Barcelona vs Elche: result 3-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 18Kick-off on December 18, 2021 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Elche?
Barcelona won 3-2 on December 18, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 16′Ferran JutglàBarcelona
- 19′GaviBarcelona
- 62′Tete MorenteElche
- 63′Pere MillaElche
- 85′Nico GonzálezBarcelona
Official lineup for Barcelona vs Elche
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Barcelona
3-3-1-3- 33A. Ezzalzouli
- 7O. Dembélé
- 30Gavi
- 29Ferran Jutglà
- 21F. de Jong
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 24Eric García
- 4R. Araújo
- 15C. Lenglet
- 18Jordi Alba
- 1M. ter Stegen
Elche
4-4-2- 9L. Boyé
- 12Lucas Pérez
- 17Josan
- 21Omar Mascarell
- 16Fidel
- 23I. Marcone
- 4Diego González
- 14H. Palacios
- 22J. Mojica
- 3E. Roco
- 13Edgar Badia
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Elche have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2021 | Boca Juniors(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Osasuna(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Bayern München(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Real Betis(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 27, 2021 | Villarreal(away) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2021 | Unionistas de Salamanca(away) | 1-0 | Copa del Rey |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Valencia(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 5, 2021 | Cadiz(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Leioa(away) | 2-0 | Copa del Rey |
| Nov 29, 2021 | Osasuna(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Barcelona wins, 1 draw, 0 Elche wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2021 | Barcelona 3-0 Elche | La Liga |
| Jan 24, 2021 | Elche 0-2 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Jan 24, 2015 | Elche 0-6 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Aug 24, 2014 | Barcelona 3-0 Elche | La Liga |
| May 11, 2014 | Elche 0-0 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Jan 5, 2014 | Barcelona 4-0 Elche | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Elche score 1.1 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Elche | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barcelona sit 1st in La Liga (24 points from 8 matches) and Elche sit 18th (6 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 24 |
| 18 | Elche | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy