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Elche vs Real Madrid Prediction, 10/19/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 10/17/2022

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Game: Elche vs Real Madrid

Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Location: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Elche (+725) Real Madrid (-275)

The Meringues (8-1-0) are headed to Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Wednesday where they will take on the Green-Striped Ones (0-3-6). Elche opens at +725 and Real Madrid are priced -275. The total is 2.75. The starting goaltenders are Edgar Badia Elche and Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid.

Elche surrendered 21 goals while conceding 2.33 goals per 90, and their opponents had a total of 58 shots on target against them. They didn't earn a clean sheet over the course of last year. Elche accumulated 36 yellow card warnings over the course of last year as well as 3 red cards. The Green-Striped Ones ranked 20th in the category of expected goals having 6.0, and their expected goals against sat at 21.3. Last season, this team averaged 0.33 pts/match (3 pts) and they also were ranked 13th in La Liga with 5 assists. The team's goal differential was at -15 because of 6 goals finished and 21 goals given up. Elche had a total of 41 SVs and earned a save rate of 69.0 for the previous season.

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For the year, the Meringues had a save rate of 75.9 (29 SoT against), and also sat at 1st in the league with 25 points. The Meringues sat with an average of 2.8 pts/match while sitting with 16 assists. Real Madrid had 22 goals and the team's goals expected in the previous season sat at 17.8. Real Madrid accounted for a clean sheet % of 11.1 during the previous year as well as 11 yellow card cautions. This team's goals against per 90 min was 0.89 in addition to 22 saves, and they had a total of 1 clean sheet. Real Madrid ranked 2nd in goals surrendered having 8, and their goal difference was at 14.

The guy defending the goal for Elche will be Edgar Badia. His GA/90 is 1.16 (228 goals given up) and he has earned a save % of .755. Badia (55-68-74 mark in his career) has earned 59 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 29.9% clean sheet percentage. Badia has been on the field for 17,730 mins and has tallied 522 stops so far in his career. The keeper from Spain has seen 691 shots tried at him in 197 starting assignments.

Thibaut Courtois will be residing in front of the goal for Real Madrid. He has surrendered 0.91 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 233-80-67. Courtois has racked up 165 clean sheets while defending 1,215 shots tried against him in 34,284 mins in his career. In his pro soccer career, Courtois has given up 346 goals and has racked up 885 saves in 383 starting assignments. He sports a save percentage of .728 and his shutout rate sits at 43.1%.

Pere Milla is a man who can be a force in the game for Elche. Milla has been in the starting lineup in 92 games so far in his career and he tallies 0.22 goals per 90. The forward born in Spain has earned 20 goals scored in 8,311 professional minutes played. He has 10 assists while accumulating 22 yellow cards so far in his career.

Real Madrid has an attacker in Vinicius Junior, who can cause havoc on the pitch. He currently averages 0.27 G/90 and has started 67 contests so far in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Brazil has been on the pitch for 6,683 minutes and has scored 20 goals. He has accumulated 14 yellow cards in his career and has assisted on a goal 9 times.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Elche (+725)

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