Elche Capitalises on Mirandés' Slip to Control Their Own Destiny in A Coruña for a Return to La Liga (2-0)

Elche is closer than ever to promotion to La Liga. The Ilicitanos have achieved the most valuable outcome before the final fixture in A Coruña: they depend on themselves in the last 90 minutes of the season.

Eder Sarabia's team secured a late victory against Málaga at the Martínez Valero and took advantage of Mirandés' stumble in Anduva against Almería (0-0) to climb back to second place.

Elche will automatically be promoted by defeating Deportivo de la Coruña on Sunday at 18:30. The Galicians have nothing at stake in the match, as they are safe and cannot reach the promotion play-off positions.

The Franjiverdes also have many chances to be promoted in the event of a draw, as they are two points ahead of Mirandés and Oviedo, who have manageable matches in the final round against Cartagena, already relegated, and Cádiz, without objectives, respectively.

If Elche draws at Riazor and both Mirandés and Oviedo win, there would be a three-way tie that would favour the Ilicitanos, who have accumulated 7 points in those direct encounters compared to Mirandés' 6 and Oviedo's 4.

Elche would be disadvantaged, logically, by a defeat in A Coruña or a direct draw with Mirandés, who have the better head-to-head record against the Ilicitanos.

Elche won without much brilliance against a Málaga side that also had little at stake in the match. First, Sory Kaba scored with a header following an excellent cross from Josan in the 76th minute, and then Mourad sealed the victory in stoppage time.

Levante awaits a companion in direct promotion to La Liga after achieving their goal with a goal from Carlos Álvarez in Burgos in the 96th minute of the match (2-3).