LaLiga: Elche vs Athletic Club – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 9 match between Elche and Athletic Club and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Elche enjoy home advantage, when visitors Athletic Club swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed seventh in the table Elche have amassed 13 points after eight matches. On 13 points, Athletic Club rank eightth with eight matches played this season.

Team form: Elche vs Athletic Club

Elche Form

Elche went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against Osasuna, a 2-1 win against Celta Vigo and a 3-1 defeat against Deportivo Alaves. Elche claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored eight and conceded four goals.

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club collected one win from their last three matches, as Villarreal won by 1-0. Borussia Dortmund were too strong as well, winning 4-1, before Athletic Club won 2-1 against Mallorca. Athletic Club managed a decent return of three wins in their last six LaLiga away matches, in which they scored five while also conceding four times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats for Elche and Athletic Club

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

Players in form: Elche vs Athletic Club

Andre Silva found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Inaki Williams just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular markets: Elche vs Athletic Club

Full-time result

Elche claimed six wins, drew one and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Athletic Club won one, drew zero and lost nine of their last 10 games away. Elche have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Athletic Club conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Elche only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Athletic Club scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Athletic Club managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Elche were first on target in three of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Elche, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Athletic Club, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Elche are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 15 matches. Athletic Club conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.