Match Report
12 points and 7 places separated them: Elche 3rd with 63, Hércules 10th with 51. Elche ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.47/0.84 for Elche and 1.03/0.82 for Hércules (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.
Elche's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 5 Elche wins, 2 for Hércules, 1 draw, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 63% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, with room for 36,017 spectators. Elche led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Elche: Jony Ñiguez (42') · Hércules: Samuel Llorca (65')
Key stats
Possession: Elche 44% · Hércules 56% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 3-4