Elche chase first home league win against 4th-placed Real Betis
Elche, 17th in La Liga and still without a home win this season, host 4th-placed Real Betis on matchday 12.
The occasion and the table
Elche host Real Betis in La Liga on matchday 12, with kick-off on 8 November 2026 at 13:00. The two sides arrive from very different parts of the table.
Elche are 17th with 10 points from 11 matches. They have recorded 2 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats, scoring 14 goals and conceding 18.
Real Betis sit 4th with 23 points from their 11 matches. Their record reads 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, with 18 goals scored and 15 conceded.
Recent form and home/away records
Elche's most recent match ended in a 1-0 home defeat by Valencia. Before that, they won 3-1 away at Pinatar CF, and before that they won 3-0 away at Rayo Vallecano. Earlier still, they drew 0-0 away at Villarreal, and before that they drew 0-0 at home to Celta Vigo. That adds up to 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches.
Home form is the main concern for Elche. In 5 home matches in La Liga this season, they have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats, scoring 4 goals and conceding 12.
Real Betis's latest outing was a 2-1 away defeat by Borussia Dortmund. Before that, they beat Málaga 2-1 at home, and before that they drew 0-0 away at Celta Vigo. Prior to that, they won 1-0 at home against Feyenoord, and the oldest of the five was a 5-2 home defeat by Barcelona. Their last 5 matches therefore produced 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Away from home in La Liga this season, Real Betis have played 5 matches, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1, with 6 goals scored and 7 conceded.
Previous meetings
The last 2 meetings between the clubs ended with the same scoreline. On 12 May 2026, Real Betis beat Elche 2-1. Before that, on 14 January 2026, Real Betis also won 2-1.
Players to watch
Fernando Nino is the player Elche will look to in attack. With 6 goals in La Liga this season, he is their leading league scorer, accounting for 6 of the team's 14 league goals.
For Real Betis, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli is the club's top scorer in La Liga this season with 3 goals.
How the two sides tend to play
Elche's recent numbers show a side that has often been hard to break down but has struggled for goals. They kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 5 matches, but they scored in only 2 of them, and both teams scored in just 1. Their home league record tells a different story at the back, with 12 goals conceded in 5 matches and only 4 scored.
Real Betis have been more regular scorers, finding the net in 4 of their last 5 matches. They kept 2 clean sheets in that run, and both teams scored in 3 of those matches. Across the league season, they have scored 18 and conceded 15, and their away figures stand at 6 scored and 7 conceded.
Estimated win chances
Estimated win chances, computed by goal888 from market data with the margin removed, put Elche at 27%, the draw at 26% and Real Betis at 47%. These figures are estimates drawn from market data, not a prediction.
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