Elche vs Real Madrid
30th December 2030hrs
Football – Spain – La Liga
Pick Draw
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 10/11 odds taken 2019 GMT Tuesday, 29th December
Real Madrid are in full title-challenging mode at the moment with a five-match winning streak in the league going for them.
Will they be able to keep their hot streak of form gong in midweek as they pay a visit to Elche?
Los Blancos are the favourites to win this match against an Elche side who are only just above the drop zone.
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Elche Preview – Big ask for Elche at home against Madrid
There is only a one-point cushion that is keeping Elche out of La Liga’s drop zone at the moment.
This isn’t the kind of game that they need right now then as they look to pick up their first win since October 23rd.
That’s an eight-match winless streak of form that they are currently running on at the moment in the top-flight (D5 L3).
They have drawn three of their last four (L1) which has moved them on to a W1 D4 L2 home record for this campaign.
Home and away combined they have played six matches against teams currently in the top half of the table.
Elche have taken only the two points from that sequence of games.
Sticking the ball in the back of the net has been a problem for them this season.
Elche have tallied six goals from their seven home fixtures from this campaign and overall home and away are averaging under a goal per game.
Their tally of 12 league goals this season leaves them as the joint second-lowest scoring team in the top flight.
There is a quote of 9/1 for Elche to pull off the victory in this match* (odds recorded 2019 GMT Tuesday, 29th December).
There has been no clean sheet from them in any of their last five home games now.
They have conceded 67% of their home goals in the second half of fixtures this season.
On the flip side of that, they have scored two-thirds of their home goals in the first 45 minutes of fixtures.
It basically all points to them generally not having enough steam to get positive results.
As it stands there are only two teams with a worse home record than Elche this season in La Liga.
Real Madrid Preview – Madrid on the march
There has been no such problems with the form of Real Madrid who have won their last five league fixtures on the spin.
They have hit at least two goals in each of their last four wins and they are expected to be comfortable in this fixture.
Away from home this season Real Madrid have posted a W5 D2 L1 record and have won their last two on the road.
They are running as 1/4 odds-on favourites to pick up another three points in midweek* (odds recorded 2019 GMT Tuesday, 29th December).
That clearly doesn’t offer much value for football betting.
Los Blancos are averaging 1.75 goals per away fixture this season.
A Real Madrid 2-0 correct score option might be worth a look at 5/1* (odds recorded 2019 GMT Tuesday, 29th December).
Home and away combined this season Real Madrid have conceded under a goal per game on average.
They have earned a clean sheet in 38% of their road fixtures.
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Real Madrid won their four previous La Liga games against Elche as well, just to push things further in their favour.
Two of their last three wins over this opponent have been recorded with a clean sheet.
A Real Madrid to win to nil option is at 10/11* (odds recorded 2019 GMT Tuesday, 29th December).
Of the ten wins in the league that Real Madrid have banked this season, seven of them have been by at least a two-goal margin.
This should be a relatively routine victory for them one would imagine.
Elche vs Real Madrid Betting Advice
We just can’t see a way into this game for Elche who are struggling at the wrong end of the table but with games in hand.
They have drawn four of their last six in the league, but we can’t even get to that for them in this one.
Real Madrid are in form and the visitors to win to nil is at 10/11 as our pick* (odds recorded 2019 GMT Tuesday, 29th December).
Key Facts – Elche vs Real Madrid Betting Tip
- Elche are without a win in eight league games
- Elche are the second joint-lowest scoring team in the league
- Real Madrid have won all four previous games against Elche
We are going to look for some extended odds beyond that. As we expected a clean sheet victory, we can go to the correct score market.
The Real Madrid 2-0 correct score option at 5/1 looks a reasonable enough call* (odds recorded 2019 GMT Tuesday, 29th December).
Los Blancos have won each of their last four league games by a two-goal margin exactly.
The best betting odds for Elche vs Real Madrid
Elche to win: 9/1 at Bet365
Draw: 11/2 at Bet365
Real Madrid to win: 1/4 at Bet365
