Espanyol have won six of their last seven home games
Elche are without a victory in their last eight away outings in La Liga
Espanyol have only dropped points at home against teams in the top half of the table
Espanyol turning RCDE Stadium into a fortress

Espanyol had a terrible start to the season on home soil, drawing to Villarreal before losing against Atletico Madrid, but they have since racked up six victories from seven games.

They have still only suffered one defeat at the RCDE Stadium, winning every game they have played against sides in the bottom half of the table and scoring in nine out of ten home fixtures.

Vicente Moreno’s could move into the top half of the La Liga table with three points and they head into the game having never previously been beaten by Elche at the RCDE.

Elche’s away struggles

The 2021/22 campaign has been a real struggle for Elche, with plenty of their problems coming away from home where they have suffered seven defeats in ten games.

They have picked up three recent victories on their travels, but each of them came against lower ranked opposition in the Copa del Rey.

In the league, they have been losing frequently, including reverses against Alaves, Barcelona and Valencia. They have not picked up a single point away from home against teams above 14th place in La Liga.

I cannot see how Elche will turn their form around against a side like Espanyol who are so good at home. I predict a home win, but select 2-1 as a correct score because Elche have generally found a way to stay in games without having anything to show for it.



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西班牙人在最近七场主场比赛中赢了六场
埃尔切在最近的8场西甲客场比赛中都没有取得胜利
西班牙人只在主场输给过排名靠前的球队
西班牙人将RCDE体育场变成了一座堡垒

西班牙人队本赛季在主场的开局很糟糕，先是战平比利亚雷亚尔，然后败给了马德里竞技，但此后他们在7场比赛中取得了6场胜利。

在RCDE球场，他们只输了一场比赛，在对阵积分榜下半部的球队时，他们赢得了每一场比赛，并且在主场十场比赛中有九场进球。

莫雷诺有可能以三分的成绩进入西甲积分榜的前半名，而且他们在RCDE的比赛中从未被埃尔切击败过。

埃尔切不在奋斗

对于埃尔切来说，2021/22赛季的比赛是一场真正的斗争，他们的很多问题都来自主场，他们在10场比赛中遭遇了7场失败。

他们最近取得了三场胜利，但每一场都是在国王杯面对低级别对手。

在联赛中，他们经常输球，包括输给阿拉维斯、巴塞罗那和瓦伦西亚。在客场对阵西甲排名在14位以上的球队时，他们还没有拿到一分。

我看不出埃尔切将如何扭转他们的阵型来对抗像西班牙人这样在主场表现如此出色的球队。我预测会在主场取胜，但选择2-1作为正确的得分，因为埃尔切通常会找到一种方法，在没有任何表现的情况下留在比赛中。