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Match info:
Elche vs Villarreal
Competition – Spanish Primera Liga
Stadium – Estadio Martínez Valero
Date: 4th November 2013
Kick-off time – 21:00 GMT+1
4th place Villarreal travel to the Estadio Martínez Valero this Monday evening to face 13th position Elche in the Spanish Primera Liga.
Recent form:
Elche – D L W W W L L
Villarreal – L W L W L W D
Both sides have won 3 of their last 7.
The Spanish Primera Table currently looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 40 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 30 |
| 6 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 |
| 8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Leganes | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Alaves | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Valencia | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
A win for Elche could move them as high as 9th while a win for Villarreal will not improve their position (4th), but push them 3 points clear of 5th placed side, Athletic Bilbao.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 7 times in recent years and Elche have come out on top most often (Elche 3 wins, Villarreal 2 wins, 2 draws).
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 3:2, 1:0, 0:2, 0:1 and 1:0.
Possible line-ups
Elche
Villarreal
Bookmakers make Villarreal favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Elche (21/10) Draw (23/10) Villarreal (13/10) Gamingtips Prediction – Elche 0:1 Villarreal
Elche won the Spanish Segunda division last season and were promoted to the Spanish Primera. They scored 54 goals and conceded 27 (best defensive record in the Segunda division). Villarreal were also promoted from the Spanish Segunda divison where they managed to score 68 goals in 42 games and concede 38. So far this season, Elche have lost 4 games out of their opening 11, scored 12 goals and conceded 15. Villarreal have lost just 3 of their opening 11, scored 19 and conceded 12. We should expect a tight game with few goals given that these two sides conceded less than 1 goal per game on average last year (Elche had the best defensive record in the Segunda division, followed by Villarreal). 
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