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La Liga: Real Madrid vs Elche – Betting preview

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Real Madrid enjoy home advantage when visitors Elche swing by on Wednesday for a La Liga clash.

Real Madrid approach round 21 as number 2 in the La Liga table with 45 points on their account so far. With 20 rounds behind them, Elche have amassed nine points, placing them as number 20 in the standings.

Form: Real Madrid vs Elche

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad, before claiming 3 points in a 2-0 win against Valencia. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Mallorca. Carlo Ancelotti’s side put four wins on the board in their previous six La Liga matches at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. They drew twice while losing none, scoring 11 goals and conceding four.

Elche Form

Elche collected four points from a possible nine in their last three matches. An encounter with Osasuna brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Sevilla. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Villarreal by a 3-1 scoreline. The Green-striped ones are winless in their last six away games in La Liga, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded 12 goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting facts for Real Madrid and Elche

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Real Madrid and Elche. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

  • Real Madrid have scored in 32 of the last 34 matches
  • Real Madrid have not lost 21 of the last 23 home matches
  • In 10 of the last 12 home matches Real Madrid played, both teams scored
  • Real Madrid have scored in 17 of the last 18 home matches
  • Real Madrid have conceded in 10 of the last 12 home matches
  • In 13 of the last 15 Elche matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 8 Elche away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Elche have not won 12 of the last 14 away matches
  • Elche have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches without scoring a goal
  • Elche have conceded in 12 of the last 14 away matches

Players on top: Real Madrid vs Elche

Pere Milla shows decent form right now for Elche, as he scored three goals in his last six games in La Liga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Real Madrid, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Karim Benzema also looks like a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six La Liga matches.

Betting markets: Real Madrid vs Elche

Full-time result

Real Madrid claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Elche won two of their last 10 games away, drawing three and losing five in this series of matches. Astonishingly, Elche failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 25 matches. Real Madrid have not lost to Elche in 9 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Real Madrid scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Elche got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Real Madrid managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. They have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Elche.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Madrid, who scored an average of 2.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Elche’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.

Betting tip: Real Madrid vs Elche

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Real Madrid and Elche. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

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