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LaLiga: Sevilla vs Elche – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 4 match between Sevilla and Elche and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Sevilla will look to justify their title credentials on Friday when they take on Elche for a round 4 match in the LaLiga.

Looking at the LaLiga standings, the current difference between the sides is two points and six places.

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Team form: Sevilla vs Elche

Sevilla Form

Sevilla suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Athletic Club in a 3-2 defeat. Getafe also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-2, before Sevilla were able to strike back last time out in a 0-2 win against Girona. Sevilla just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Elche Form

Elche look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Real Betis. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Atletico Madrid in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Levante in a 2-0 win. Elche managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring seven time and letting in four.

Betting stats and facts for Sevilla and Elche

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sevilla and Elche. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 23 of the last 25 Sevilla home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Sevilla have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the LaLiga and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 3 Sevilla matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Sevilla matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Sevilla home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 27 of the last 29 Elche away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 16 of the last 18 Elche matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 13 of the last 14 Elche away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 8 Elche matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 11 of the last 13 Elche matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players in form: Sevilla vs Elche

As the new LaLiga campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Sevilla and Elche this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

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Full-time result

Sevilla claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing five. Elche won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Elche have hit a nice vein of form with 8 matches now without losing. Sevilla have not lost to Elche in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Sevilla scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Elche scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Elche managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Sevilla have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Elche.

Total goals

Sevilla saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Elche’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. Elche scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.

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