ELCHE. Valencia overcomes Elche with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Lino (19′) and an own goal from G. Verdú (43′). Elche was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 22,129 spectators. The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández with the support of Iván Masso Granado and José Antonio Garrido Romero. The 4th official was Albert Ávalos Martos. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.7 degrees Celsius or 80.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Elche had a superior ball possession 66% while Valencia was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Elche was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Valencia was able to find the solution to win this match.
Elche shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Valencia shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Elche received 3 yellow cards (John Nwankwo, Enzo Roco and Carlos Clerc). Talking about the opposition, Valencia received 1 yellow card (Yunus Musah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Elche will stay with 13 points to hold in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Valencia will have 30 points like Almería to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Elche will play away with Celta de Vigo on the 26th of April with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Celta de Vigo (6 draws).
Valencia will host Real Valladolid on the 27th of April with a 10-2 head to head in favor of Valencia (5 draws).
Elche – Formation
Elche
17'
43'
84'
Elche adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Sebastián Beccacece decided to play with the following team: Édgar Badía , Tete Morente , Omar Mascarell , Gonzalo Verdú , Pedro Bigas , Carlos Clerc , Raúl Guti , John Nwankwo , Fidel , Pere Milla and Lucas Boyé .
The home team had on the bench: Enzo Roco , Lisandro Magallán, Lautaro Blanco , Nicolás Fernández , Randy Nteka, Josan , Diego González, Alex Collado , Axel Werner, Pol Lirola and Pape Cheikh.
Elche could not rely on the presence of Lautaro Blanco (injured) and Nicolás Fernández Mercau (injured).
Substitutions
Elche made 5 changes: Pedro Bigas for Lautaro Emanuel Blanco (17′), Gonzalo Verdú for Enzo Roco (46′), Pere Milla for Nicolás Fernández Mercau (64′), Raúl Guti for Álex Collado (64′) and Tete Morente for Josan (78′).
Best player: Fidel
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Elche was Fidel.
His rating is with 52 passes (75% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.
Valencia – Formation
Valencia
Also Valencia adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Rubén Baraja Vegas played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Dimitri Foulquier , Gabriel Paulista , Mouctar Diakhaby , Cenk Özkaçar , José Luis Gayà , Yunus Musah , Nicolás González , André Almeida , Edinson Cavani and Samuel Lino .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Iago Herrerín, Jesús Vázquez, Jaume Doménech, Javier Guerra , Alberto Mari , Ruben Iranzo Lendinez, Cristhian Mosquera, Toni Lato , Eray Cömert, Diego Lopez Noguerol and Hugo Guillamón.
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: Nico González for Javier Guerra Moreno (46′), Edinson Cavani for Toni Lato (72′), Samuel Lino for Alberto Mari Sánchez (72′), Yunus Musah for Diego López Noguerol (82′) and Mouctar Diakhaby for Eray Cömert (90′).
Best player: Samuel Lino
The most impressive player for Valencia was Samuel Lino.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Elche – Valencia – 0-2
- Sevilla – Villarreal – 2-1
- FC Barcelona – Atlético Madrid – 1-0
- Mallorca – Getafe – 3-1
