Struggling Elche will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Barcelona in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Elche have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barcelona has the most scored goals (37) in La Liga
Barcelona could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Del Rey game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Cornellà, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Barcelona.
Elche form and stats
Elche's struggle is real here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero with only 8 points collected from 9 La Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-3. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts.
Elche manager J. Almirón Quintana and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Real Valladolid (placed 16th) in the La Liga. A Copa Del Rey defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Rayo Vallecano.
Opportunity lost for Elche in the Real Valladolid match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Elche aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Barcelona form and stats
Playing away, Barcelona, who have the most scored goals (37) in La Liga, have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the La Liga this season. A great winning streak in away games for Barcelona as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Cadiz have they travelled home without three points.
Two travels in a row for Barcelona, whose manager R. Koeman could celebrate last time after the Copa Del Rey win against Cornellà (after extra-time). A 2-3 loss hosting Athletic Club (after extra-time) before that.
Barcelona are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 9 away games so far. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Barcelona are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: zero - one - five (Elche wins - draws - Barcelona wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Messi 11 goals |  A. Griezmann 5 goals |   F. Chaves de la Torre 4 goals |
Elche missing players
Barcelona missing players
| Elche | Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 37 |
| 23 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 88% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 78% |
| 41% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 61% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 59% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 44% | 39% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 21.3 | 14.6 | 15.4 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| 47% | 53% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 31% | 33% |
- Barcelona has the most scored goals (37) in La Liga
- Barcelona has the most scored goals in the first half (21) in La Liga
- Barcelona has the the best goal difference (+9) away in La Liga
- Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Barcelona have scored more than double the goals of Elche.
- Barcelona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Elche 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 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 7 | Granada | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 28 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 26 |
| 9 | Cadiz | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Getafe | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 23 |
| 12 | Levante | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Athletic Club | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Valencia | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | SD Eibar | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Deportivo Alaves | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Elche | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 16 |
| 20 | Huesca | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 12 |