The match of round 20 of the La Liga between Elche and Sevilla will take place on 19 january at the Manuel Martínez Valero stadium. Elche vs Sevilla: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Elche
A week ago Elche almost secured an away win against Valencia, but the team surrendered a narrow lead at the very end (1:1). That draw was already the eighth in the current La Liga season, the highest figure alongside three other clubs. The team have won only 2 of their last 12 La Liga matches, and overall only 5 victories were taken in the first half of the season. But the number of defeats is almost the same, so the side sit in midtable, equidistant from the European places and 18th place, which would mean relegation to the Segunda.
- The team’s scoring run in La Liga has reached 5 games.
- Elche conceded more than 1 goal in only 2 of their last 10 home matches in this competition.
- The club scored in 9 of their 10 previous home league matches in Spain.
Potential Elche Lineup (4-5-1)*
Matías Dituro – Álvaro Núñez, Víctor Chust, Leo Petro, Pedro Bigas – Martim Neto, Iago Santiago, Marc Aguado, Aleix Febas, Hernán Valera – Álvaro Rodríguez.
Forward Rafa Mir, as well as defenders Pedro Bigas and Héctor Fort, are injured.
Sevilla
The club still cannot overcome difficult times. The last La Liga match ended in a narrow defeat to Celta (0:1), and the team have now lost three consecutive matches in this competition. It is particularly troubling that on all three occasions the side failed to score. For comparison, earlier in the season under Matías Almeyda the squad failed to score in only two La Liga games. Over the last 7 rounds of La Liga, the team beat only modest Oviedo (4:0), who occupy the bottom of the table. Sevilla sit in 14th place.
- In the current La Liga campaign the club has conceded a total of 30 goals, worse in this respect only than 2 clubs.
- At least one team failed to score in 5 of Sevilla’s last 6 league matches.
- Sevilla have conceded in 5 consecutive away matches in this competition.
Potential Sevilla Lineup (3-4-3)*
Odysseas Vlachodimos – Nemanja Gudelj, Kike Salas, José Carmona – Juanlu Sánchez, Joaquín Martínez Gauna, Batista Mendy, Jibril Sow – Lucien Agoumé, Peke Fernández, Isaac Romero.
Defender César Azpilicueta, as well as midfielders Rubén Vargas and Alfonso González, will not play due to injuries. Defender Marcao Teixeira is suspended. Forwards Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke may return to the squad after elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Elche vs Sevilla: Match Prediction
In recent months both sides have lacked wins, but Elche at least continue to transform themselves at their stadium. Until the end of 2025 the club did not lose any of nine home La Liga matches, and more than half of those games ended in victory. The run was broken only at the start of January, when the opponent was Villarreal from the top three (1:3). It is also worth noting a decent level of entertainment: in the last 4 La Liga games at the home ground at least 3 goals were scored in each.
Sevilla have lost three league games in a row again, and this time all three defeats were goalless for the visitors. Over the seven most recent rounds of La Liga the team managed only one home victory, against the dull Oviedo. Away from home they have not won in 5 matches in this competition, and in 4 of those 5 games the squad did not even manage a draw. Looking at entertainment value, all of those 5 away matches featured at least 2 goals.
Prediction: Elche Draw Or Win + Over 1.5 goals
* For each team the starting lineup in its previous match in this tournament is indicated.
