On the 11th of September, in this week 5 match, Elche will host Athletic Club at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 18th placed Elche is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Villarreal. Gerard Moreno struck first for Villarreal in the 26th minute, then Giovani Lo Celso added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Jackson In the end, Elche couldn’t muster any offence and Villarreal ran away with the shutout win. Elche looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while 6th placed Athletic Club is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Espanyol. Martin Braithwaite struck first for Espanyol in the 83rd minute on a feed from Darder, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Athletic Club was frustrated by Espanyol’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Espanyol ended the match with the shutout victory. Athletic Club is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Wed Jan 22nd, Elche hosted Athletic Club in their last match together. Elche and Athletic Club battled to a 1-1 draw. Williams scored the first goal for Athletic Club in the 5th minute, then Fidel tied it up for Elche in the 41st minute squeezing out at least the one point for Elche.
Both Alex Berenguer and Gorka Guruzeta have been the hottest scorers for Athletic Club in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Elche’s most prolific scorer has been Ezequiel Ponce. The Argentinian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez’s Elche squad will be without Fidel and Cacicedo Verdu, while Athletic Club will be without Íñigo Martínez, Yuri and Mikel Balenziaga.