A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Elche fans are optimistic that the difference between 6th and Málaga's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Elche form and stats
Overall La Liga 2 stats at home this season for Elche are 3-6-3 (wins-draw-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
A strong away win for Elche against Almería the last match, as Fidel and Pere Milla were on target. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Copa Del Rey home game that ended 1-1 versus Athletic Club.
Elche has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Málaga form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Málaga so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-5 (win-draw-lose). The awayteam now has four consecutive draws when travelling away from home.
There were no winners in Málaga's previous match, a La Liga 2 home game that ended 2-2 vs Mirandés (placed 10th). A 0-0 draw at Fuenlabrada's stadium before that.
The attacking power of Málaga when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Málaga as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Málaga - Elche 3-3 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 1 - 5 (Elche wins - draws - Málaga wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Sadiku 9 goals |   F. Chaves de la Torre 8 goals |  Y. Qasmi 7 goals |
Elche missing players
Málaga missing players
| Elche | Málaga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 26 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 77% | 80% |
| 76% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 38% | 52% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 8% | 20% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 48% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 23% | 40% |
| 28% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 36% |
| 28% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 62% | 44% |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 216 | 110 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 106 | 268 |
| 87 | 38 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 33 | 84 |
| 36% | 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 21% | 25% |
- Elche have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Málaga have scored away.
- 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 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 48 |
| 2 | Almería | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Huesca | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Real Zaragoza | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Fuenlabrada | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Elche | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Numancia | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Girona | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Mirandés | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 12 | Alcorcón | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Ponferradina | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 32 |
| 14 | Sporting Gijón | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 31 |
| 15 | Málaga | 25 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 28 |
| 16 | Albacete | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruña | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 27 |
| 18 | Tenerife | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 19 | Real Oviedo | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 25 |
| 20 | Lugo | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -13 | 25 |
| 21 | Extremadura UD | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -12 | 23 |
| 22 | Racing Santander | 25 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 20 |