📊 Form Guide

Elche CF

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Elche CF will be hoping for a better result following the 2-1 La Liga 2 loss in their previous game against SD Huesca.

In that game, Elche CF managed 50% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Elche CF was Álvaro Núñez (29'). On the other side, Huesca got 16 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Diego González (79') and Joaquín Muñoz (93') scored for SD Huesca.

Elche CF haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.

They have hit an aggregate of 7 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 8. Such a pattern might not be continued into this next game, though.

Analysis of their past results shows that Elche CF:

• have not been beaten in the league by Málaga in their last 3 games.
• are without a win at home for the past 2 league games.

Málaga

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Málaga come into this meeting following on from a 2-1 La Liga 2 win over Sporting Gijón in their most recent match.

In that match, Málaga managed 53% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Málaga was Chupe (67', 83'). Sporting Gijon had 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Juan Ferney Otero (59') was the scorer for Sporting Gijón.

Throughout their six previous matches, Sergio Pellicer's Málaga have converted 6 times thus giving them the goals scored per game average of 1.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Málaga:

• haven't won against Elche CF when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• have not won away from home in their last 6 league games.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their prior head to head meetings going back to 03/05/2015 shows us that Elche CF have won 4 of these and Málaga 1, with the number of drawn games being 1.

A combined total of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 12 of them from Los Franjiverdes and 7 created by Los Boquerones. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

The last league contest featuring these sides was La Liga 2 match day 7 on 28/09/2024 and the score finished Málaga 0-3 Elche CF.

On that occasion, Málaga had 51% possession and 5 shots at goal with 0 on target.

At the other end, Elche CF got 13 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Agustín Álvarez (3'), Nicolás Fernández (49') and Mourad El Ghezouani (77') scored.

The match was refereed by Salvador Lax Franco.

ℹ️ Team News: Elche CF

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just one fitness concern for the Elche CF manager Eder Sarabia to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust group of players. Yago Santiago (Cruciate ligament tear) is sidelined.

It seems likely that Los Franjiverdes will possibly go for a 4-1-4-1 formation for this one, handing starts to Matias Dituro, John Donald, David Affengruber, Pedro Bigas, Jose Salinas, Aleix Febas, Nicolas Fernandez, Nicolas Castro, Oscar Plano, Pejino and Agustin Alvarez.

ℹ️ Team News: Málaga

In an otherwise available group, there’s only the lone fitness worry for the Málaga boss Sergio Pellicer to be concerned about. Haitam Abaida (Hamstring injury) won’t be in action.

We’re of the thinking that Los Boquerones appear most likely to utilise a 4-4-2 lineup, starting Alfonso Herrero, Diego Murillo, Nelson Monte, Alex Pastor, Jokin Gabilondo, Antonio Cordero, Manu Molina, Luismi, Julen Lobete, David Larrubia and Chupe.

✨ Prediction

It certainly seems that Málaga will need to play some great football to find the net against a Elche CF lineup who appear set to really boss this match.

We think that it’s going to be a convincing 3-0 victory for Elche CF after 90 minutes.

Lucas Pereira, 16:01 25/05/2025