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

Fri 18th Sep, 20:00 BST, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona

Martin Anselmi guides his Elche CF team to the RCDE Stadium in the La Liga on Friday night, with José Manuel González Álvarez's Espanyol their challengers. Our predictions are based on extensive statistical analysis of each side, across 17 major betting markets. The data and the odds change with each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included for all.


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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
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Espanyol
48%
--
Draw
25%
--
Elche
27%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Espanyol 1-0
10%
--
Espanyol 2-1
9%
--
Espanyol 2-0
8%
--
Elche 1-0
7%
--
Elche 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Espanyol 3-1
5%
--
Espanyol 3-0
4%
--
Elche 2-0
4%
--
Espanyol 3-2
3%
--
Elche 3-1
3%
--
Elche 3-2
2%
--
Espanyol 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
52%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
45%
--
Espanyol win to nil
25%
--
Elche win to nil
14%
--
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Win / draw / win La Liga table
Won
Draw
Lost
Espanyol
Elche
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3300109 
Jan 3
Apr 18
l
 
0-5A
Jan 17
2
Real Madrid330089 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 14
Sep 15
Apr 21
3
A.Madrid321047 
Oct 18
Jan 31
Nov 29
Feb 21
4
Alaves321047 
May 30
Dec 6
Apr 4
Dec 20
5
Osasuna321027 
Feb 21
Sep 12
Apr 18
Dec 6
6
Sevilla320116 
Sep 6
Feb 14
Dec 13
Mar 21
7
Real Betis3201-16 
Jan 10
May 9
Nov 8
Jan 31
8
Deportivo312025 
Nov 8
May 23
Feb 14
d
 
1-1A
9
Levante311104 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 17
Feb 7
Nov 22
10
R.Santander311104 
Mar 7
Oct 25
May 30
l
 
