Elche CF vs Athletic Bilbao – Elche CF will be looking to avenge their earlier 4-0 La Liga defeat to Villarreal by winning this match. Elche CF had 47% of the possession in that game, attempted 7 goals, but none of them were successful.
18 of Villarreal’s shots on goal were on target. For Villarreal, goals were scored by Gerard Moreno (26′), Giovani Lo Celso (36′), Francis Coquelin (89′), and José Luis Morales (93′).
In recent years, Elche CF hasn’t given up much too often. In fact, Elche CF’s defence has been breached in 6 of their last 6 games, resulting in 11 goals being conceded.
Athletic Bilbao and its visiting supporters will be hoping for a better outcome after experiencing defeat last time out to Espanyol in La Liga competition. Athletic Bilbao controlled 67% of the ball during that encounter and attempted 17 goals, scoring on two of them.
Two of Espanyol’s nine shots on goal were on target. Espanyol’s Martin Braithwaite scored in the 83rd second. Athletic Bilbao’s defence has put in a string of solid efforts, with the result that they have only given up 2 goals overall in their last 6 matches.
Over that same time, their own assault force has managed to score 7. However, this trend won’t necessarily continue. Athletic Bilbao enters this match with a losing record against Elche CF over the previous two road league encounters.
Elche CF vs Athletic Bilbao – Betting Analysis
Francisco Rodrguez, the manager of Elche CF, will be appreciative that his team is injury-free and available for selection going into this match with no real concerns about their fitness.
Ernesto Valverde, the manager of Athletic Bilbao, does not have access to his entire roster. Yuri Berchiche and Mikel Balenziaga are sidelined due to heel pain and an ankle injury, respectively.
Elche CF may find it difficult to score against this Athletic Bilbao team, who we predict will score at least one goal. Therefore, we expect a very even encounter with a 0-1 win for Athletic Bilbao when the full-time whistle blows.
Elche CF vs Athletic Bilbao – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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