Elche look to Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero supporters for inspiration before Athletic Club match

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 22.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (36017 seats)

18th- against 9th place might not sound all that sexy. Here's the information that makes Elche - Athletic Club (even) more interesting!

Insights:
  • Elche have the the worst goal difference (-23) in La Liga
  • Athletic Club have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in La Liga

Elche and Athletic Club should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Relegation threatens Elche who should definitely be looking for some points here. Athletic Club is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Elche form and stats

4 victories, 8 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Elche, who have the the worst goal difference (-23) in La Liga, have to build on here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in the La Liga. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Elche, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

It's back home for Elche, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Cádiz away with the result 3-1. Diego Gonzalez, Fidel and Pere Milla found the net in that victory. Sensational by Elche last match, beating Cádiz away as big underdogs. Midfield player Fidel got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Fidel scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 3 of 4 times. Elche enjoyed their 3-1 win against Cádiz and the result could have been even better, as they hit the posts three times.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Deportivo Alaves (0-2).

Elche aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in the league, with only 16 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 23 goals have been conceded.

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Athletic Club form and stats

There's been little loot from Athletic Club's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 18 away games in the La Liga. Athletic Club only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 7 draws.

Athletic Club have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 208 minutes ago. O. Sancet was the goal scorer.

Athletic Club failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga home match vs Real Madrid (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-1. Ibai Gómez got a match rating of 7.04 in that game, top player of the team. Gómez hit one key pass.

A 0-1 defeat away at Huesca before that.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Club playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.

The visitors have scored 17 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 21 goals have been conceded by Club in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Athletic Club - Elche 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Elche won one game, three matches ended with a draw and Athletic Club has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three

Top Goalscorers

Athletic ClubA. Berenguer Remiro
A. Berenguer Remiro
8 goals
ElcheF. Chaves de la Torre
F. Chaves de la Torre
6 goals
ElcheL. Boyé
L. Boyé
6 goals

Elche missing players

Athletic Club missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Elche Athletic Club
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
7 4 1 Won W 1 3 11
12 8 4 Drew D 2 7 13
18 6 1 Lost L 3 8 13
32 16 8 Scored S 5 17 46
55 23 8 Conceded C 7 21 40
95% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 92%
76% 72% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 70%
41% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 39% 41%
24% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
54% 56% 83% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 54%
16% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 24%
35% 33% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.2
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
7 6.4 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.3 10.5
2.3 2.1 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.1 3.3
38% 42% 73% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 38%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Athletic Club have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in La Liga
  • Elche have the the worst goal difference (-23) in La Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Madrid 37 25 8 4 65 24 19 15 3 1 41 11 18 10 5 3 24 13 41 83
2 Real Madrid 37 24 9 4 65 27 18 12 3 3 31 12 19 12 6 1 34 15 38 81
3 Barcelona 37 23 7 7 84 38 19 11 5 3 44 20 18 12 2 4 40 18 46 76
4 Sevilla 37 23 5 9 52 33 18 13 1 4 26 11 19 10 4 5 26 22 19 74
5 Real Sociedad 37 16 11 10 58 38 19 9 6 4 34 21 18 7 5 6 24 17 20 59
6 Real Betis 37 16 10 11 47 48 19 10 5 4 27 21 18 6 5 7 20 27 -1 58
7 Villarreal 37 15 13 9 59 42 19 8 6 5 29 23 18 7 7 4 30 19 17 58
8 Celta de Vigo 37 14 11 12 53 54 18 9 3 6 28 27 19 5 8 6 25 27 -1 53
9 Athletic Club 37 11 13 13 46 40 19 8 6 5 29 19 18 3 7 8 17 21 6 46
10 Granada 37 13 6 18 47 65 18 9 3 6 25 25 19 4 3 12 22 40 -18 45
11 Osasuna 37 11 11 15 37 47 18 7 5 6 21 22 19 4 6 9 16 25 -10 44
12 Cádiz 37 11 10 16 34 56 19 5 5 9 17 30 18 6 5 7 17 26 -22 43
13 Valencia 37 10 12 15 50 53 19 8 7 4 34 23 18 2 5 11 16 30 -3 42
14 Levante 37 9 13 15 44 55 18 5 8 5 25 28 19 4 5 10 19 27 -11 40
15 Deportivo Alaves 37 9 11 17 36 56 19 6 6 7 21 25 18 3 5 10 15 31 -20 38
16 Getafe 37 9 10 18 28 43 19 6 6 7 15 13 18 3 4 11 13 30 -15 37
17 Huesca 37 7 12 18 34 53 18 5 6 7 17 21 19 2 6 11 17 32 -19 33
18 Elche 37 7 12 18 32 55 18 4 8 6 16 23 19 3 4 12 16 32 -23 33
19 Real Valladolid 37 5 16 16 33 55 18 3 7 8 18 28 19 2 9 8 15 27 -22 31
20 SD Eibar 37 6 12 19 29 51 18 2 7 9 12 20 19 4 5 10 17 31 -22 30

Athletic Club:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Madrid 37 25 8 4 65 24 19 15 3 1 41 11 18 10 5 3 24 13 41 83
2 Real Madrid 37 24 9 4 65 27 18 12 3 3 31 12 19 12 6 1 34 15 38 81
3 Barcelona 37 23 7 7 84 38 19 11 5 3 44 20 18 12 2 4 40 18 46 76
4 Sevilla 37 23 5 9 52 33 18 13 1 4 26 11 19 10 4 5 26 22 19 74
5 Real Sociedad 37 16 11 10 58 38 19 9 6 4 34 21 18 7 5 6 24 17 20 59
6 Real Betis 37 16 10 11 47 48 19 10 5 4 27 21 18 6 5 7 20 27 -1 58
7 Villarreal 37 15 13 9 59 42 19 8 6 5 29 23 18 7 7 4 30 19 17 58
8 Celta de Vigo 37 14 11 12 53 54 18 9 3 6 28 27 19 5 8 6 25 27 -1 53
9 Athletic Club 37 11 13 13 46 40 19 8 6 5 29 19 18 3 7 8 17 21 6 46
10 Granada 37 13 6 18 47 65 18 9 3 6 25 25 19 4 3 12 22 40 -18 45
11 Osasuna 37 11 11 15 37 47 18 7 5 6 21 22 19 4 6 9 16 25 -10 44
12 Cádiz 37 11 10 16 34 56 19 5 5 9 17 30 18 6 5 7 17 26 -22 43
13 Valencia 37 10 12 15 50 53 19 8 7 4 34 23 18 2 5 11 16 30 -3 42
14 Levante 37 9 13 15 44 55 18 5 8 5 25 28 19 4 5 10 19 27 -11 40
15 Deportivo Alaves 37 9 11 17 36 56 19 6 6 7 21 25 18 3 5 10 15 31 -20 38
16 Getafe 37 9 10 18 28 43 19 6 6 7 15 13 18 3 4 11 13 30 -15 37
17 Huesca 37 7 12 18 34 53 18 5 6 7 17 21 19 2 6 11 17 32 -19 33
18 Elche 37 7 12 18 32 55 18 4 8 6 16 23 19 3 4 12 16 32 -23 33
19 Real Valladolid 37 5 16 16 33 55 18 3 7 8 18 28 19 2 9 8 15 27 -22 31
20 SD Eibar 37 6 12 19 29 51 18 2 7 9 12 20 19 4 5 10 17 31 -22 30

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