Elche

Founded : 1923

Venue : Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

City : Elche

Capacity : 36017

Coach

Jorge Francisco Almirón Quintana

Home Win

46.67%

1 yr

43.90%

3 yr

47.06%

5 yr

44.78%

10 yr

43.48%

Draw

20.00%

1 yr

21.95%

3 yr

22.69%

5 yr

26.87%

10 yr

28.80%

Away Win

26.67%

1 yr

31.71%

3 yr

28.57%

5 yr

27.36%

10 yr

27.17%

Both Teams To Score

Yes

2425

33.33%

1 yr

36.59%

3 yr

44.54%

5 yr

46.27%

10 yr

48.37%

2425

66.67%

1 yr

63.41%

3 yr

55.46%

5 yr

53.73%

10 yr

51.63%

Average Goals Per Month

Jan

2425

1 yr

0.67

3 yr

1.64

5 yr

1.85

10 yr

2.13

Feb

2425

1 yr

1.00

3 yr

2.50

5 yr

2.62

10 yr

2.40

Mar

2425

1 yr

3.00

3 yr

2.27

5 yr

2.47

10 yr

2.24

Apr

2425

1 yr

2.75

3 yr

2.64

5 yr

2.53

10 yr

2.42

May

2425

1 yr

3.00

3 yr

2.36

5 yr

2.32

10 yr

2.57

Jun

2425

1 yr

2.00

3 yr

2.00

5 yr

1.63

10 yr

2.09

Jul

2425

1 yr

3 yr

5 yr

2.60

10 yr

2.60

Aug

2425

1.00

1 yr

1.00

3 yr

1.63

5 yr

1.20

10 yr

1.58

Sep

2425

3.00

1 yr

3.00

3 yr

2.77

5 yr

2.58

10 yr

2.34

Oct

2425

1.00

1 yr

1.00

3 yr

2.06

5 yr

2.08

10 yr

2.43

Nov

2425

2.33

1 yr

2.25

3 yr

2.30

5 yr

2.71

10 yr

2.63

Dec

2425

1 yr

2.50

3 yr

3.00

5 yr

2.53

10 yr

2.30

Correct Score

1-0

2425

26.67%

1 yr

14.63%

3 yr

10.08%

5 yr

11.94%

10 yr

13.04%

0-0

2425

13.33%

1 yr

12.20%

3 yr

5.88%

5 yr

6.97%

10 yr

7.34%

2-2

2425

6.67%

1 yr

4.88%

3 yr

4.20%

5 yr

5.47%

10 yr

5.16%

2-1

2425

6.67%

1 yr

4.88%

3 yr

10.08%

5 yr

9.45%

10 yr

9.24%

3-1

2425

6.67%

1 yr

4.88%

3 yr

5.04%

5 yr

5.47%

10 yr

4.08%

First Half Goals

0.5

2425

60.00%

1 yr

56.10%

3 yr

68.07%

5 yr

67.16%

10 yr

66.30%

1.5

2425

13.33%

1 yr

21.95%

3 yr

27.73%

5 yr

26.37%

10 yr

24.73%

2.5

2425

0.00%

1 yr

4.88%

3 yr

8.40%

5 yr

7.46%

10 yr

7.07%

3.5

2425

0.00%

1 yr

0.00%

3 yr

0.84%

5 yr

0.50%

10 yr

0.82%

Full Match Goals

0.5

2425

86.67%

1 yr

87.80%

3 yr

94.12%

5 yr

93.03%

10 yr

92.66%

1.5

2425

53.33%

1 yr

60.98%

3 yr

70.59%

5 yr

69.15%

10 yr

70.11%

2.5

2425

40.00%

1 yr

39.02%

3 yr

43.70%

5 yr

40.80%

10 yr

40.49%

3.5

2425

13.33%

1 yr

17.07%

3 yr

18.49%

5 yr

19.40%

10 yr

20.11%

Half Time / Full Time

Home / Home

2425

26.67%

1 yr

19.51%

3 yr

27.73%

5 yr

25.37%

10 yr

25.00%

Draw / Home

2425

20.00%

1 yr

19.51%

3 yr

15.97%

5 yr

17.41%

10 yr

16.85%

Draw / Away

2425

13.33%

1 yr

12.20%

3 yr

10.08%

5 yr

9.95%

10 yr

10.05%

Away / Away

2425

13.33%

1 yr

17.07%

3 yr

15.97%

5 yr

13.93%

10 yr

13.59%

Home / Draw

2425

6.67%

1 yr

2.44%

3 yr

5.88%

5 yr

7.46%

10 yr

7.61%

Second Half Goals

0.5

2425

