The Elche & Cádiz managers J. Rojo Martín and Á. Cervera Díaz are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the La Liga 2 league table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Elche form and stats
When playing at home in the La Liga 2, Elche have managed 6 wins, 7 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 18 games.
The home team returns to Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero after being equal after 90 minutes with Las Palmas (placed 12th) on their last time out; the La Liga 2 game ended 1-1. Before that game, the home loss against Deportivo La Coruña with the scoreline 0-1.
The Elche goalkeeper Edgar Badia was crucial in the match against Las Palmas last time out, making seven saves.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Elche as they are travelling to their away game against Racing Santander in the La Liga 2. That match is four days after this one.
Elche has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Elche's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cádiz form and stats
As the visiting team in La Liga 2 matches, Cádiz have produced an overall stat of 8-5-5 so far.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a La Liga 2 home defeat versus Tenerife with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Before that, Cádiz travelled to Huesca and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Real Oviedo in just four days.
The visiting Cádiz have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 18 games. Cádiz are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 17 times in 18 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Cádiz - Elche 0-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Elche won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Cádiz has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
![]() A. Fernández Iglesias 12 goals | ![]() F. Chaves de la Torre 8 goals | ![]() J. Martínez Modesto 7 goals |
Elche missing players
Cádiz missing players
| Elche | Cádiz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 45 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | 46 |
| 38 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 35 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 92% |
| 75% | 78% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 72% | 72% |
| 25% | 17% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 39% | 39% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 50% | 56% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 56% | 56% |
| 28% | 28% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 25% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| 312 | 165 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 134 | 323 |
| 128 | 63 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 58 | 119 |
| 35% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 34% | 39% |
- Cádiz has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
- Cádiz have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Elche haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cádiz | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 62 |
| 2 | Real Zaragoza | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 61 |
| 3 | Almería | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 56 |
| 4 | Huesca | 35 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 55 |
| 5 | Girona | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 52 |
| 6 | Elche | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 51 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 35 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | Tenerife | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Ponferradina | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 48 |
| 10 | Alcorcon | 35 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 48 |
| 11 | Mirandés | 35 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 48 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 36 | -3 | 48 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 47 |
| 13 | Sporting Gijon | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 46 |
| 14 | Fuenlabrada | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 46 |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruña | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 28 | -16 | 44 |
| 16 | Albacete | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -12 | 43 |
| 17 | Málaga | 35 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 41 |
| 18 | Real Oviedo | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 26 | -5 | 41 |
| 19 | Numancia | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -6 | 38 |
| 20 | Lugo | 35 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -14 | 38 |
| 21 | Extremadura UD | 35 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 48 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -15 | 33 |
| 22 | Racing Santander | 36 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 35 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -12 | 30 |