018 Elche vs Espanyol
Elche finished 17th in La Liga last season and narrowly finished relegation. Elche has continued to be coached by Eskriva this season, buying out Marconi and Boyer, who had previously played on loan, bringing in defender Rocco from Turkish Super League side Karatinluk and loaning goalkeeper Casilla from Leeds United. Among the departing players, Calvo, Voorge, Mforoo and Hiferentes all left on a free transfer. Elche is currently 14th in the league, with 1 win and 3 draws at home to remain unbeaten. In their last league game, Elche lost 2-1 away to Rayo Vallecano.
Espanyol is the promotion horse this season, and after being relegated from La Liga in 2019-2020, the Spaniard used a season to return to La Liga. The Spaniards continue to have Moreno in charge this season, and the main team promoted last season has been basically retained, and the defenders Gomez and Vidal have been brought in from Sevilla, the striker Vatiló from Certa, and Moranes from Villarre on loan, buying out Migulon and Di Mata, who joined on loan last season. Espanyol are currently 11th in the league, with no wins on the road with 2 draws and 2 defeats. In their last league game, Espanyol won 2-0 at home to Cadiz.
The two teams have met in their last 5 meetings, each with 2 wins and 1 draw.
The initial index given by the official competition for this game is 2.43-2.80-2.70, and the index has not changed much at present. Elche narrowly relegated last season, while Espanyol were promoted this season, and the strength of the two teams is relatively close. In this game, the two teams actually do not have the absolute certainty of defeating the opponent, and the official of the competition currently gives a more balanced win-loss index, and there is no obvious support for both sides. The total goalscoring index of the game is more conservative, and Neither Elche nor Espanyol are good at attacking. This game is optimistic about the small score, and the goal of this game is not more than 2 goals.
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