Espanyol vs Elche Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd October 2022

Form hasn't been great recently for Espanyol, who hope to turn things around against Elche this coming Sunday. This is a round 11 match in the current La Liga campaign, and they face each other at RCDE Stadium. The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Elche came away as 1-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Sunday.

The hosts are currently 16th in the La Liga standings with nine points after ten rounds. Elche are trailing behind them on three points, which makes them 20th in the rankings ahead of their next game.

Espanyol are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Elche in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, payback for the home side looks a likely scenario.

Espanyol go into their next La Liga match, averaging a humble 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 17 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Elche travel to their next La Liga match, averaging a lowly 0.6 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of six goals, while also conceding 24 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.4 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Espanyol vs Elche Prediction

Espanyol form

Espanyol went through their last three matches with a 2-2 draw against Cadiz, a 1-0 win against Real Valladolid and a 1-0 defeat against Osasuna. Espanyol just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six La Liga matches at the RCDE Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.

Dreaming of a mid-table finish Espanyol might need to adjust themselves to fend off relegation in stead.

Elche Form

Elche were only able to claim two points from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Mallorca, followed by another draw. This time it ended 2-2 against Valencia, before going down in a 0-3 defeat against Real Madrid. In their last six La Liga away matches, Elche failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost five, scoring three while also conceding 15 times.

They were expected to struggle to avoid relegation from the La Liga this season, and sadly for Elche, they remain on course for the drop.

Elche and Espanyol seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Sunday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Espanyol vs Elche Team News

Espanyol are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Elche.

Sidelined with an injury, Espanyol can't field Adria Pedrosa on Sunday against Elche.

Espanyol vs Elche H2H

The last time the pair played each other, Elche came out the other side as 1-2 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. Trying to pick a winner from their h2h is a tough task as neither side have been able to fully dominate their coming opponent. Elche won three of the previous seven encounters, whereas Espanyol claimed three points two times in these seven matches. The bookies have Elche to win this match at best price odds of 5.00.

Espanyol vs Elche Results

Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last six matches between Espanyol and Elche. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 1.90 with bookies.

Espanyol vs Elche Betting Tips

Ezequiel Ponce shows decent form right now for Elche, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the La Liga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Espanyol, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Joselu also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six La Liga matches.

RCDE Stadium witnessed Espanyol winning three times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing three and losing four as well. Elche claimed one wins, one draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. We probably shouldn't expect too many goals at RCDE Stadium, since just three of the last 10 La Liga matches here for Espanyol had over 2.5 goals. In seven of the previous 10 league games away for Elche the match had over 2.5 goals.

Over 2.5 goals happened five times in the past six encounters between Espanyol and Elche, with Espanyol scoring 1.51 goals on average per game. Elche averaged 1.66 goals, while both teams scored six times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the ten matches across the tournaments for Espanyol, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of the last ten matches Elche played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches.