Match Report
7 points for Espanyol (15th), 5 for Elche (18th): a 2-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/1.43 for Espanyol and 1.57/2.43 for Elche (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.52.
Elche had not won in 6 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 4 Espanyol wins, 3 for Elche, 5 draws, at 2.92 goals per meeting. Only 42% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
RCDE Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,000. J. González Esteban took charge of the match — our records show 94 games refereed with an average of 2.5 yellow cards per game. Elche led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Espanyol: Víctor Chust (72' og) · Elche: Fer Niño (26'), Fer Niño (29'), Germán Valera (78')
Key stats
Possession: Espanyol 66% · Elche 34% · Total shots: 23-9 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 3-3