Elche vs Espanyol prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 2 May 2027, 00:00 UTC
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Elche vs Espanyol
La Liga · Sunday 2 May 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
Elche vs Espanyol preview
Elche host Espanyol in La Liga on Sunday 2 May 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Elche. Elche are 17th in the table with 10 points from 11, while Espanyol sit 14th on 11 points after 11 matches.
Recent form: Elche L-W-D-D-W, Espanyol W-L-L-D-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Elche have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Espanyol average 0.8 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
Head to head, Elche have 2 wins to Espanyol's 3 across 10 meetings, with 5 draws. Those games averaged 2.9 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 8. The most recent meeting, on 18 Sep 2026, ended Espanyol 1-3 Elche.
At home this season Elche have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from 5 matches; on the road Espanyol have 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from 6.
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Elche expected line-up (4-3-3)
Matías Dituro, Víctor Chust, Roy Revivo, Buba Sangaré, Federico Redondo, Javi Morcillo, Gonzalo Villar, Thomas Lemar, Germán Valera, Lucas Cepeda, Fer Niño
Espanyol expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Ángel Fortuño, Leandro Cabrera, Omar El Hilali, Vanja Drkusic, Roger Hinojo, Edu Expósito, Javi Hernández, Bryan Zaragoza, Roberto Fernández
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