3-2A
11
R.Sociedad4112-34 
Apr 21
l
 
2-1A
Sep 7
Feb 28
12
Espanyol310213 
-
-
May 2
Sep 18
13
A.Bilbao3102-23 
Mar 21
Nov 22
May 16
Sep 12
14
Getafe3102-33 
Nov 29
Apr 4
Jan 10
May 9
15
Villarreal3021-12 
Jan 24
Nov 1
Mar 14
Oct 18
16
Celta4022-32 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Oct 11
Apr 11
17
Valencia3012-31 
May 16
Dec 20
Nov 1
May 23
18
R.Vallecano3012-41 
Feb 7
Sep 15
Jan 24
Oct 25
19
Elche3012-61 
Sep 18
May 2
-
-
20
Malaga3012-61 
Apr 11
Oct 11
Mar 7
Jan 3
Win / draw / win form
Espanyol 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Espanyol1 - 2Real Madrid
Espanyol3 - 0Levante
Espanyol1 - 1R.Sociedad
Espanyol2 - 0A.Bilbao
Espanyol0 - 2Real Madrid
Espanyol0 - 0Levante
Espanyol1 - 2Getafe
Espanyol1 - 1Real Oviedo
Espanyol2 - 2Celta
Espanyol1 - 2Alaves
Espanyol0 - 2Girona
Espanyol0 - 2Barcelona
Espanyol1 - 0R.Vallecano
Espanyol2 - 1Sevilla
Espanyol0 - 2Villarreal
Espanyol1 - 0Elche
Espanyol1 - 2Real Betis
Espanyol2 - 2Valencia
Espanyol3 - 2Mallorca
Espanyol1 - 0Osasuna
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEspanyol1 - 2R.Sociedad
HEspanyol1 - 2Real Madrid
HEspanyol3 - 0Levante
HEspanyol1 - 1R.Sociedad
AEspanyol2 - 1Osasuna
HEspanyol2 - 0A.Bilbao
AEspanyol1 - 2Sevilla
HEspanyol0 - 2Real Madrid
HEspanyol0 - 0Levante
AEspanyol0 - 1R.Vallecano
AEspanyol1 - 4Barcelona
AEspanyol0 - 0Real Betis
HEspanyol1 - 2Getafe
AEspanyol1 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 1Real Oviedo
AEspanyol2 - 2Elche
AEspanyol2 - 4A.Madrid
HEspanyol2 - 2Celta
AEspanyol1 - 4Villarreal
HEspanyol1 - 2Alaves
Elche 19TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
1
Draw
5
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Santander3 - 2Elche
Deportivo1 - 1Elche
Girona1 - 1Elche
Real Betis2 - 1Elche
Celta3 - 1Elche
Real Oviedo1 - 2Elche
R.Vallecano1 - 0Elche
Real Madrid4 - 1Elche
Villarreal2 - 1Elche
A.Bilbao2 - 1Elche
R.Sociedad3 - 1Elche
Levante3 - 2Elche
Valencia1 - 1Elche
Mallorca3 - 1Elche
Getafe1 - 0Elche
Barcelona3 - 1Elche
Espanyol1 - 0Elche
Alaves3 - 1Elche
Osasuna1 - 1Elche
Sevilla2 - 2Elche
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AElche2 - 3R.Santander
HElche0 - 5Barcelona
AElche1 - 1Deportivo
AElche1 - 1Girona
HElche1 - 0Getafe
AElche1 - 2Real Betis
HElche1 - 1Alaves
AElche1 - 3Celta
AElche2 - 1Real Oviedo
HElche3 - 2A.Madrid
HElche1 - 0Valencia
AElche0 - 1R.Vallecano
HElche2 - 1Mallorca
AElche1 - 4Real Madrid
AElche1 - 2Villarreal
HElche2 - 2Espanyol
AElche1 - 2A.Bilbao
HElche0 - 0Osasuna
AElche1 - 3R.Sociedad
HElche1 - 3Barcelona
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
Elche
Goals: Scored
7
5
Games: Scored
5 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
0 / 5
ESP
2
D
2
ELC
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
Espanyol1 - 0
Espanyol2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Elche
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Elche since 2014
Elche
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
8
8
Games: Scored
4 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
1 / 5
ESP
1
D
3
ELC
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Elche
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Espanyol
Draw2 - 2Draw
Elche2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Espanyol have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 7 consecutive La Liga matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Elche CF on Friday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Espanyol 12th Elche 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Espanyol will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Elche will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Espanyol have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
+1
Elche’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2026/2027 season
Espanyol
PG (predicted goals)
Elche
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
ESP
ELC
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
ESP
ELC
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3332
M DmitrovićR FernándezF. Hernandez CoarasaA. Calatrava Torrado
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dmitrović GLK3
-
R. Hinojo Estrada DEF3
1
-
O Hilali DEF3
-
U Núñez DEF3
-
A. Calatrava Torrado MID31
2
-
F. Hernandez Coarasa MID33
1
-
R. Bauzà Sureda MID31
1
-
E Expósito MID3
1
-
U González MID3
2
-
R Fernández FWD33
-
P Milla FWD3
1
-
J Carreras FWD3
-
T Dolan FWD31
-
C Riedel DEF2
1
-
V Drkusic DEF2
-
P Lozano MID2
1
-
M. Fernández Sánchez FWD2
1
-
G Salles MID1
-
Elche La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3111
M DituroA. Sangaré TraoréG VillarG Villar
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dituro GLK3
-
V Chust DEF3
-
A. Sangaré Traoré DEF31
-
G Villar MID31
1
-
M Aguado MID31
-
F Niño FWD31
-
A. Houary Jeddoub FWD3
1
-
G Valera FWD3
-
T Morente FWD31
-
L Cepeda FWD31
-
P Bigas DEF2
-
F Buonanotte MID2
1
-
J. Morcillo Rodrigalvarez MID2
-
F Redondo MID2
-
M Neto MID2
-
E Ponce FWD2
-
Josan FWD1
-