Match Report
Athletic Club went into the game 12th in the table on 45 points; Elche sat 15th on 43 — a 2-point gap. Athletic Club ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 12th table position. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Athletic Club ran at 1.13 scored and 1.53 conceded, Elche at 1.29 and 1.5.
Elche had gone 8 games without a win. From the last five rounds, Athletic Club held 10 points of 15 and Elche 2.
12 meetings are on record — 4 won by Athletic Club, 3 by Elche, 5 drawn, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings.
The match was played at San Mamés Barria (capacity 53,289). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Athletic Club: Gorka Guruzeta (64'), Gorka Guruzeta (89') · Elche: André Silva (69')
Key stats
Possession: Athletic Club 46% · Elche 54% · Total shots: 18-2 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 4-1