Espanyol will be looking for their third consecutive La Liga win when they travel to Estadio Martínez Valero to play against Elche. These two sides are placed in the middle of the table and a win here will be a great boost. Kickoff is set for October 23rd 2021 at 19:30.
Elche CF are coming off 2-1 La Liga defeat to Rayo Vallecano in their previous match and the will be thirsty for three points here. In that match, they had 48% possession seven shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Lucas Boyé (14′).
Espanyol on the other side will be looking for more of the same results as the previous 2-0 La Liga win versus Cádiz. In that game, they had 54% possession 14 shots with six of them on target and goals scored by Raúl de Tomás (45′) and Nico Melamed (65′).
Elche sits risky close to the drop zone and is likely to prioritize defensive game play in this game. Espanyol have struggled on their travels this season, with goals especially proving hard to come by on the road.
Both teams have had inconsistent performances this season and they are only separated by three points in the middle of the table. We predict fierce duels between with end results as draw between these two sides. However, goals should be expected for both sides.
Elche vs Espanyol head to head
This will be the sixth meeting for this duo, in the past five meeting both sides has won twice and there have been one draw.
- Espanyol 1-1 Elche 06/04/15
- Elche 2-1 Espanyol 02/11/14
- Espanyol 3-1 Elche 09/03/14
- Elche 2-1 Espanyol 05/10/13
- Elche 2-3 Espanyol 08/10/03
Home
- Vallecano 2-1 Elche
- Elche 1-0 Celta Vigo
- Real Sociedad 1-0 Elche
- Villarreal 4-1 Elche
- Elche 1-1 Levante
- Away
- Espanyol 2-0 Cadiz
- Espanyol 2-1 Real Madrid
- Sevilla 2-0 Espanyol
- Espanyol 1-0 Alaves
- Real Betis 2-2 Espanyol
Elche team news
Fran Escribá’s side only injury concern is Defender Diego Gonzalez.
Espanyol team news
On the visitors side; Miguelon ,Javi Puado, Keidi Bare and Aleix Vidal are all unavailable due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Draw
- Espanyol Win
- Double Chance
