Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 5 match between Athletic Club and Elche and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Elche come to San Mames for the LaLiga match this coming Saturday, Athletic Club will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
The current difference in the LaLiga standings between the two teams clashing at San Mames this coming Saturday is five points.
Form: Athletic Club vs Elche
Athletic Club Form
Athletic Club recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 2-0 against Barcelona. They responded by beating Celta Vigo 0-2, and followed that up by winning 3-0 against Atletico Madrid. Athletic Club claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the LaLiga. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded seven.
Elche Form
Elche lost their previous three matches by 0-5 against Barcelona, 3-2 against Racing Santander and 2-3 against Real Sociedad. Elche only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to eight.
Betting facts for Athletic Club and Elche
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Athletic Club and Elche played across all tournaments.
- In 17 of the last 19 Athletic Club home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Athletic Club have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Athletic Club home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Elche matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Elche matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Elche away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Elche matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Elche away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Athletic Club vs Elche
Look no further than Robert Navarro, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Athletic Club in the LaLiga, while Fer Nino managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Elche in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
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Full-time result
Athletic Club won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at San Mames. They drew one and lost five as well, while Elche won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six.
Both teams to score
Athletic Club scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Elche scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Elche played. Elche managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Athletic Club were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Elche have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Athletic Club when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Athletic Club saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Elche, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves. Elches last three matches had over four goals.
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