Match Report
Elche (18th, 5 pts) visited Athletic Club (10th, 8 pts) with 3 points between them. Athletic Club had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Athletic Club ran at 1.17 scored and 1 conceded, Elche at 1.57 and 2.43.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Elche.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 5 Athletic Club wins, 3 for Elche, 5 draws, at 2.23 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 31% of meetings won.
San Mamés Barria staged the fixture, a ground that holds 53,289. With 67 matches recorded and 2.6 yellow cards per game, M. Orellana Cid was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Athletic Club: Iñaki Williams (79') · Elche: Facundo Buonanotte (50')
Key stats
Possession: Athletic Club 67% · Elche 33% · Total shots: 19-3 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 7-1