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Elche CF v Athletic Bilbao : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 19th Oct, 13:00 BST, Martínez Valero, Elche

We’ve La Liga action to look forward to on Sunday afternoon, as Eder Sarabia Armesto and his Elche CF side host Ernesto Valverde Tejedor’s Athletic Bilbao at the Martínez Valero. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds are also given.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't believe there is a clear favourite to claim victory here, but what is clear is that the odds suggest it'll have no more than 3 goals. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Elche and A.Bilbao have served up a lot of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards an extension of that record. We're confidently predicting under 3.5 goals on Sunday afternoon, and the bookies have it priced at 1.20.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 43% chance of A.Bilbao coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Elche
29%
3.50
17%
3.25
5%
Draw
28%
3.103.20
3%
A.Bilbao
43%
2.25
12%
2.30
3%
Draw 1-1
13%
6.006.00
4%
A.Bilbao 1-0
13%
6.506.00
Elche 1-0
10%
8.50
13%
7.50
7%
Draw 0-0
10%
7.006.50
A.Bilbao 2-1
9%
9.50
5%
8.50
6%
A.Bilbao 2-0
8%
9.50
14%
9.00
5%
Elche 2-1
7%
13.00
8%
11.00
10%
Elche 2-0
5%
15.00
15%
13.00
8%
Draw 2-2
4%
17.0015.00
A.Bilbao 3-1
4%
21.00
9%
17.00
A.Bilbao 3-0
4%
21.00
19%
17.00
Elche 3-1
2%
34.00
17%
23.00
10%
A.Bilbao 3-2
2%
34.00
17%
26.00
Elche 3-0
2%
41.00
21%
26.00
Elche 3-2
2%
41.0029.00
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
2.38
5%
2.30
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
1.57
3%
1.55
Home 1st Goal
44%
2.30
5%
2.30
2%
Away 1st Goal
50%
1.83
6%
1.85
3%
No 1st Goal
6%
7.006.50
BTTS - Yes
47%
2.00
2%
2.05
BTTS - No
53%
1.75
3%
1.73
BTTS - Home Win
12%
8.00
14%
6.50
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.50
5%
4.60
2%
BTTS - Away Win
17%
5.50
15%
5.00
5%
Home/draw
57%
1.62
8%
1.60
2%
Away/draw
71%
1.29
5%
1.33
1%
Home/away
72%
1.361.35
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
1.44
4%
1.44
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
2.75
5%
2.62
1%
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
4.50
10%
4.33
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
1.20
3%
1.20
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
10.00
9%
8.50
6%
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1.06
1%
1.06
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
21.00
9%
17.00
11%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1.02
1%
1.00
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1.101.09
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7.007.00
8%
Home DNB
49%
2.38
19%
2.25
5%
Away DNB
62%
1.53
12%
1.57
5%
Elche win to nil
17%
5.50
27%
-
A.Bilbao win to nil
26%
3.40
9%
-
Elche / Elche
15%
5.50
10%
5.00
Elche / A.Bilbao
3%
29.00
15%
23.00
Elche / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / Elche
12%
7.00
8%
6.50
Draw / A.Bilbao
15%
5.505.00
5%
Draw / Draw
18%
4.50
4%
4.20
A.Bilbao / Elche
3%
34.0026.00
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
22%
3.75
13%
3.60
4%
A.Bilbao / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Elche have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the La Liga league table. Elche are unbeaten at home after 4 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Elche have outscored their opponents by 11 goals to 9 goals.

Home League Performance

Elche have played 4 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 6 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 2 goals at home.

A.Bilbao are in 8th position in the La Liga on 13 points having played 8 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 4 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 2 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 0 and won 2. A.Bilbao have conceded 4 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Elche
A.Bilbao
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Real Madrid87011021 
Nov 23
Mar 15
Jan 11
May 24
2
Barcelona86111319 
Feb 1
Nov 2
Mar 8
Nov 23
3
Villarreal8512616 
Jan 4
Mar 8
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
4
Real Betis8431515 
d
 
1-1A
May 13
Mar 22
w
 
1-2F
5
A.Madrid8341513 
Apr 22
d
 
1-1A
Dec 7
Apr 19
6
Sevilla8413413 
Jan 18
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-2F
Jan 25
7
Elche8341213 
-
-
Feb 22
Oct 19
8
A.Bilbao8413013 
Oct 19
Feb 22
-
-
9
Espanyol8332012 
Mar 1
Oct 25
Dec 21
May 13
10
Alaves8323111 
May 10
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
May 3
11
Getafe8323-211 
May 17
Nov 30
Oct 25
Apr 5
12
Osasuna8314-110 
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
Apr 22
Jan 4
13
Levante8224-18 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 25
Feb 8
Nov 30
14
R.Vallecano8224-28 
Dec 21
Apr 5
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
15
Valencia8224-48 
Apr 12
Jan 11
May 10
l
 
