Match Report
In the standings it was Elche 19th on 1 points, FC Barcelona 1st on 12 — separated by 11. Per game in the league, Elche were scoring 1.25 and conceding 3, FC Barcelona 4.25 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Elche in 8 games. FC Barcelona entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Elche had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; FC Barcelona, 13.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 0 for Elche, 13 for FC Barcelona and 1 drawn, at 3.57 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings.
With 78 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, A. Quintero González was the man in the middle. Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,388. Half-time and full-time told different stories: FC Barcelona led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-5.
Goal scorers
FC Barcelona: Raphinha (14'), Karim Adeyemi (45'), Raphinha (67'), Fermín López (71'), Fermín López (79')
Key stats
Possession: Elche 46% · FC Barcelona 54% · Total shots: 7-11 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 3-1