The Elche dominates by the minimum the statistics of home duels in the First Division against him Atlético de Madrid having achieved eight victories, by seven of the Madrilenians in the twenty-one games played.
However, the last two previous ones, corresponding to the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons, were favorable to the Madrid team, who won in both cases at the Martínez Valero stadium by the same result (0-2).
The first match between both teams in the First Division dates back to the 1959-60 season, and ended with Madrid's triumph at Altabix 3-4. Elche's first victory came in the 1962-63 championship by 2-1.
During the sixties, Elche's golden era, the duels against Atlético were a classic of the competition, almost always with favorable results for the people of Elche.
In the seventies there was a greater balance of forces and stood out a 0-4 for Atlético (1970-71) and a 3-1 for the people of Elche (1975-76). The match that recorded the most goals was 4-4 played in the 1977-78 season. Elche's last victory (1-0) dates back to the 1984-85 championship.
In the last precedent, disputed in December 2014, the Uruguayan Jose Maria Gimenez, in the first part, and the Croatian Mario MandžukicAt the beginning of the second, the athletic goals were signed.
The Elche lined up Tyton; Damián Suárez, Enzo Roco, Lombán, Cisma; Fayçal, Mosquera, Víctor Rodríguez (Álvaro, m. 82), Pasalic (Cristian Herrera, m.60); Choir (Fragapane, m.66) and Jonathas.
For him Atlético de Madrid, Moyà, Juanfran, Giménez, Godin, Siqueira played; Tiago, Gabi, Koke, Arda Turan (Raúl Jiménez, m.79), Raúl García and Mandzukic (Griezmann, m.72).