LiontipsElche vs Espanyol. Prediction and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
A horrific year for Elche ended with a victory over Villarreal (3:1) in the most recent home match. However, after a first win team suffered a heavy defeat to Real Madrid.
Right now, team is 12 points adrift from safety. Nine points after 21 matches is the worst result in the current century. Underdog will need to put all the effort on defense for the Espanyol clash, because in six latest matches the White-Blues conceded at least once in the first 30 minutes.
Milla, Gonzalez, Collado, Chetauyah and Alamo will miss the upcoming game.
Espanyol find themselves at the 17th place, just outside of relegation zone, one point ahead of 18th position. Their winless run has reached three games after a defeat to Real Sociedad (2:3).
The Budgerigars are terrible on away fixtures. They won only two of 19 latest games on the road. After 21 matches, Catalan side has four victories and nine draws, delivering 21 points and a 17th position in the standings. Team has a solid offensive record with 26 goals.
Montes, Joselu, Gori, Calero, Cabrera and Bare will miss the upcoming game.
Trends
Ставка Corners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 2 of 4 latest matches of Elche
Ставка Goals in both halves - yes
This bet played in 3 of 5 latest head-to-head matches
Ставка Correct score 2:1
Hosts have won 2 of 5 latest head-to-head matches
Tip and bets
We offer to place a risky bet on the hosts here. The Green-striped ones still have a chance to avoid relegation, but for that they need to secure a home victory over one of closest rivals.
Our prediction - Elche to win the match
No one expect many goals here, but we think that both teams will create some goal opportunities. Opponents are struggling on defense, so we offer to place a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 2,5 goals