66.67%

1 yr

70.73%

3 yr

72.27%

5 yr

72.64%

10 yr

74.73%

1.5

2425

33.33%

1 yr

39.02%

3 yr

39.50%

5 yr

36.32%

10 yr

37.77%

2.5

2425

20.00%

1 yr

17.07%

3 yr

14.29%

5 yr

15.42%

10 yr

17.12%

3.5

2425

0.00%

1 yr

2.44%

3 yr

0.84%

5 yr

1.99%

10 yr

2.72%

Total Goals

2425

33.33%

1 yr

26.83%

3 yr

23.53%

5 yr

23.88%

10 yr

22.55%

2425

26.67%

1 yr

21.95%

3 yr

25.21%

5 yr

21.39%

10 yr

20.38%

2425

13.33%

1 yr

9.76%

3 yr

13.45%

5 yr

14.43%

10 yr

13.59%

2425

13.33%

1 yr

12.20%

3 yr

5.88%

5 yr

6.97%

10 yr

7.34%

Home Win

50.00%

1 yr

42.86%

3 yr

38.33%

5 yr

34.65%

10 yr

35.48%

Draw

12.50%

1 yr

23.81%

3 yr

23.33%

5 yr

31.68%

10 yr

33.33%

Away Win

25.00%

1 yr

28.57%

3 yr

35.00%

5 yr

31.68%

10 yr

30.11%

Both Teams To Score

Yes

2425

50.00%

1 yr

42.86%

3 yr

48.33%

5 yr

48.51%

10 yr

48.92%

2425

50.00%

1 yr

57.14%

3 yr

51.67%

5 yr

51.49%

10 yr

51.08%

Average Goals Per Month

Jan

2425

1 yr

0.00

3 yr

0.80

5 yr

1.56

10 yr

2.05

Feb

2425

1 yr

1.00

3 yr

2.71

5 yr

2.64

10 yr

2.32

Mar

2425

1 yr

4.00

3 yr

2.80

5 yr

2.71

10 yr

2.27

Apr

2425

1 yr

3.00

3 yr

3.13

5 yr

2.73

10 yr

2.81

May

2425

1 yr

3.00

3 yr

2.43

5 yr

2.20

10 yr

2.58

Jun

2425

1 yr

3 yr

2.00

5 yr

1.20

10 yr

1.33

Jul

2425

1 yr

3 yr

5 yr

2.50

10 yr

2.50

Aug

2425

1.00

1 yr

1.00

3 yr

1.20

5 yr

0.89

10 yr

1.23

Sep

2425

3.00

1 yr

3.00

3 yr

2.43

5 yr

2.44

10 yr

2.21

Oct

2425

1.33

1 yr

1.33

3 yr

2.00

5 yr

2.08

10 yr

2.36

Nov

2425

3.00

1 yr

2.50

3 yr

2.50

5 yr

2.43

10 yr

2.31

Dec

2425

1 yr

1.50

3 yr

2.33

5 yr

2.63

10 yr

2.47

Correct Score

1-0

2425

25.00%

1 yr

9.52%

3 yr

10.00%

5 yr

9.90%

10 yr

11.29%

0-0

2425

12.50%

1 yr

19.05%

3 yr

10.00%

5 yr

10.89%

10 yr

10.22%

0-1

2425

12.50%

1 yr

4.76%

3 yr

11.67%

5 yr

9.90%

10 yr

8.60%

3-1

2425

12.50%

1 yr

4.76%

3 yr

8.33%

5 yr

4.95%

10 yr

3.76%

2-2

2425

12.50%

1 yr

9.52%

3 yr

3.33%

5 yr

4.95%

10 yr

5.38%

First Half Goals

0.5

2425

50.00%

1 yr

52.38%

3 yr

65.00%

5 yr

67.33%

10 yr

67.74%

1.5

2425

12.50%

1 yr

28.57%

3 yr

25.00%

5 yr

24.75%

10 yr

23.66%

2.5

2425

0.00%

1 yr

4.76%

3 yr

8.33%

5 yr

6.93%

10 yr

7.53%

3.5

2425

0.00%

1 yr

0.00%

3 yr

1.67%

5 yr

0.99%

10 yr

1.08%

Full Match Goals

0.5

2425

87.50%

1 yr

80.95%

3 yr

90.00%

5 yr

89.11%

10 yr

89.78%

1.5

2425

50.00%

1 yr

66.67%

3 yr

68.33%

5 yr

69.31%

10 yr

69.89%

2.5

2425

50.00%

1 yr

52.38%

3 yr

45.00%

5 yr

38.61%

10 yr

38.17%

3.5

2425

25.00%

1 yr

19.05%

3 yr

20.00%

5 yr

16.83%

10 yr

19.35%

Half Time / Full Time

Home / Home

2425

