Valencia – Elche Picks & Prediction

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Valencia - Elche Prediction, Picks and Tips

Valencia and Elche meet at the Mestalla Stadium, in a match for the 21st round of LaLiga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 10-23-2020, Elche won at home by (2‑1). Despite being a match between 14th and 19th in the table, it is actually a clash between the 14th ranked in home games and the 11th away.

After 4 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, the home team is currently in 14th position, with 20 points won. In their last match, they lost away to Atlético Madrid by (3‑1), after having drawn (1‑1) at home in the previous match, against Osasuna. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they usually win as many points at home as away. In his last matches he scored 15 goals and suffered 14 at home, against 11 scored and 15 suffered as a visitor. In the last match they played, for the Copa del Rey, they lost away to Sevilla by (3‑0). In their last 10 home games for the championship, Valencia won 2, tied 5 and lost 3, for which they won 11 points out of 30 possible. For this competition, they did not win any of the last 5 matches at their stadium. His defense has not been very solid, since he has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but his offense has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 20 games in the competition, he conceded the first goal 11 times and only managed 2 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 home matches for this competition: they have conceded 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76' ‑ 90 '). Valencia comes to this match with a 3-0 defeat on the trip to Sevilla, in a match that counts for the Copa del Rey. In the last La Liga game, the home team lost to Atlético de Madrid 3-1. Commander Javi Gracia must tie the team at 4-3-3, giving priority to maintaining possession of the ball and attacking the corridors: Carlos Soler will be the team leader, with this player of enormous technical quality. For this match the coach cannot count Hugo Guillamon, sanctioned, as well as Jasper Cillessen and Mouctar Diakhaby, these with physical problems.

After 3 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, the visiting team is currently in 19th position, with 17 points won. In their last match, they lost to Barcelona at home by (0‑2), after having drawn away in the previous match, in a match against Real Valladolid, by (2‑2). This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they won 9 points away and 8 in their stadium, with 8 goals scored and 10 suffered as away, against 8 goals scored and 15 suffered at home. For the championship, Elche won 9 points out of a possible 24, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 games they played as a visitor. For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. In their home league matches, the most frequent final result at half-time was 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 9 games in which he conceded the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 8 of their 21 goals between minutes (61' ‑ 75 '). Elche enters this game with a defeat, 0-2, against Barcelona, ​​adding the third defeat in the last four games of this League. Coach Jorge Almirón should play 4-3-3 favoring the defensive organization and the counterattacks of the running backs. Right winger Josan is Elche's top scorer with 4 goals scored. For this game the visiting team cannot count on Guido Carrillo and Fidel Chaves due to physical problems.
Our recommendation tip for Valencia - Elche : Valencia to win @ 1.65