Match Report
43 points separated the sides: Real Madrid 2nd on 86, Elche 15th on 43. Per game in the league, Real Madrid were scoring 2.03 and conceding 0.92, Elche 1.29 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Elche had not won in 11 games. Over the last five, Real Madrid had taken 9 of 15 points to Elche's 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 9 Real Madrid wins, 0 for Elche, 3 draws, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, with room for 84,744 spectators. On the scoreboard, Real Madrid led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Real Madrid: Antonio Rüdiger (39'), Federico Valverde (44'), Dean Huijsen (66'), Arda Güler (89') · Elche: Manuel Ángel Morán (85' og)
Key stats
Possession: Real Madrid 47% · Elche 53% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 5-4