25.00%

1 yr

19.05%

3 yr

20.00%

5 yr

18.81%

10 yr

22.04%

Draw / Home

2425

25.00%

1 yr

23.81%

3 yr

16.67%

5 yr

14.85%

10 yr

12.90%

Draw / Away

2425

25.00%

1 yr

14.29%

3 yr

11.67%

5 yr

9.90%

10 yr

10.22%

Home / Draw

2425

12.50%

1 yr

4.76%

3 yr

5.00%

5 yr

8.91%

10 yr

9.14%

Home / Away

2425

0.00%

1 yr

4.76%

3 yr

5.00%

5 yr

3.96%

10 yr

4.30%

Second Half Goals

0.5

2425

75.00%

1 yr

71.43%

3 yr

70.00%

5 yr

68.32%

10 yr

70.43%

1.5

2425

37.50%

1 yr

42.86%

3 yr

38.33%

5 yr

32.67%

10 yr

34.41%

2.5

2425

37.50%

1 yr

23.81%

3 yr

20.00%

5 yr

16.83%

10 yr

18.28%

3.5

2425

0.00%

1 yr

0.00%

3 yr

0.00%

5 yr

0.00%

10 yr

2.15%

Total Goals

2425

37.50%

1 yr

14.29%

3 yr

21.67%

5 yr

19.80%

10 yr

19.89%

2425

25.00%

1 yr

14.29%

3 yr

15.00%

5 yr

12.87%

10 yr

12.37%

2425

25.00%

1 yr

33.33%

3 yr

25.00%

5 yr

21.78%

10 yr

18.82%

2425

12.50%

1 yr

19.05%

3 yr

10.00%

5 yr

10.89%

10 yr

10.22%

Home Win

42.86%

1 yr

45.00%

3 yr

55.93%

5 yr

55.00%

10 yr

51.65%

Draw

28.57%

1 yr

20.00%

3 yr

22.03%

5 yr

22.00%

10 yr

24.18%

Away Win

28.57%

1 yr

35.00%

3 yr

22.03%

5 yr

23.00%

10 yr

24.18%

Both Teams To Score

Yes

2425

14.29%

1 yr

30.00%

3 yr

40.68%

5 yr

44.00%

10 yr

47.80%

2425

85.71%

1 yr

70.00%

3 yr

59.32%

5 yr

56.00%

10 yr

52.20%

Average Goals Per Month

Jan

2425

1 yr

1.00

3 yr

2.33

5 yr

2.09

10 yr

2.20

Feb

2425

1 yr

1.00

3 yr

2.20

5 yr

2.60

10 yr

2.50

Mar

2425

1 yr

2.33

3 yr

1.83

5 yr

2.30

10 yr

2.21

Apr

2425

1 yr

2.00

3 yr

2.00

5 yr

2.25

10 yr

1.94

May

2425

1 yr

3.00

3 yr

2.29

5 yr

2.44

10 yr

2.56

Jun

2425

1 yr

2.00

3 yr

2.00

5 yr

2.33

10 yr

3.00

Jul

2425

1 yr

3 yr

5 yr

2.67

10 yr

2.67

Aug

2425

1.00

1 yr

1.00

3 yr

2.33

5 yr

1.67

10 yr

2.00

Sep

2425

3.00

1 yr

3.00

3 yr

3.17

5 yr

2.70

10 yr

2.47

Oct

2425

0.50

1 yr

0.50

3 yr

2.13

5 yr

2.09

10 yr

2.50

Nov

2425

2.00

1 yr

2.00

3 yr

2.17

5 yr

2.90

10 yr

2.89

Dec

2425

1 yr

3.50

3 yr

3.40

5 yr

2.44

10 yr

2.13

Correct Score

1-0

2425

28.57%

1 yr

20.00%

3 yr

10.17%

5 yr

14.00%

10 yr

14.84%

0-0

2425

14.29%

1 yr

5.00%

3 yr

1.69%

5 yr

3.00%

10 yr

4.40%

1-1

2425

14.29%

1 yr

15.00%

3 yr

15.25%

5 yr

12.00%

10 yr

14.29%

3-0

2425

14.29%

1 yr

5.00%

3 yr

10.17%

5 yr

7.00%

10 yr

6.04%

0-3

2425

14.29%

1 yr

5.00%

3 yr

1.69%

5 yr

1.00%

10 yr

1.10%

First Half Goals

0.5

2425

71.43%

1 yr

60.00%

3 yr

71.19%

5 yr

67.00%

10 yr

64.84%

1.5

2425

14.29%

1 yr

15.00%

3 yr

30.51%

5 yr

28.00%

10 yr

25.82%

2.5

2425

0.00%

1 yr

5.00%

3 yr

8.47%

5 yr

8.00%

10 yr

6.59%

