On the 24th of February, Real Betis and Elche will play a match in Elche in a La Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 20th placed Elche is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Espanyol. Darder struck first for Espanyol in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Melamed Ribaudo, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Elche was frustrated by Espanyol’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Espanyol ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Real Betis, recorded a 2-1 win against Real Valladolid. Juanmi struck first for Real Betis in the 2nd minute, then Cyle Larin tied it up for Real Valladolid in the 30th minute on a feed from Kike Pérez. Real Betis is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 15th, Real Betis hosted Elche at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in their last match together. Real Betis was victorious by a score of 3 to 0 in front of almost 51000 jubilant spectators. Borja Iglesias struck first for Real Betis in the 28th minute, then Juanmi added another in the 39th minute on a feed from William Carvalho In the end, Elche was frustrated by Real Betis’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Betis ended the match with the shutout victory.
Real Betis’s most prolific scorer has been Canales. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Elche’s top weapon lately has been Pere Milla, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Pablo Javier Machín Díez’s Elche squad will be without Omar Mascarell, Álex Collado, Pere Milla, Morente Oliva, Diego Gonzalez and Helibelton Palacios, while Real Betis will be without Borja Iglesias and Akouokou.