda, but he paid for his weakness as a local. In Montilivi, Zaragoza showed its best version and won by a goal to four. Finally, Las palmas rose from category alongside Betis and Sporting.
Last season, Diego Martínez's Granada was the best tourist, which earned him to climb to the First Division as second in the table. A year before, Rayo rose as category leader with 76 points. Of these, 32 managed them away from home; the best record. Same statistic as in 2016/17: Levante, leader, added 30 of its 84 points away from the Ciutat de Valencia. In 2015/16, Alavés was the third best local, but his successes away from Mendizorroza also marked him the way of First.
More contrast in the case of Deportivo 2013/14: if only home performance counted, the season would have been a disaster (12th). However, the record outside Riazor resulted in direct promotion. A year before, Almería was unable to reach Elche and Villarreal, despite dominating away from home. Yes, became a First team after beating Las Palmas and Girona in the heats.
The first two years with the Playoffs system were also governed by the same parameter. He Celtic He rose as second classified after reaching 38 points on his trips and the Lightning he did the same with 36 points away from the capital. This year the story is very different: Alcorcón would be in decline if only the home matches counted, but outside it is unbeatable. In Second, there is an unwritten rule: the best visitor always goes up. Will there be an exception again in the 2020-21 season?