On Jan 20th, Elche hosts Real Madrid at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in a clash of the Copa Del Rey. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Elche recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Villarreal. Lucas Boyé struck first for Elche in the 78th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Villarreal couldn’t muster any offence and Elche ran away with the shutout win. Elche is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while real Madrid is fresh off their 4-1 win against Valencia. Karim Benzema scored the first goal for Real Madrid in the 43rd minute from the penalty spot, then Vinícius Júnior added another in the 52nd minute. Real Madrid looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Real Madrid won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Karim Benzema has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Real Madrid. Elche’s most prolific scorer has been Pere Milla. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.