2017/2018
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elche | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10/15 | 6-2 |
| Cornellà | 15 | W1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 7/15 | 9-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elche | 3 | 38 | 63 | 24 | DDWDD | 11 | -8 |
| Cornellà | 4 | 38 | 60 | 7 | DLDWW | 6 | -2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-03-18
63 points for Elche (3rd), 60 for Cornellà (4th): a 3-point gap. Elche ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Elche 1.47 scored and 0.84 conceded per game, Cornellà 1.21 and 1.03, with the league averaging 1.
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Elche staged the fixture, a ground that holds 36,017. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Elche led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
