PREVIEW | Elche vs Espanyol - team news, lineups, predictions

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·27 February 2026

PREVIEW | Elche vs Espanyol - team news, lineups, predictions

Elche and Espanyol face off this Sunday at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in La Liga.

Elche have 25 points to their name this season and occupy 17th position in the table. In their last encounter, Eder Sarabia's team were beaten 2-1 by Athletic Bilbao (La Liga 2025/26).

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Espanyol have won 35 points to date and are placed in 7th position. Last time out, Manolo González's team slipped to a 4-2 defeat against Atlético de Madrid (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Espanyol winning 1-0.

Predicted lineups

Elche: Matías Dituro, Léo Petrot, Víctor Chust, Pedro Bigas, Marc Aguado, Tete Morente, Aleix Febas, Lucas Cepeda, Germán Valera, André Silva, Álvaro Rodríguez

Espanyol: Marko Dmitrović, Clemens Riedel, Fernando Calero, Omar El Hilali, Carlos Romero, Leandro Cabrera, Tyrhys Dolan, Urko González, Pol Lozano, Jofre Carreras, Kike García

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Last starting XIs

Elche ( vs Athletic Bilbao 2026-02-20): Matías Dituro, Léo Petrot, Víctor Chust, Pedro Bigas, Marc Aguado, Tete Morente, Aleix Febas, Lucas Cepeda, Germán Valera, Álvaro Rodríguez, André Silva

Espanyol ( vs Atlético de Madrid 2026-02-21): Marko Dmitrović, Omar El Hilali, Carlos Romero, Clemens Riedel, Fernando Calero, Leandro Cabrera, Tyrhys Dolan, Pol Lozano, Urko González, Jofre Carreras, Kike García

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MANAGERS

Eder Sarabia faced Manolo González on two occasions, recording only losses.
Manolo González faced Elche on three occasions, recording a win, a draw, and a loss
Eder Sarabia faced Espanyol on two occasions, recording a draw and a loss

TEAMS

Away from home, Espanyol currently has one draw in the last 11 games.
Away from home, Espanyol has gone six consecutive games scoring goals.
Away from home, Espanyol has gone five consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Espanyol has gone four consecutive games without a win.
Away from home, Espanyol has three consecutive losses.
Espanyol currently has one win in the last nine games.
Espanyol has gone five consecutive games scoring goals.
Espanyol has gone nine consecutive games conceding goals.
Espanyol has gone eight consecutive games without a win.
At home, Elche currently has two losses in the last 13 games.
At home, Elche has gone four consecutive games without a win.
Elche currently has one win in the last ten games.
Elche has gone nine consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD

Elche and Espanyol have faced each other 50 times, with Espanyol having the advantage: 21 wins, against 15 victories for Elche.
At the Manuel Martínez Valero Stadium, Elche has an advantage in the duels against Espanyol: 13 wins in 25 games. Espanyol has five victories.
In the Spanish League, 43 games were played between the two teams, with 15 wins for Elche, 12 draws, and 16 victories for Espanyol.