Elche perform at a high level so far being 7th in the table. Las Palmas can look both up and down from their 8th position.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Elche form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga 2 for Elche at their home stadium (Estadio Martínez Valero) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Elche are confident in defense, having played 189 minutes without conceding a goal.
The home team returns to Estadio Martínez Valero after sharing the points with Cádiz (placed 1st) on their last time out; the La Liga 2 game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Elche won a home game hosting Racing Santander (2-0).
There will be little rest for Elche after this match as they are travelling to Gimnastica Segoviana for a Copa Del Rey game in only two days.
The Elche fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. On the other hand, Elche have conceded 9 goals.
Las Palmas form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga 2.
Las Palmas won their last game, 3-1 versus Numancia played at home. Prior to that result Las Palmas won their away game at Extremadura UD. The scoreline was 1-0.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Las Palmas manager Pepe Mel as the team has another away game coming up in only two days, this time against Castellon.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Las Palmas have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 4 - 4 (Elche wins - draws - Las Palmas wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Rubén Castro 16 goals |   Nino 7 goals |  Iván Sánchez 7 goals |
Elche missing players
Las Palmas missing players
| Elche | Las Palmas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 24 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 79% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 74% |
| 21% | 11% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 22% | 47% |
| 16% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 26% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 47% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 42% |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 32% |
| 32% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 32% |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 164 | 83 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 97 | 206 |
| 61 | 25 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 35 | 68 |
| 39% | 44% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 35% |
- Elche haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Las Palmas have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 40 |
| 2 | Almería | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Huesca | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Fuenlabrada | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | Girona | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Real Zaragoza | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Elche | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Las Palmas | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Albacete | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 27 |
| 10 | Numancia | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | Alcorcón | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Mirandés | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 14 | Ponferradina | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijón | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 16 | Real Oviedo | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -4 | 21 |
| 17 | Lugo | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Málaga | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 19 | Tenerife | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 18 |
| 20 | Racing Santander | 19 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 21 | Extremadura UD | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 22 | Deportivo La Coruña | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 12 |