Espanyol vs ElchePrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Espanyol are twelfth with 4 points after four LaLiga rounds: one win, one draw and two defeats, six goals scored and five conceded. At home the record is one win, one draw and one defeat in three games (5-3); away they have lost their only match (1-2). Their last five outings across all competitions tell of a difficult spell: the last round ended in a 1-1 draw against Sevilla, before that a 1-2 defeat away at Real Sociedad, before that another 1-2 defeat against Real Madrid, and further back a 3-0 win over Levante and a 1-3 defeat away at Coventry. Elche are nineteenth with a single point from four rounds: no wins, one draw and three defeats, five goals scored and 12 conceded. At home they have lost both games played (2-8); away the record is one draw and one defeat in two matches (3-4). Their recent run has been heavy: the last round was a 2-3 defeat against Real Sociedad, before that another 2-3 defeat away at Racing Santander, before that a 0-5 loss against Barcelona, and further back two draws, 1-1 away at Deportivo La Coruna and 2-2 against Cordoba. In the head-to-head record the last meeting, played at Elche's ground, finished 2-2; before that an Espanyol win at home, 1-0, and before that another 2-2 draw at Elche. Further back Espanyol had won 2-0 at home and, before that, won 1-0 away at Elche. The competition average is 2.95 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.