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Espanyol vs Elche prediction

Round
Regular Season - 7
Venue
RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
Referee
Jon Ander Gonzalez Esteban, Spain
Form

Recent form

Espanyol
29Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -2 goal difference

Elche
53Average

Last 5 matches · 1W-3D-1L · +1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Espanyol or Draw + BTTS Yes

BetGenius backs Espanyol or Draw + BTTS Yes (Combo Bet) at 66% confidence — a solid call.

66%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Espanyol welcome bottom-placed Elche to the RCDE Stadium looking to build on their positive start to the campaign. The Periquitos sit eighth in the table with seven points from six matches, buoyed by a 2-0 away victory over Osasuna in their most recent outing. With five goals in three home fixtures and key forward Roberto Fernandez already tallying five league goals, the hosts carry consistent attacking threat into this fixture.

Elche arrive in Catalonia anchored to the foot of the standings with just two points and no wins from their opening five league matches. While they have struggled defensively, conceding thirteen goals and failing to keep a single clean sheet, they have proven competitive on the road by securing draws at Athletic Club and Deportivo La Coruna, and finding the net in all three of their away trips.

Availability

Team news

Espanyol

  • K. GarciaHamstring Injury
  • JofreGroin Injury

Elche

  • M. AguadoAnkle Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Espanyol at homeElche away
5
Played
5
1-1-3
W-D-L
1-3-1
1.2
Scored /game
1.4
1.4
Conceded /game
1.2
20%
Clean sheets
20%
20%
Failed to score
20%
60%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 2.6 goals per game (Espanyol at home plus Elche away).

Players

Key players this season

Espanyol

  • Roberto Fernández6G
  • Javier Hernandez5A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
13Athletic Club8-19
14Rayo Vallecano8-59
15Getafe9-69
16Espanyol9-18
17Racing Santander9-128
18ElcheRelegation - LaLiga29-67
19ValenciaRelegation - LaLiga29-96
20MalagaRelegation - LaLiga210-125
History

Head-to-head

3
Espanyol
5
Draws
2
Elche

Espanyol have won 3 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.8 goals a game, both teams scored in 70% of them.

  • 2026-03-01Elche2-2Espanyol
  • 2025-10-25Espanyol1-0Elche
  • 2024-04-27Elche2-2Espanyol
  • 2023-11-18Espanyol2-0Elche
  • 2023-02-19Elche0-1Espanyol
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Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedLOST
Combo Bet
Espanyol or Draw + BTTS Yes
66%
Both must land · no better than

Espanyol or Draw — 78% confidence

Espanyol have avoided defeat in five consecutive head-to-head matches against Elche, winning two and drawing three. The hosts have scored in every league fixture this season and face an Elche side that has yet to win a match, recording two draws and three defeats while conceding an average of 2.6 goals per game. Covering the home win alongside the draw accounts for Elche having drawn two of their three away trips this season as well as five of the last ten historical meetings between the two clubs.

Yes — 66% confidence

Both teams to score has landed in 70 percent of the last ten head-to-head meetings between these sides. Espanyol have scored in 100 percent of their league matches this season, while Elche have failed to keep a clean sheet in all five games. Despite sitting at the bottom of the table, Elche have scored in four of their five fixtures, including all three away matches, averaging 1.3 goals scored per away game.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and both teams to score), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Both Teams to Score
Yes
66%
Confidence

Both teams to score has landed in 70 percent of the last ten head-to-head meetings between these sides. Espanyol have scored in 100 percent of their league matches this season, while Elche have failed to keep a clean sheet in all five games. Despite sitting at the bottom of the table, Elche have scored in four of their five fixtures, including all three away matches, averaging 1.3 goals scored per away game.

Combo BetLOST
Double Chance
Espanyol or Draw
78%
Confidence

Espanyol have avoided defeat in five consecutive head-to-head matches against Elche, winning two and drawing three. The hosts have scored in every league fixture this season and face an Elche side that has yet to win a match, recording two draws and three defeats while conceding an average of 2.6 goals per game. Covering the home win alongside the draw accounts for Elche having drawn two of their three away trips this season as well as five of the last ten historical meetings between the two clubs.

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Published September 17, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.