La Liga: Espanyol vs Elche
At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 11, 2022, the 20th round of La Liga, Espanyol will face Elche at home. Espanyol in la liga after a season of precipitation, after returning to La Liga this season, as a promoted polo team, its performance is remarkable, after 19 rounds of league, achieved 7 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, with 26 points ranked 11th in the league, from the standings ranking, the team and the team in front of the score difference is not obvious, basically 2-3 points gap, in addition to the relegation zone team has more than 10 points. It can be seen that spaniards do not have to worry about relegation for the time being, and can even impact the higher league rankings. In addition, Espanyol has a good home record this season, with 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in 9 league home games, and its home home ranks 6th in the league.
Espanyol played a West Cup in midweek, in this game, although the team sent a semi-main squad, but the performance was still good, 54% of the possession rate, 15 shots on goal 5 shots on target, the game began only 5 minutes, Pedrosa scored a goal for the team, but at the end of the game to give the opponent a penalty, dragged the game into a penalty shootout, fortunately in the end or eliminated Bonfredina, successfully advanced to the 4th lap. It is worth noting that the main striker De Thomas was hidden in the snow, and his body can be well recovered, which shows that the team's focus is still on the league end.
After Elche was promoted to La Liga, he has been struggling on the edge of relegation, and this season is still the case, after 19 rounds of league, he has achieved 3 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses, ranking 17th in the league with 16 points, although he is currently sliding into the relegation zone, but fortunately there is only a 1-point difference with Alaves in front of him, if the team can grab points in time, there is still a chance to jump out of the relegation zone, and there is no lack of warlike intentions. From a statistical point of view, Elche has scored 18 goals in 19 games this season, conceded 27 goals, and has performed poorly offensively and defensively, especially at the attack end, which averages less than 1 goal per game.
Elche played in the West Cup against Almeria in the West B table in the middle of the week, with a general performance on the scene, 51% of the possession, 9 shots on goal and 3 shots on target, fortunately, the team was far better than the opponent in seizing the opportunity, in the case of the score behind, with the goals of Piatti and Guti 2 people, reversed the situation on the field, and finally won the promotion place 2-1. It is worth noting that Elche's away results this season have been poor, with 1 win, 2 draws and 7 defeats in 10 league games away, and its away games rank 16th in the league. In terms of squads, defender Diego Gonzalez was red in the last round of the league and will be suspended for this game.
In terms of past matches between the two teams, Espanyol have played against Elche 6 times, achieving 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and the first leg of this season has been a 1-1 draw between the two sides. In terms of recent situations, both teams have successfully qualified for the midweek Cup, and the Spaniards have hidden the main strikers, which shows that the team's league points are not low; and Elche's away results are indeed worrying, but in order to relegate, they also have to desperately grab points. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, the performance is decent, but combined with the current war intentions of both sides, this battle should still beware of Elche taking the points home.