2-0A
16
Celta8062-36 
w
 
2-1F
May 3
May 17
Dec 14
17
Real Oviedo8206-106 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 19
Nov 9
Feb 15
18
Girona8134-126 
Dec 7
May 24
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
19
R.Sociedad8125-55 
Nov 9
Feb 8
Feb 1
Nov 2
20
Mallorca8125-65 
Mar 22
Dec 14
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
Win / draw / win form
3
Elche have won 3 consecutive home league games
5
Elche have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
Elche 7TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
16
D
2
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Elche2 - 1Celta
Elche1 - 0Real Oviedo
Elche2 - 0Levante
Elche1 - 1Real Betis
Elche2 - 0Malaga
Elche1 - 3Levante
Elche2 - 2Albacete
Elche1 - 0Racing Ferrol
Elche2 - 0Eldense
Elche3 - 1Castellon
Elche2 - 1Cartagena
Elche2 - 0Tenerife
Elche2 - 0Eibar
Elche1 - 0Zaragoza
Elche3 - 0R.Santander
Elche2 - 1Cadiz
Elche4 - 0Real Oviedo
Elche1 - 2Almeria
Elche1 - 0Burgos
Elche2 - 1S.Gijon
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AElche1 - 3Alaves
HElche2 - 1Celta
AElche1 - 1Osasuna
HElche1 - 0Real Oviedo
AElche2 - 2Sevilla
HElche2 - 0Levante
AElche1 - 1A.Madrid
HElche1 - 1Real Betis
AElche4 - 0Deportivo
HElche2 - 0Malaga
AElche1 - 2Huesca
HElche1 - 3Levante
AElche1 - 0Burgos
AElche1 - 1Granada
HElche2 - 2Albacete
AElche1 - 0Cadiz
HElche1 - 0Racing Ferrol
AElche2 - 1Cordoba
HElche2 - 0Eldense
AElche1 - 1Real Oviedo
A.Bilbao 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Villarreal1 - 0A.Bilbao
Valencia2 - 0A.Bilbao
Real Betis1 - 2A.Bilbao
Valencia0 - 1A.Bilbao
Getafe0 - 2A.Bilbao
R.Sociedad0 - 0A.Bilbao
Real Madrid1 - 0A.Bilbao
Villarreal0 - 0A.Bilbao
Sevilla0 - 1A.Bilbao
A.Madrid1 - 0A.Bilbao
Espanyol1 - 1A.Bilbao
Real Betis2 - 2A.Bilbao
Celta1 - 2A.Bilbao
Osasuna1 - 2A.Bilbao
Alaves1 - 1A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano1 - 2A.Bilbao
Valladolid1 - 1A.Bilbao
Mallorca0 - 0A.Bilbao
Girona2 - 1A.Bilbao
Leganes0 - 2A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HA.Bilbao2 - 1Mallorca
AA.Bilbao0 - 1Villarreal
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Girona
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Valencia
HA.Bilbao0 - 1Alaves
AA.Bilbao2 - 1Real Betis
HA.Bilbao1 - 0R.Vallecano
HA.Bilbao3 - 2Sevilla
HA.Bilbao0 - 3Barcelona
AA.Bilbao1 - 0Valencia
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Getafe
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Alaves
AA.Bilbao0 - 0R.Sociedad
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Las Palmas
AA.Bilbao0 - 1Real Madrid
HA.Bilbao3 - 1R.Vallecano
AA.Bilbao0 - 0Villarreal
HA.Bilbao0 - 0Osasuna
AA.Bilbao1 - 0Sevilla
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Mallorca
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Elche since 2015
Elche
A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
5
7
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
ELC
1
D
1
ATH
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Elche
1 - 4A.Bilbao
Draw0 - 0Draw
Elche2 - 0
2 - 3A.Bilbao
League games at A.Bilbao since 2015
A.Bilbao
Elche
Goals: Scored
4
4
Games: Scored
3 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
1 / 4
ELC
2
ATH
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT A.Bilbao
0 - 1Elche
A.Bilbao2 - 1
A.Bilbao1 - 0
1 - 2Elche
Goal Statistics
Elche 7th A.Bilbao 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Elche will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that A.Bilbao will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+19
Elche have scored 19% more goals at home than predicted
-17
A.Bilbao have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
Elche
PG (predicted goals)
A.Bilbao
1
1.3
Attack rating
35%
better
ELC
ATH
view stats
Games scored7
4
Failed to score0
3
Scored first3
3
Goals scored10
7
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate for19
12
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+35%
Defence rating
19%
better
ELC
ATH
view stats
Games conceded5
6
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first4
4
Goals conceded6
8
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
6
Conversion rate against12%
16%
Avg. XG against0.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+19%

Elche v A.Bilbao La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Elche La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8423
Á. Núñez CoboA SilvaÁlvaro RodríguezD Affengruber
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Pétrot DEF8
-
Á. Núñez Cobo DEF8
-
D Affengruber DEF8
2
1
A Febas MID81
1
-
R Mir FWD83
-
P Bigas DEF71
1
-
M Aguado MID7
-
G Valera FWD711
-
Álvaro Rodríguez FWD72
-
A Silva FWD74
-
V Chust DEF6
2
-
M Neto MID62
-
M Dituro GLK5
1
-
J Nwankwo DEF51
1
-
R Mendoza MID51
2
-
G Diangana FWD4
1
-
I Peña GLK3
-
H. García DEF3
-
A Pedrosa DEF31
3
-
Josan FWD31
1
-
B Diaby DEF2
-
F Redondo MID2
-
A. Houary Jeddoub FWD2
-
A. Boayar Benaisa FWD1
-
A.Bilbao La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8113
U SimónM. Jauregizar AlbonigaJ AresoD Vivian
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Simón GLK8
-
J Areso DEF81
1
-
Y Berchiche DEF8
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID81
-
I Williams FWD81
-
D Vivian DEF7
2
1
I Galarreta MID7
1
-
M Vesga MID7
-
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD71
1
-
R Navarro FWD71
1
-
A Paredes DEF61
1
-
O Sancet MID61
-
Álex Berenguer FWD6
1
-
G Guruzeta FWD6
-
A Laporte DEF4
1
-
A. Rego Mora MID41
-
U Gómez MID4
-
N Williams FWD411
-
A Gorosabel DEF3
-
N Serrano  FWD3
-
I Lekue DEF2
-
B Prados MID2
1
-
U. Iruretagoiena Lertxundi FWD2
1
-
?. Padilla Pérez GLK1
1
A. Boiro Boiro DEF1
-