A key match in La Liga 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Fuenlabrada in 7th position and Elche placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a La Liga 2 game only four days ago.
Fuenlabrada can neither be promoted or relegated from La Liga 2. Elche are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Fuenlabrada form and stats
Fuenlabrada have played 20 La Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-8-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Joan Femenias del Salto not having conceded a league goal in 193 minutes.
It's back home for Fuenlabrada, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Cádiz away with the result 1-0. Hugo Fraile found the net in that victory. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Racing Santander.
This is expected to be a close game, with Fuenlabrada perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Fuenlabrada as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Fuenlabrada has won seven of these, drawn six and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fuenlabrada as they are travelling to their away game against Deportivo La Coruña in the La Liga 2. That match is three days after this one.
Fuenlabrada has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. Fuenlabrada have conceded 20 in these home matches.
Elche form and stats
8-5-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Elche in their La Liga 2 matches away.
Elche go into this game after a win, the home game against Albacete that ended 2-0. A 0-1 defeat away at Mirandés before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Elche in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Elche, two draws and four defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Real Oviedo in just three days.
Elche are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 25 away goals from 20 games (in the league). Elche have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Elche - Fuenlabrada 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  H. Fraile Martín 12 goals |   F. Chaves de la Torre 9 goals |  J. Martínez Modesto 7 goals |
Fuenlabrada missing players
Elche missing players
| Fuenlabrada | Elche | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 40 | 20 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 43 | 26 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 25 | 49 |
| 37 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 40 |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 95% | 95% |
| 57% | 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 70% | 72% |
| 30% | 35% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 35% | 25% |
| 18% | 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 5% | 10% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 40% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 48% |
| 38% | 35% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 25% | 30% |
| 38% | 25% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 35% | 28% |
| 4.1 | 4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 333 | 168 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 162 | 340 |
| 114 | 58 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 71 | 136 |
| 38% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 35% | 36% |
- Elche have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fuenlabrada has the fewest dropped points from leading position (8)
- Fuenlabrada have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 69 |
| 2 | Huesca | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 64 |
| 3 | Almería | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 63 |
| 4 | Real Zaragoza | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 62 |
| 5 | Girona | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 60 |
| 6 | Elche | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 58 |
| 7 | Fuenlabrada | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 43 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 57 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 40 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 56 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 56 |
| 9 | Tenerife | 40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 55 |
| 10 | Sporting Gijón | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 54 |
| 11 | Alcorcón | 40 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 50 | 48 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 54 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 42 | 43 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -1 | 53 |
| 13 | Mirandés | 40 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 53 | 57 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 40 | -4 | 53 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 51 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 31 | -4 | 50 |
| 15 | Málaga | 40 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 49 |
| 16 | Ponferradina | 40 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 47 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 31 | -5 | 48 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruña | 40 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 41 | 58 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -17 | 48 |
| 18 | Numancia | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 49 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 36 | -6 | 47 |
| 19 | Lugo | 40 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 39 | 52 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -13 | 46 |
| 20 | Albacete | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 45 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -14 | 46 |
| 21 | Extremadura UD | 40 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 54 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -14 | 40 |
| 22 | Racing Santander | 40 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 53 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -15 | 33 |