Athletic Club vs Elche Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th February 2026

When Elche come to San Mames for the LaLiga match on Friday, Athletic Club will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Athletic Club approach round 25 as number 9 in the LaLiga table with 31 points on their account so far. With 24 rounds behind them, Elche have amassed 25 points, placing them as number 16 in the standings.

Elche will play the match against Athletic Club hoping to gain some ground on the latter in LaLiga standings. A positive result could be more than important for their upcoming challenges this season.

Athletic Club are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 17 goals, or an average of 1.7 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Elche travel to their next away match this coming Friday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 18 goals against. An average of 1.8 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Athletic Club played Elche. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Athletic Club vs Elche Prediction

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Levante by 4-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-1 against Real Sociedad, before achieving a 1-2 win against Real Oviedo. Athletic Club won three of their previous six matches at San Mames in the LaLiga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring eight goals to eight against.

Elche Form

Elche came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 1-3 against Barcelona. A 3-1 defeat against Real Sociedad followed, before a 0-0 draw with Osasuna. Elche didn't manage a single away win in their last six LaLiga matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 14 and scored six goals themselves.

They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other, and with both Athletic Club and Elche scoring freely over the past weeks, we expect a highly entertaining match.

Athletic Club took 23 points from their last 14 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the LaLiga table. This amounts to seven wins after scoring 19 times and conceding 16. Elche scored 12 goals and conceded 20 in their last 13 encounters with teams in the top half of the LaLiga. This lead to one wins and ten points. Athletic Club claimed nine wins, four draws as well as 11 defeats in the LaLiga this season. Elche have a record of five wins, ten draws and nine defeats in the LaLiga.

Athletic Club vs Elche Squads

Athletic Club Squad

The 62-year-old coach of the home team, Ernesto Valverde, will select the lineup against Elche from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Alex Padilla (0/0), Unai Simon (0/24), Aitor Paredes (1/17), Andoni Gorosabel (0/13), Aymeric Laporte (0/13), Daniel Vivian (0/19), Inigo Lekue (0/7), Jesus Areso (0/20), Jon De Luis (0/0), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/0), Yuri Berchiche (0/21), Alejandro Rego (1/16), Benat Prados (0/2), Efe Korkut (0/0), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (1/22), Mikel Jauregizar (2/24), Mikel Vesga (0/14), Nico Williams (4/19), Oihan Sancet (2/17), Robert Navarro (5/20), Selton Sanchez (0/5), Unai Gomez (1/16), Adama Boiro (0/8), Alex Berenguer (2/20), Asier Hierro (0/0), Gorka Guruzeta (4/21), Inaki Williams (1/16), Maroan Sannadi (1/8), Nico Serrano (1/11), Urko Izeta (0/9).

Elche Squad

Below is the full team squad of Elche. The manager Sarabia will pick his starting XI against Athletic Club from these players:

Alejandro Iturbe (0/0), Inaki Pena (0/16), Matias Dituro (0/8), Adria Pedrosa (1/16), Albert Niculaesei (0/0), Buba Sangare (0/0), Hector Fort (1/9), Leo Petrot (0/21), Nico Salvador (0/0), Pedro Bigas (0/17), Victor Chust (0/18), Aleix Febas (2/23), Alex Herraiz (0/0), Alex Sanchez (0/1), Federico Redondo (0/7), Gonzalo Villar (0/1), Grady Diangana (1/13), John Donald (1/14), Josan (0/12), Marc Aguado (0/23), Martim Neto (2/20), Tobias Christensen (0/0), Yago Santiago (0/8), Adam Boayar (1/6), Alvaro Rodriguez (5/21), Andre Silva (5/18), David Affengruber (0/22), German Valera (4/23), Lucas Cepeda (0/3), Piri (0/0), Rafa Mir (6/19), Tete Morente (0/1).

Athletic Club vs Elche Team News

Athletic Club vs Elche Lineups

Athletic Club vs Elche H2H

It finished all square on when Athletic Club last faced Elche. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 59/20. Athletic Club go into their upcoming match against Elche with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-3-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Athletic Club vs Elche Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last ten matches between Elche and Athletic Club. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 6/7 with the bookies.

Athletic Club vs Elche Betting Tips

Alvaro Rodriguez shows decent form right now for Elche, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Athletic Club, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Gorka Guruzeta also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

Athletic Club won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing five as well. Elche won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost six in this run. Athletic Club might win at San Mames this coming Friday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just two games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Athletic Club and Elche as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Athletic Club scored an average of 1.1 goals a game, with Elche averaging 0.9 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Athletic Club’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Elche, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.