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Elche will invite Las Palmas to the Estadio Martínez Valero in the Copa del Rey round of 32 on Sunday. The hosts defeated Yeclano in the previous round while Los Amarillos overcame Europa last month.
Los Franjiverdes are unbeaten in their last eight games in all competitions, recording five wins. They kept their third consecutive clean sheet in their 2-0 win over Castellón in their Segunda División meeting last month. Pedro Bigas and Mourad Daoudi scored in the first half, with Nicolás Fernández providing the assists.
The visitors have enjoyed a good run of form and are unbeaten in their last five games across all competitions, recording four wins. In their previous outing, they played Espanyol in La Liga, and Sandro Ramírez's second-half strike helped them to a 1-0 home win.
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Elche vs Las Palmas Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have met 58 times in all competitions. The visitors have the upper hand in these meetings with 22 wins. Los Franjiverdes have 13 wins and 23 games have ended in draws.
- They last met in the Segunda Division in the 2019-20 campaign. The visitors were unbeaten in these meetings, recording an away win while playing a draw at home.
- Interestingly, they will meet for the first time in the Copa del Rey.
- Elche have suffered just one loss in their last five games in the Copa del Rey, with that defeat coming against Girona at home last season.
- Las Palmas have registered two wins in their last seven meetings against the hosts, with both triumphs coming in away games.
- Four of the last five meetings between the two teams have produced under 2.5 goals, with three clean sheets for the hosts and two for Los Amarillos.
Elche vs Las Palmas Prediction
Los Franjiverdes head into the match on an eight-game unbeaten run, scoring 14 goals while conceding thrice. They have suffered just one loss in their last 10 home games and are strong favorites.
Óscar Plano underwent leg surgery and is sidelined for at least two months. With no league game until next week, manager Eder Sarabia is expected to field a strong starting XI for this match.
Los Amarillos have won four of their last five games, including a memorable 2-1 win over Barcelona at the Camp Nou in November. They are unbeaten in their last four away games, recording three wins. Interestingly, they have suffered just one loss in their last eight away games in this fixture, recording four wins.
Oli McBurnie, Dário Essugo, and Viti Rozada are confirmed absentees for this match while Sandro Ramírez and Pejiño are doubts as they trained separately from the group.
Both teams head into the match in good form and this should make for an interesting watch. Home advantage is likely to come in handy for Elche to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Elche 2-1 Las Palmas
Elche vs Las Palmas Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Elche to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Both teams to score - Yes