3.5

2425

0.00%

1 yr

0.00%

3 yr

0.00%

5 yr

0.00%

10 yr

0.55%

Full Match Goals

0.5

2425

85.71%

1 yr

95.00%

3 yr

98.31%

5 yr

97.00%

10 yr

95.60%

1.5

2425

57.14%

1 yr

55.00%

3 yr

72.88%

5 yr

69.00%

10 yr

70.33%

2.5

2425

28.57%

1 yr

25.00%

3 yr

42.37%

5 yr

43.00%

10 yr

42.86%

3.5

2425

0.00%

1 yr

15.00%

3 yr

16.95%

5 yr

22.00%

10 yr

20.88%

Half Time / Full Time

Away / Away

2425

28.57%

1 yr

25.00%

3 yr

13.56%

5 yr

10.00%

10 yr

11.54%

Home / Home

2425

28.57%

1 yr

20.00%

3 yr

35.59%

5 yr

32.00%

10 yr

28.02%

Draw / Home

2425

14.29%

1 yr

15.00%

3 yr

15.25%

5 yr

20.00%

10 yr

20.88%

Draw / Draw

2425

14.29%

1 yr

15.00%

3 yr

11.86%

5 yr

11.00%

10 yr

12.64%

Away / Draw

2425

14.29%

1 yr

5.00%

3 yr

3.39%

5 yr

5.00%

10 yr

5.49%

Second Half Goals

0.5

2425

57.14%

1 yr

70.00%

3 yr

74.58%

5 yr

77.00%

10 yr

79.12%

1.5

2425

28.57%

1 yr

35.00%

3 yr

40.68%

5 yr

40.00%

10 yr

41.21%

2.5

2425

0.00%

1 yr

10.00%

3 yr

8.47%

5 yr

14.00%

10 yr

15.93%

3.5

2425

0.00%

1 yr

5.00%

3 yr

1.69%

5 yr

4.00%

10 yr

3.30%

Total Goals

2425

28.57%

1 yr

40.00%

3 yr

25.42%

5 yr

28.00%

10 yr

25.27%

2425

28.57%

1 yr

10.00%

3 yr

25.42%

5 yr

21.00%

10 yr

21.98%

2425

28.57%

1 yr

30.00%

3 yr

30.51%

5 yr

26.00%

10 yr

27.47%

2425

14.29%

1 yr

5.00%

3 yr

1.69%

5 yr

3.00%

10 yr

4.40%

Date

Match

Home

Draw

Away

24 Nov 2024 20:00

Spain: Segunda : Elche - Oviedo

46.78%
2.09

29.60%
2.84

23.62%
3.61

30 Nov 2024 20:00

Spain: Segunda : Tenerife - Elche

21.55%

27.58%

50.87%

06 Dec 2024 20:00

Spain: Segunda : Elche - Cadiz

45.86%

28.91%

25.23%

14 Dec 2024 17:30

Spain: Segunda : Eldense - Elche

0.00%

19 Dec 2024 18:00

Spain: Segunda : Elche - Racing Santander

0.00%

22 Dec 2024 15:15

Spain: Segunda : Castellón - Elche

0.00%

Date

Match

Home

Draw

Away

16 Nov 2024 17:30

Spain: Segunda : Levante - Elche

37.48%
2.37

27.59%
3.16

34.93%
3.16

08 Nov 2024 19:30

Spain: Segunda : Elche - Almeria

52.66%
2.06

24.91%
3.39

22.42%
3.62

02 Nov 2024 13:00

Spain: Segunda : Eibar - Elche

42.58%
2.71

27.93%
2.87

29.48%
2.97

27 Oct 2024 15:15

Spain: Segunda : Elche - Burgos

52.22%
1.64

26.68%
3.62

21.10%
5.87

23 Oct 2024 19:00

Spain: Segunda : FC Cartagena - Elche

25.47%
3.48

27.16%
2.94

47.37%
2.33

20 Oct 2024 16:30

Spain: Segunda : Elche - Sp Gijon

49.24%
2.19

28.61%
3.14

22.15%
3.57

13 Oct 2024 19:00

Spain: Segunda : Elche - La Coruna

52.16%
1.93

26.07%
3.24

21.77%
4.39

05 Oct 2024 12:00

Spain: Segunda : Racing Ferrol - Elche

28.43%
3.21

28.23%
2.89

43.34%
2.51

28 Sep 2024 19:00

Spain: Segunda : Malaga - Elche

33.29%
2.56

28.81%
2.61

37.90%
3.10

