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- Elche have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Elche could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Del Rey game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Almería, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Elche.
Espanyol form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at RCDE Stadium as Espanyol have scored 14 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the La Liga are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at RCDE Stadium after three straight home wins.
Espanyol drew their last game, 1-1 away at Ponferradina (after extra-time, 1-3 on penalties). A disappointing finish for Espanyol in their match versus Ponferradina (after extra-time, 1-3 on penalties) as their 3-1 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 1-1 full time score. Goalkeeper López got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.05 out of ten. López stopped the opponent with four saves.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Valencia and winning 2-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Espanyol handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, zero draws and three defeats.
Espanyol have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at RCDE Stadium with 14 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Espanyol are not conceding a lot of goals here at RCDE Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Elche form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Elche so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-7 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Elche are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Two travels in a row for Elche, whose manager Rodríguez Vílchez could celebrate last time after the Copa Del Rey win against Almería. Midfield player Guti was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Guti scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 56 successful passes (of 60 total).
A draw for Elche before that, at their own venue hosting Granada (0-0).We have checked recent matches where Elche have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were five victories, three draws and six defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Elche as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. Elche's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Elche - Espanyol 2-2. Last five meetings featuring these teams: Espanyol won one, Elche triumphed in two and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. de Tomás Gómez 9 goals |   L. Boyé 5 goals |  J. Puado Díaz 3 goals |
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| Espanyol | Elche | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 22 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 22 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 63% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 63% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 21% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 11% |
| 47% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 58% |
| 32% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 32% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 32% |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.1 | 12.9 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 7.1 | 9.3 |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 28% | 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 33% | 29% |
| 14 | 14.7 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 15.2 | 14 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
- Elche have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Elche have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Elche haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Madrid | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 46 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 9 | Valencia | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Granada | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Getafe | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Elche | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alavés | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 16 |
| 19 | Cádiz | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 19 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 8 |
