ELCHE. Elche manages to recover against Espanyol with a goal on the M. Morlanes 51′ and a goal on the R. de 52′. Elche was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez who was helped by Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Elche had a strong ball possession 58% while Espanyol was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Elche was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 9 were on target. However, that was not enough Elche to win the match.
Elche shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Espanyol shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Elche received 3 yellow cards (H. Palacios, P. Bigas and G. Verdu). On the other side, Espanyol received 1 yellow card (D. Lopez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Elche will have 10 points to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Espanyol will have 13 points like Valencia to stay in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Elche will play away with Deportivo Alavés on the 26th of October with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Elche (3 draws).
Espanyol will host Athletic Club on the 26th of October with a 13-9 head to head statistic in favor of Espanyol (12 draws).
Elche – Formation
Elche
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Elche started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Francisco Escriba Segura decided to play with the following team: Kiko Casilla , Antonio Barragán , Gonzalo Verdú , Pedro Bigas , Johan Mojica , Raúl Guti , Omar Mascarell , Fidel , Javier Pastore , Lucas Pérez and Lucas Boyé .
The home team had on the bench: Guido Carrillo, Diego Gonzalez, Gerard Gumbau , Pere Milla , Josema, Pablo Piatti, Helibelton Palacios , Edgar Badia, Darío Benedetto , Jose Morente , Enzo Roco and Josan.
Substitutions
Elche made 5 changes: L. Perez for G. Gumbau (63′), O. Mascarell for Tete Morente (63′), J. Pastore for D. Benedetto (64′), A. Barragan for H. Palacios (83′) and R. Guti for P. Milla (83′).
Best player: Lucas Boyé
The most impressive player for Elche was Lucas Boyé.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 16.
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol
Espanyol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Vicente Moreno Peris played with: Diego López , Óscar Gil , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Adrià Pedrosa , David López , Sergi Darder , Adrián Embarba , Óscar Melendo , Wu Lei and Raúl de Tomás .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joan Garcia, Manuel Morlanes , Fernando Calero, Álvaro Vadillo, Landry Dimata, Aleix Vidal , Loren Morón, Fran Mérida , Yangel Herrera , Nicolás Melamed , Ruben Sanchez Saez and Dídac Vila.
Espanyol could not rely on the presence of A. Vidal (injured) and F. Merida (injured).
Substitutions
Espanyol made 5 changes: Wu Lei for N. Melamed (46′), D. Lopez for M. Morlanes (46′), S. Darder for Y. Herrera (67′), O. Melendo for A. Vidal (75′) and O. Gil for F. Merida (82′).
Best player: Raúl de Tomás
The player that probably impressed the most for Espanyol was Raúl de Tomás.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Elche – Espanyol – 2-2
- Valencia – Mallorca – 2-2
- Cádiz – Deportivo Alavés – 0-2
- Athletic Club – Villarreal – 2-1