22 Sep 2024 16:30

Spain: Segunda : Elche - Mirandes

53.62%
1.89

27.84%
3.00

18.53%
4.17

15 Sep 2024 19:00

Spain: Segunda : Elche - Granada

49.45%
2.07

28.33%
3.05

22.22%
3.40

08 Sep 2024 16:30

Spain: Segunda : Zaragoza - Elche

33.82%
2.17

29.05%
2.94

37.13%
3.43

02 Sep 2024 19:30

Spain: Segunda : Elche - Cordoba

48.35%
1.98

26.51%
3.05

25.14%
3.88

25 Aug 2024 17:00

Spain: Segunda : Albacete - Elche

39.81%
2.07

28.10%
3.13

32.09%
3.28

18 Aug 2024 17:30

Spain: Segunda : Elche - Huesca

57.21%
2.00

26.33%
2.93

16.46%
4.07

The LaLiga fixture, Elche CF vs. FC Barcelona, kicks off at 16:15 (GMT+1) on Sunday, March 6, at the Manuel Martínez Valero.

Elche picked up a 3-0 defeat to Levante last Friday at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. The Ones from Elche finished the game with ten men after Gerard Gumbau [R. 73’] was given his marching orders in the second-half, leaving Elche with the numerical deficit. It was the club's second defeat in five LaLiga games: DWLWL, which saw the Ones pick up 7 points out of a possible 15. In 13th place on the LaLiga table, with 29 points from 7W, 8D, and 11L, Elche sits three points outside the top ten and are looking to cause an upset over the weekend, in a bid to reduce the deficit to the upper end of the table. However, a very poor record against Barcelona, which has seen them fail to hit the back of the net in 10 of the last 11 games could leave Francisco Rodríguez slightly troubled ahead of the weekend’s game. The 43-year-old could line up the conventional 4—4—2 formation, leaving the duo consisting of Lucas Boyé and Guido Carrillo in attack for this Sunday’s fixture against Barcelona. Gerard Gumbau is suspended for this one, while Javier Pastore remains doubtful with a muscle injury.

The LaLiga fixture, Sevilla FC vs. Elche CF kicks off at 21:00 (GMT+1) on Friday, February 11, at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.

Elche picked up a 3-1 win over Deportivo Alaves in their previous LaLiga fixture last Saturday, and remain unbeaten in five games, DWWDW. The victory leaves the Ones from Elche in 14th place on the LaLiga table, with 26 points from 6W, 8D, and 9L. Elche has 26 goals but conceded 31, leaving them with a goal difference of -5. Francisco Rodríguez saw his win rate drop to 58% after twelve games [12G: 7W, 2D, & 3L] in charge. The 43-year-old would like to see the numbers tell an improved story at the end of this fixture against Sevilla on the first day of the weekend. The Ones from Elche could line up in the conventional 4—4—2 formation, leaving the duo consisting of Lucas Boyé and Pere Milla, who bagged a brace against Alaves, in attack for this Friday's fixture against Sevilla. Elche has no injury worries ahead of the weekend. 

