Elche CF vs Real Betis – 24/02/2023
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The first match of the weekend in La Liga takes place on the 24th of February and is a meeting between Elche CF and Real Betis.
The game will be played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero and the hosts begin the weekend bottom of the table on 9 points while the visitors are in 5th place on 37 points.
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With 285 goals in @LaLigaEN (1st and 2nd Division), Rubén Castro has become the Spanish top scorer of all time! pic.twitter.com/Av8ZzMBGWv
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Elche CF come into the match having suffered a 1-0 loss at home to Espanyol last weekend. The only goal of the game was scored in the 92nd minute when Elche CF were down to ten men following a second yellow card for José Ángel Carmona.
That result leaves Elche CF in a desperate situation at the bottom of the league. At the time of writing, they are 13 points adrift of the safety zone and have a massive battle on their hands to stay in the Spanish topflight.
Recent results show Elche CF have recorded only 1 win from their last 9 fixtures in all competitions. They have won only 1 of their last 22 La Liga games, which is an extremely poor record.
Home form shows Elche CF have won 1 of their 11 most recent La Liga matches. The win came over Villarreal but there have been 7 defeats in their last 10 home league games.
Trends show Elche CF have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 La Liga fixtures on home soil and have failed to find the back of the net in 4 of their last 7 home games.
Real Betis travel to the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on the back of a 2-1 home win over Real Valladolid. It took just 2 minutes for Real Betis to open the scoring but Real Valladolid equalised after 30 minutes.
Real Betis took the lead for a second time with a penalty late in the first half and there were no more goals after the interval.
Real Betis have won only 3 of their 8 most recent matches in all competitions. The wins have come in their last 5 fixtures, beating Getafe and Almeria away plus Real Valladolid at home in La Liga.
Away form in the league shows Real Betis have won 3 of their last 4 games.
Trends show Real Betis have succeeded in scoring at least 2 goals in their last 3 games in La Liga and have seen over 2.5 goals scored in their 4 most recent league matches.
Team news and Elche CF will be without suspended defender José Ángel Carmona. Pere Milla and Álex Collado are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of John Donald Chetauya and Jony Álamo.
Real Betis make the trip without the injured trio of Borja Iglesias, Rodrigo Sanchez, and Paul Akouokou. They also have doubts over the fitness of Juan Cruz.
Relegation is hanging over Elche CF like a dark cloud and Real Betis could put another nail in the coffin in this weekend. We expect to see Real Betis score 2 or more goals and keep a clean sheet on their way to victory.
