Elche vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th October 2025

Elche enjoy home advantage, when visitors Athletic Club swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Elche are placed seventh with 13 points after eight matches. Athletic Club occupy a position as eightth in the league on 13 points.
As both Elche and Athletic Club are aiming to climb into the top 6 of the table, the upcoming duel will be vital for each of them.
Elche only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded ten for an average of one per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Athletic Club scored ten goals, conceded 12 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.
Elche face off against Athletic Club for the first time in a while, with Elche claiming a 1-0 win at San Mames Barria back then.
Elche vs Athletic Club Prediction
Elche Form
Elche went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against Osasuna, a 2-1 win against Celta Vigo and a 3-1 defeat against Deportivo Alaves. Elche claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the LaLiga, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored eight and conceded four goals.
Ambitions are high for Elche, and winning the title is still possible, but they need to raise their level to achieve the highest prize.
Athletic Club Form
Athletic Club suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Villarreal in a 1-0 defeat. Borussia Dortmund also proved too hard to handle as they won 4-1, before Athletic Club were able to strike back in a 2-1 win against Mallorca. Athletic Club managed a decent return of three wins in their last six LaLiga away matches, in which they scored five while also conceding four times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Ambitions are high for Athletic Club, and winning the title is still possible, but they need to raise their level to achieve the highest prize.
Elche, as well as Athletic Club, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards on Sunday.
Elche have taken three points from their last four games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won zero of these matches with a scoreline of five goals to seven. Athletic Club took two wins from their last four games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They collected six points, scored five goals and conceded five. Elche lost just once so far this season in the LaLiga and after eight games played they recorded three wins and four draws Athletic Club enjoy a record of four wins, one draw and three defeats in the LaLiga.
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Elche vs Athletic Club Stats
- In 16 of the last 18 Elche matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Elche matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Elche home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Elche home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Elche have won 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 23 of the last 25 Athletic Club away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Athletic Club away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Athletic Club have lost 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Athletic Club have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
Elche vs Athletic Club Squads
Elche Squad
Eder Sarabia will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Athletic Club from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):
Alejandro Iturbe (0/0), Inaki Pena (0/3), Matias Dituro (0/5), Adria Pedrosa (1/4), Albert Niculaesei (0/0), Alvaro Nunez (0/8), Bambo Diaby (0/2), Carlos Clerc (0/0), Hector Fort (0/3), Leo Petrot (0/8), Pedro Bigas (0/7), Victor Chust (0/6), Aleix Febas (0/8), Federico Redondo (0/2), Grady Diangana (0/4), John Donald (1/5), Josan (0/3), Marc Aguado (0/7), Martim Neto (0/6), Rodrigo Mendoza (1/5), Tobias Christensen (0/0), Yago Santiago (0/0), Adam Boayar (0/1), Ali Houary (0/2), Alvaro Rodriguez (0/7), Andre Silva (4/7), David Affengruber (0/8), German Valera (1/7), Rafa Mir (3/8).
Athletic Club Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Athletic Club players that the manager Ernesto Valverde will choose from for the upcoming game:
Alex Padilla (0/0), Unai Simon (0/8), Aitor Paredes (1/6), Andoni Gorosabel (0/3), Aymeric Laporte (0/4), Daniel Vivian (0/7), Inigo Lekue (0/2), Jesus Areso (0/8), Jon De Luis (0/0), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/0), Yuri Berchiche (0/8), Alejandro Rego (1/4), Benat Prados (0/2), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/7), Mikel Jauregizar (1/8), Mikel Vesga (0/7), Nico Williams (1/4), Oihan Sancet (1/6), Robert Navarro (1/7), Unai Gomez (0/4), Adama Boiro (0/1), Alex Berenguer (0/6), Gorka Guruzeta (0/6), Inaki Williams (1/8), Maroan Sannadi (1/7), Nico Serrano (0/3), Urko Izeta (0/2).
Elche vs Athletic Club Team News
Elche vs Athletic Club Lineups
Elche vs Athletic Club H2H
Elche face off against Athletic Club for the first time in a while, with Elche claiming a 1-0 win at San Mames Barria back then. Elche enter the match against Athletic Club with a 3-3-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 30%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Elche vs Athletic Club Results
In the last ten matches between Elche and Athletic Club over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 11/8 with bookies.
Elche vs Athletic Club Betting Tips
Andre Silva found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Inaki Williams just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Elche claimed six wins, drew one and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Athletic Club won one, drew zero and lost nine of their last 10 games away. Elche are no doubt looking for goals on Sunday, since Athletic Club have been unable to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.
Elche managed an average of 1.1 goals in the past ten encounters against Athletic Club, who scored 1.3 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Elche’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Athletic Club's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.