The Spanish LaLiga fixture, Real Madrid vs. Elche C.F., kicks off at 16:15 (GMT+1) on Sunday, January 23, at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

Elche picked up a 2-1 win over Villarreal in their previous LaLiga fixture last Sunday, and return with back-to-back victories, LLDWW. The narrow win leaves the Ones from Elche in 15th place on the LaLiga table, with 22 points from 5W, 7D, and 9L. Elche has 21 goals but conceded 28, leaving them with a goal difference of -7. Francisco Rodríguez has a win rate of 60% after ten games (10G: 6W, 1D, & 3L) in charge at the helm, and the 43-year-old would like to see the numbers tell an improved story at the end of this fixture against the Whites. The Ones from Elche could line up in the conventional 4—4—2 formation, leaving the duo consisting of Lucas Boyé and Lucas Pérez in attack for this clash against Madrid.

The Spanish LaLiga Santander fixture, Elche CF vs. Villarreal CF, kicks off at 14:00 (GMT+1) on Sunday, January 16, at the Stadio Manuel Martínez Valero.

Elche picked up a 2-1 win over Espanyol on Monday at the Cornellà-El Prat. The Ones from Elche had a two-goal lead inside the first fifteen minutes after a brace from Pere Milla (6’ & 14’). But the two-goal lead was reduced to one after Raúl de Tomás (45’+3 P.) struck from the penalty spot at the stroke of half-time. Both sides failed to hit the back of the net after the break, leaving Elche with the return to winning ways after three games without a victory, WLLDW. The narrow win leaves the Ones from Elche in 16th place on the LaLiga table, having 19 points from 4W, 7D, and 9L. Elche has 20 goals but conceded 28, leaving them with a goal difference of -8. Looking at the numbers, Francisco Rodríguez has a 63% win rate after eight games (8G: 5W, 1D, & 2L) in charge at the helm. The 43-year-old aims to see those numbers improve at the end of this fixture against the Yellow Submarine. The Ones from Elche could line up in the conventional 4—4—2 formation, leaving the duo consisting of Lucas Boyé and Lucas Pérez in attack. Elche has no major injury worries ahead of this clash against Villarreal.

The Spanish LaLiga fixture, FC Barcelona vs. Elche CF, kicks off at 18:30 (GMT+1) on Saturday, December 18, at Camp Nou.

Elche picked up a 2-1 defeat to Valencia at the Mestalla stadium last Saturday. The narrow defeat saw the Ones from Elche remain in 16th place on the LaLiga table, having been left with 15 points from 3W, 6D, & 8L. Elche has 16 goals but conceded 24 at the back, leaving them with a goal difference of -8. Having picked up his first defeat with the club, DLDWL, the second for the club in five games, Francisco Rodríguez (4G: 3W, 0D & 1L) will be hoping to run away with at least a point in this difficult fixture against Barcelona on Saturday. The Ones from Elche could line up in the conventional 4—4—2 formation, leaving the duo consisting of Lucas Boyé and Lucas Pérez in attack. Elche has no major injury worries ahead of this clash against Barcelona, but Johan Mojica and Pedro Bigas are doubts.

The Spanish LaLiga Satander fixture, Elche CF vs. Real Madrid, kicks off at 13:00 (GMT+1) on Saturday, October 30, at the Stadio Manuel Martínez Valero.

Elche picked up a 1-0 defeat to Deportivo Alaves at the Mendizorrotza Stadium on Tuesday. Alaves started on the front foot, with Joselu failing to covert the first real chance of the game. Minutes later, Elche had their moment before Deportivo Alaves made two failed attempts to secure the lead. Minutes after the break, Joselu forced a save out of Elche’s goalkeeper, helping Alaves to a corner kick which produced the only goal of the game. - Courtesy of a fine finish by Mamadou Loum (47’). Elche thought they had the equalizer, but a VAR intervention ruled out the goal after it was adjudged to be offside. The narrow defeat saw the Ones from Elche drop one spot lower on the LaLiga table from 14th to 15th place, having been left with 10 points after eleven appearances: 2W, 4D, & 5L. Elche has 8 goals, but conceded 13 at the back, leaving them with a goal difference of -5. Fran Escribá will look to avoid defeat against Real Madrid, knowing a win against Los Blancos remains a tall order considering his side’s run of form: LWLDL. The Ones from Elche could line up the conventional 4—4—2 formation, leaving the duo consisting of Lucas Boyé and Lucas Pérez in attack. Elche has no major injury worries ahead of this clash against Real Madrid.

