Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Elche (2nd, 77 pts) held a 54-point advantage over FC Cartagena (22nd, 23 pts). FC Cartagena had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 12th in the league over the last five rounds against 22nd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.4/0.81 for Elche and 0.79/1.86 for FC Cartagena (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Defeat had followed defeat for FC Cartagena — five in succession. Over the last five, Elche had taken 10 of 15 points to FC Cartagena's 0.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Elche 4, draws 3, FC Cartagena 3, at 2.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Elche (capacity 36,017). The referee was O. De La Fuente Ramos, with 77 matches in our database and 3.1 yellows per game on average. 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
Elche: Agustín Álvarez (63'), Germán Valera (60') · FC Cartagena: Álex Millán (48')