On Saturday evening, Elche host Espanyol at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero in La Liga, as both teams search for potentially valuable points in the Spanish top-flight.
Elche are currently 14th place in La Liga after taking nine points from the same number of games in the Spanish top-flight.
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A 2-1 defeat at Rayo Vallecano last time out means that the home team has not only won just one of their last five league matches but that they have also lost three of their last four matches in La Liga.
A lack of clean sheets has been an issue for Elche of late in La Liga, as they have kept the opponents out in just one of their last five league outings.
Elche have been difficult to beat of late in the Spanish top-flight, as they are unbeaten in their previous five La Liga games on home soil.
Their recent home games in La Liga have been extremely tight and low-scoring, with their previous ten matches all producing under 2.5 goals.
The home team has lost just one of the last four meetings with Espanyol in all competitions. Therefore, they will confident of maintaining their recent unbeaten home run in La Liga.
Espanyol are three points better off than their hosts after a decent recent run of form in the Spanish top-flight. The Catalan team has won three of their last four league outings after a 2-0 win over Cadiz.
The win saw star striker Raul De Tomas score his third goal in four league appearances for the visitors.
Espanyol have struggled for away wins since their last spell in La Liga. In fact, they have now failed to win in 13 league matches on their travels.
Forebet predicts that this will be a tight, low-scoring draw that would follow a familiar trend for Elche’s recent home matches.