Elche are willing to ignore the league table before this match vs Espanyol. Here's all you need to know pre-match!
- Elche have not yet lost a game at home.
- Espanyol have yet to win a game away.
Both squads have had adequate rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's look for an animated game!
Elche form and stats
1 victory, 3 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Elche have to build on here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in the La Liga.
No payout for Elche in their previous match, an away game at Rayo Vallecano that ended in defeat 1-2. The forward Lucas Boyé was announced as "man of the match" for Elche with a rating of 7.23/10. Boyé scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 9 of 11 times.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Celta de Vigo.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Elche have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won two, drawn four and lost four.
Elche are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Deportivo Alavés awaits in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Elche here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). As for guarding their own goal, Elche have only let in 2 goals at home.
Espanyol form and stats
As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Espanyol have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far.
Espanyol had fun at their own home (Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero) last time out, beating Cádiz 2-0. Nicolás Melamed and Raúl de Tomás scored. Raúl de Tomás, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.85. Tomás scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.
Before that, Espanyol secured a home win against Real Madrid with the score 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Espanyol playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Espanyol win, one draw and four defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Athletic Club in just three days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Espanyol's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. As opposed to that, Espanyol have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former four meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Elche, one draw and one win for Espanyol. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  R. de Tomás Gómez 4 goals |   L. Pérez Martínez 2 goals |  A. Vidal Parreu 2 goals |
Elche missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Elche | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 89% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 33% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 75% | 44% |
| 3.9 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 6.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.2 | 9.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.2 | 11.1 |
| 2.8 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 24% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 22% |
- Elche have not yet lost a game at home.
- Elche have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Espanyol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Espanyol have yet to win a game 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 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Valencia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 | Mallorca | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Elche | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Cádiz | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Granada | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Levante | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alavés | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -11 | 3 |
| 20 | Getafe | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 2 |