La Liga WON 1–3
Fri, Sep 18 · 21:00 · RCDE Stadium
Espanyol Home
VS
Elche CF Away
Espanyol vs Elche — La Liga
Tipster's pick Both Teams to Score
Confidence Low
Odds 1.80 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Both Teams Poised to Score in La Liga Fixture

Espanyol maintain a consistent attacking output that rarely sees them blank in matches. Elche have yet to record a clean sheet and regularly concede from open play. The away side still registers goals on the road through quick transitions. Espanyol leave space behind their defensive line at home, inviting counters. Historical encounters between the pair have produced goals from both teams more often than not. Current sequences show Elche struggling to contain opponents while Espanyol push forward without full defensive control.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate
Result
1–3 WON

Our pick “Both Teams to Score” at odds 1.80 won — final score 1–3.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Federico Redondo Solari 6'
  3. Fernando Niño Rodríguez 22'
  4. Fernando Niño Rodríguez assist Roy Revivo 26'
  5. Fernando Niño Rodríguez assist Roy Revivo 29'
  6. Ruben Sanchez Saez ↓ Buba Sangaré 37'
  7. Quilindschy Hartman ↓ Roger Hinojo 45'
  8. Marcos Fernández ↓ Urko Gonzalez 45'
  9. Eduardo Expósito Jaén 45+4'
  10. Second half
  11. Pedro Bigas ↓ Gonzalo Villar 60'
  12. Abiel Alessio Osorio ↓ Fernando Niño Rodríguez 61'
  13. Pere Milla ↓ Álex Calatrava Torrado 61'
  14. Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Bryan Zaragoza 67'
  15. Clemens Riedel ↓ Unai Núñez 67'
  16. Víctor Chust Own goal 72'
  17. Tete Morente ↓ Thomas Lemar 77'
  18. Matia Barzic ↓ Roy Revivo 77'
  19. Germán Valera assist Tete Morente 78'
  20. Clemens Riedel 82'
  21. Lucas Cepeda 90+1'
This season
Espanyol Elche
Over 2.5 goals 67% 67%
Clean sheet 40% 0%
Failed to score 0% 20%
Scored per game 1.6 1.2
Conceded per game 1.0 2.6
Scored home / away 1.7 / 1.5 1.0 / 1.3

Across 5 and 5 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
7 DEP Deportivo La Coruna 5 2 3 0 9
8 ESP Espanyol ▲ 5 2 1 2 7
9 ATH Athletic Club 5 2 1 2 7
10 RAC Racing Santander 5 2 1 2 7
11 OSA Osasuna 5 2 1 2 7
12 REA Real Sociedad 6 2 1 3 7
13 LEV Levante 5 1 2 2 5
14 GET Getafe 5 1 2 2 5
15 CEL Celta Vigo 6 0 4 2 4
16 RAY Rayo Vallecano 5 1 1 3 4
17 MAL Malaga 5 0 3 2 3
18 VIL Villarreal 5 0 2 3 2
19 ELC Elche ▲ 5 0 2 3 2
20 VAL Valencia 5 0 1 4 1
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Espanyol WLLDW
W vs Levante 3–0 Aug 16
L vs Real Madrid 1–2 Aug 22
L @ Real Sociedad 1–2 Aug 29
D vs Sevilla 1–1 Sep 6
W @ Osasuna 2–0 Sep 12
Elche DLLLD
D @ Deportivo La Coruna 1–1 Aug 17
L vs Barcelona 0–5 Aug 23
L @ Racing Santander 2–3 Aug 28
L vs Real Sociedad 2–3 Sep 7
D @ Athletic Club 1–1 Sep 12
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Espanyol
Scored 1.6 avg
3 1 1 1 2
Conceded 1.0 avg
0 2 2 1 0
Elche
Scored 1.2 avg
1 0 2 2 1
Conceded 2.6 avg
1 5 3 3 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
3 Espanyol
5 Draws
2 Elche CF
Mar 2026 Elche 2–2 Espanyol Draw
Oct 2025 Espanyol 1–0 Elche Espanyol
Apr 2024 Elche 2–2 Espanyol Draw
Nov 2023 Espanyol 2–0 Elche Espanyol
Feb 2023 Elche 0–1 Espanyol Espanyol

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Espanyol 4-2-3-1
  • 13 M. Dmitrović G
  • 32 J. A. Lopez D
  • 14 Unai Núñez D
  • 6 L. Cabrera D
  • 21 Roger Hinojo D
  • 8 Edu Expósito M
  • 4 Urko González M
  • 22 Álex Calatrava M
  • 28 Javier Hernandez M
  • 15 Bryan Zaragoza M
  • 9 Roberto Fernández F
Bench Pere Milla, C. Riedel, Q. Hartman, Gabriel Moscardo, Ángel Fortuño, Marcos Fernández, V. Drkušić, T. Dolan, Rafel Bauzà, Llorenç Serred, Víctor Mullerat Tomas, Pol Lozano

Manolo González

Elche 4-3-3
  • 1 M. Dituro G
  • 2 Buba Sangaré D
  • 5 F. Redondo D
  • 23 Víctor Chust D
  • 3 R. Revivo D
  • 18 T. Lemar M
  • 47 J. Morcillo M
  • 12 Gonzalo Villar M
  • 21 L. Cepeda F
  • 14 Fer Niño F
  • 11 Germán Valera F
Bench Matia Barzic Gutiérrez, Tete Morente, Bigas, F. Buonanotte, G. Diangana, Alejandro Iturbe, Josan, Martim Neto, A. Osorio, E. Ponce, Rubén Sánchez, Marc Aguado

M. Anselmi

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Espanyol
  • OUT O. El Hilali Red Card
  • OUT K. Garcia Hamstring Injury
  • OUT J. Puado Knee Injury
  • DOUBT A. Gorosabel Injury
  • DOUBT Jofre Groin Injury
  • OUT O. El Hilali Red Card
  • OUT K. Garcia Hamstring Injury
  • OUT J. Puado Knee Injury
  • DOUBT A. Gorosabel Injury
  • DOUBT Jofre Groin Injury
Elche CF
  • OUT Y. Santiago Knee Injury
  • OUT Y. Santiago Knee Injury