Espanyol hosts Elche in round 20 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Monday, January 10th at RCDE Stadium (Cornella de Llobregat)
Espanyol sensationally beat Valencia in the away game of the last round. And the point is not in the status of the defeated opponent, but in the fact that before that, the Catalans did not gain a single away victory in LaLiga. In the current season, the Parakeets show their best football at home (six wins, two draws, and one defeat), where they scored 20 points in nine matches. For comparison, they only earned five points in ten away games. Now Espanyol is in 11th position in the standings with 26 points scored in 19 games. The gap to the European competition zone is four points. I cannot ignore the fact that the Catalans scored 14 goals and conceded only seven times at home. As for away matches, they scored seven goals and conceded 17 times.
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Elche shared points with Granada a week ago (0-0). It was the third match in a row in which the team couldn’t win (two draws and one loss). At the moment, Elche is fighting for survival. In 19 matches, the team managed to earn 16 points. This is enough to be in the 17th position in the standings. It is noteworthy that Alaves, which is located in the relegation zone, also has 16 points. But the Basques have worse additional indicators. For the Green-striped ones, away matches are a rather serious problem. They earned only five points in ten games. All results on foreign pitches are as follows: one victory, two draws, and seven defeats with a goal difference of 9-17.
In the first round, the head-to-head match between Espanyol and Elche ended in a battling draw with a score of 2-2. The previous five head-to-head matches that the teams played in LaLiga ended with an exchange of goals scored. Yes, this is not the most status match of the 20th round. But I think it will be quite interesting. Espanyol looks very good at home. The Catalans can beat any opponent at their native stadium. Elche does not shine away, but at the same time, it regularly manages to upset the opponents’ goalkeepers. It is not excluded that Green-Striped ones will score again. Naturally, I also expect accurate shots from the hosts.
Prediction for the match: Over 1.5 goals scored
