Thursday , 2 July 2026

Athletic Club vs Elche CF, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2020-21
Athletic Club
1 – 0
Full Time
Elche CF
Sun 3 Jan 2021 · 13:00 UTC San Mames HT 45' · FT 45+4'
Unai Vencedor Paris 36' Y
Y 44' Antonio Barragan
Yuri Berchiche 50' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs Elche CF — La Liga at San Mames.

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Melero
  • Referee Jose Martinez
  • Referee Jose Alcoba
  • Referee Raul Chavet

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60
6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54
7 Getafe CF 38 51
8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50
9 Valencia CF 38 49
10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

4
2
2
Athletic Club 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Elche CF
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-03 Athletic Club 1–0 Elche CF

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Elche CF H 1–0 W
31 Dec Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–1 L
22 Dec Villarreal CF A 1–1 D
18 Dec SD Huesca H 2–0 W
15 Dec Real Madrid CF A 1–3 L
12 Dec Valencia CF A 2–2 D
Elche CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Athletic Club A 0–1 L
30 Dec Real Madrid CF H 1–1 D
22 Dec CA Osasuna H 2–2 D
19 Dec Club Atletico de Madrid A 1–3 L
13 Dec Granada CF H 0–1 L
06 Dec Villarreal CF A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Athletic Club Elche CF
#12 Position #13
45 Points 43
38 Played 38
13 / 6 / 19 W / D / L 10 / 13 / 15
43 Scored 49
58 Conceded 57
-15 GD -8
1.18 PPG 1.13
34% Win % 26%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts). Elche CF are 13th (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at San Mames. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Athletic Club and Elche CF.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Elche CF come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at San Mames. Athletic Club seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Muniain has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
  • 30' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 36' A moment of madness from Unai Vencedor Paris on 36 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Athletic Club will be frustrated.
  • 41' Gonzalo Verdu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Antonio Barragan.
  • 46' Lucas Boye gets the nod from Elche CF. He replaces Guido Carrillo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 50' The referee shows Athletic Club player a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' It looks surprising Athletic Club does not make any changes. Unai Nunez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' The whistle greets Unai Vencedor Paris as he departs to be replaced by Dani Garcia.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Elche CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 78' Nino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Raul Guti on 78 minute.
  • 82' Muniain makes way for Inigo Lekue at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Athletic Club.
  • 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Athletic Club that had 328 games and scored 386 goals.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Elche CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Almirón

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Elche CF xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club50% Draw29% Elche CF21%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
79%
Draw or Elche CF
50%
Athletic Club or Elche CF
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club31% Draw53% Elche CF16%
Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Elche CF covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 24% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Elche CF keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.