The Spanish LaLiga fixture between Rayo Vallecano and Elche CF kicks off at 13:00 (GMT+1) on Sunday, October 17, at the Estadio de Vallecas.

Elche, on the other hand, picked up a 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo before the international break. A single strike by Dario Benedetto (49’) was enough to decide the outcome of the game. The club saw plenty of chances in that game, having 5 shots on target after taking 12. Elche had 44% ball possession while putting together 325 passes. The club remains in 14th place on the LaLiga table with 9 points after eight appearances, which has seen Elche pick up 2W, 3D, & 3L. Elche have 5 goals, but have let in 8 at the back, leaving them with a goal difference of -3. Fran Escribá will look to follow up the win against Celta Vigo with another when he arrives at the Estadio de Vallecas alongside the Ones from Elche. A 3—5—2 formation, leaving Darío Benedetto and Lucas Pérez in attack is expected on Sunday. With the exception of Pedro Bigas, Elche have no major injury worries ahead of this clash.

The Spanish LaLiga Santander fixture, Villarreal CF vs Elche CF, kicks off at 21:00 (GMT+1) on Wednesday, September 22 at El Madrigal.

Meanwhile, the visitors, Elche, picked up a point in the 1-1 draw against Levante on Saturday at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero. Levante started on the front foot and almost established the lead in the ninth minute. José Luis Morales had the defender beaten with a cut back before forcing a save out of Elche’s goalkeeper. Three minutes after the half-hour mark, Lucas Perez (33’) put Elche in the lead. After a few more chances at both ends, both sides walked off the pitch at the break with Elche in the lead. But Elche failed to hold on to the narrow advantage, leaving José Luis Morales (55’) to secure the leveler. The draw leaves Elche with 6 points and in 12th place after five games: DLDWD. Fran Escribá will aim for the second win of the season when his side visits El Madrigal on Wednesday, knowing Villarreal are struggling. In the game against Levante, the 56-year-old adopted a dynamic 3—5—2 formation, leaving Darío Benedetto and Perez in an attacking partnership. A similar formation with the same personnel is expected on Wednesday. Perez has two goals for the club this season. On injuries, Pedro Bigas remains sidelined with a knee injury and is expected to rejoin the squad in mid-November.

Spanish La Liga fixture, Elche C.F. vs. Sevilla F.C. kicks off at 18:30 (GMT+1) on Saturday, August 28 at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.

A narrow 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid leaves Elche with a point and in 17th place after two games, 0W, 1D & 1L. Elche threatened from set pieces but failed to find the back of the net. Moments later, a lob from Rodrigo De Paul, over a wall of three left Angel Correa (39') with the fine opportunity to hit the back of the net. The 26-year-old Argentine fired into an empty net for the first and only goal of the game. The Green-striped ones will return on Saturday, in search of a point in their effort to gradually distance themselves from the bottom end of the table. The defeat against ATL Madrid came in Fran Escribá's 19th game in charge, – his 10th defeat in the coaching seat for Elche. Considering his 26%-win rate on the job, defeating Sevilla appears to be a herculean task with the crop of players at his disposal. Three at the back in an attacking-minded 3—4—1—2 formation is expected from Escribá on Match Day 3. The pair, Boye and Milla could be seen again in attack. A fully fit squad remains available for Fran Escribá ahead of this game against Sevilla.

Spanish La Liga fixture, Atletico Madrid vs. Elche C.F. kicks off at 18:30 (GMT+1) on Sunday, August 22 at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.

Elche put in a solid performance in the goalless draw against Athletic Club Bilbao on the opening day of the season. Several clear-cut chances went by at both ends of the pitch as both sides failed to find the required quality in front of goal. Elche took 8 shots, - with 2 on target after having 51% of the ball. In what appears to be a difficult task, head coach, Fran Escribá would be hoping for another solid performance from the Green-striped ones come Match Day 2 when they meet the champions. Fran Escribá could line up with three at the back in an attacking-minded 3--5--2 formation. The attacking duo consisting of centre-forward, Lucas Boye and left-winger, Pere Milla may be seen once again. A victory over ATL Madrid looks unlikely for Escribá but a draw would do when the Green-striped ones visit the champions on Sunday evening. Luckily, the former Atletico Madrid assistant (2009-2011), Fran Escribá would be able to make his selection from a fully fit squad ahead of this weekend's game. Newly acquired defensive midfielder, Iván Marcone is yet to get his debut and could be doing so on Sunday.