Struggling Elche will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Real Madrid in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Elche have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real Madrid has the most points (17) away in La Liga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Elche form and stats
Elche's struggle is real here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero with only 7 points collected from 7 La Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-2.
Elche drew their last game, also a home match. Osasuna (placed 20th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Heartbreak before that as Elche lost 1-3 at Atlético Madrid's place.
The hometeam coach J. Almirón Quintana made a successful contribution in the game against Osasuna, bringing on Guido Carrillo who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Elche as they are travelling to their away game against Athletic Club in the La Liga. That match is four days after this one.
Elche aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. Elche have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Real Madrid form and stats
Real Madrid's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Real Madrid, who have the most points (17) away in La Liga, collect 17 points from their 8 away matches in the La Liga. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Elche. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Madrid, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Casemiro and Karim Benzema scored in Real Madrid's previous match, the home game against Granada that ended 2-0. Prior to that result Madrid won their away game at SD Eibar. The scoreline was 3-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Celta de Vigo in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Real Madrid's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. Madrid have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Elche won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and Real Madrid has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / oneTop Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 8 goals |   F. Chaves de la Torre 3 goals |  L. Boyé 3 goals |
Elche missing players
Real Madrid missing players
| Elche | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 73% |
| 38% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 20% |
| 54% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 53% |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 40% |
| 31% | 43% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5.4 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 13.5 | 14.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | 41% |
- Elche have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real Madrid has the most points (17) away in La Liga
- Real Madrid have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Madrid have scored more than double the goals of Elche.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 32 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Granada | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Celta de Vigo | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Cádiz | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 18 |
| 12 | Getafe | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Deportivo Alaves | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Valencia | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Levante | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 15 |
| 16 | Elche | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 17 | SD Eibar | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 18 | Real Valladolid | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Huesca | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 12 |