Struggling Elche will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Real Betis in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Real Betis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Elche form and stats
The story so far in the La Liga for Elche at their home stadium (Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.
The home team returns to Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero after being equal after 90 minutes with Getafe (placed 14th) on their last time out; the La Liga game ended 1-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Sevilla.
The Elche fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 13 matches. Elche's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Betis form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their La Liga travels is 6 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats.
Impressive finishing from Juanmi and Nabil Fekir secured the home win 2-0 against Levante in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Sevilla's place.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Betis have scored 17 goals in 14 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Real Betis have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Real Betis - Elche 3-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Elche four wins, two draws and Real Betis three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Canales Madrazo 7 goals |  B. Iglesias Quintas 6 goals |   L. Boyé 5 goals |
Elche missing players
Real Betis missing players
| Elche | Real Betis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 38 |
| 42 | 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 24 | 41 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 79% | 79% |
| 46% | 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 43% |
| 25% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 57% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 39% |
| 18% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 36% | 36% |
| 32% | 31% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 42% | 54% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 33% | 35% |
- Real Betis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 33 | 66 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 43 | 62 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 60 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 55 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 45 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -3 | 45 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 43 |
| 8 | Granada | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -12 | 36 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 10 | Levante | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 34 |
| 12 | Valencia | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -4 | 33 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 30 |
| 14 | Getafe | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -11 | 29 |
| 15 | Cádiz | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -20 | 29 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Elche | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | Eibar | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -11 | 23 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alavés | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -21 | 23 |
| 20 | Huesca | 28 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -18 | 21 |