On the 19th of February, Elche will host Espanyol in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Elche is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Real Madrid. Asensio struck first for Real Madrid in the 8th minute, then Karim Benzema added another in the 31st minute on a penalty kick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Elche couldn’t manage to score, and Real Madrid took the shutout win. Elche looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Espanyol is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Real Sociedad. Takefusa Kubo scored the first goal for Real Sociedad in the 23rd minute, then Alexander Sørloth added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Mikel Oyarzabal. Espanyol is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Espanyol and Elche battled to a 2-2 draw in front of almost 18000. Pere Milla scored the first goal for Elche in the 11th minute, then Javi Puado tied it up for Espanyol in the 24th minute .
Martin Braithwaite has been the most prolific scorer on Espanyol in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Pere Milla has been the most prolific scorer on Elche in his last five matches with three goals
Pablo Javier Machín Díez’s squad will be without Omar Mascarell, Álex Collado, Pere Milla, Morente Oliva and Helibelton Palacios, while Espanyol will be without Joselu, Adrià Pedrosa and César Montes.