Espanyol Form

Espanyol have won six of their last seven home matches in La Liga.

Vicente Moreno’s side ended 2021 with a 2-1 win at Valencia. They were 1-0 down with 10 minutes remaining but hit back with late goals to Raúl de Tomás and Javi Puado.

Espanyol’s last match was a penalty shootout victory at Ponferradina in the Copa del Rey. They conceded an equaliser in the 88th minute for a 1-1 draw, holding their nerve in the shootout.

Espanyol Injuries & Team News

David Lopez is injured.

Fran Merida, Miguel Llambrich and Manu Morlanes are doubtful due to coronavirus.

Elche Form

Elche are in the relegation zone in La Liga. Fran Escribá was sacked at the end of November with Francisco Rodríguez taking over.

They ended 2021 with a 3-2 defeat at Barcelona and 0-0 draw against Granada.

Elche started the year with a 2-1 win at Almeria in the Copa del Rey. They were trailing at half time with second half goals to Pablo Piatti and Raúl Guti getting it done.

Elche Injuries & Team News

Centre back Diego González and midfielder Fidel are suspended.

Kiko Casilla and Lucas Pérez are doubtful.
Verdict
Espanyol do their best work at home in La Liga and are backed to beat an Elche side in the relegation zone.





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西班牙人的形式

西班牙人在最近的七场西甲主场比赛中赢了六场。

维森特·莫雷诺(Vicente Moreno)的球队在2021年以2比1战胜瓦伦西亚。在比赛还剩10分钟时，他们以0 - 1落后，但在比赛临近结束时，他们以进球反击Raúl de Tomás和哈维·普多。

西班牙人队的最后一场比赛是在国王杯(Copa del Rey)对庞费拉迪纳(Ponferradina)的点球大战中获胜。他们在第88分钟被扳平，比分为1-1，并在点球大战中保持冷静。

西班牙人伤病和球队新闻

大卫·洛佩兹受伤了。

弗兰·梅里达、米格尔·兰姆里奇和马努·莫兰尼斯对冠状病毒持怀疑态度。

埃尔切形式

埃尔切目前在西甲降级区。弗兰Escribá于11月底被解雇，由弗兰斯科Rodríguez接任。

他们在2021年以3比2负于巴塞罗那，0比0战平格拉纳达结束比赛。

今年伊始，埃尔切在国王杯上以2-1战胜了阿尔梅里亚。他们在下半场落后于帕布罗·皮亚蒂，而Raúl古蒂完成了进球。

埃尔切伤病队新闻

中后卫迭戈González和中场菲德尔将被禁赛。

Kiko Casilla和Lucas Pérez对此表示怀疑。
判决
西班牙人在西甲的主场表现最好，并有望在降级区击败埃尔切队。