Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Real Betis (5th, 60 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Elche (15th, 43 pts). Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Real Betis ran at 1.55 scored and 1.26 conceded, Elche at 1.29 and 1.5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 6 Real Betis wins, 5 for Elche, 3 draws, at 2.79 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 64% of meetings brought at least three goals.
With 89 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, I. Díaz de Mera Escuderos was the man in the middle. Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla staged the fixture, a ground that holds 70,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Real Betis: Cucho Hernández (9'), Pablo Fornals (68') · Elche: Héctor Fort (41')
Key stats
Possession: Real Betis 45% · Elche 55% · Total shots: 16-8 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 8-1