Match summary
Elche won comfortably, 3-0 away at Malaga. Elche led 1-0 at half-time.
Agustín Álvarez put Elche ahead with a header in the 3rd minute, Nicolás Fernández made it 0-2 in the 49th minute, and Mourad El Ghezouani made it 0-3 from the penalty spot in the 77th minute.
The chances backed that up: Elche created 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Malaga's 0.40 from 5.
Elche