ELCHE. Elche liquidates Rayo Vallecano 4-0 with goals of Tete Morente (45′), Lucas Boyé (52′), Fidel (53′) and Gerard Gumbau (72′).

The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Mario Melero López assisted by José Luis Martínez Serrato and Joan Méndez Mateo. The 4th official was Pablo Morales Moreno. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.1 degrees Celsius or 91.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 23%.​

Match Statistics​

Elche

4 - 0

Rayo Vallecano

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 18 Total 14
  • 9 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 70 Attack 105
  • 34 Dangerous attack 48
  • 100 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Elche was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Rayo Vallecano that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rayo Vallecano was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Elche found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Elche shot 18 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano shot 14 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Elche received 1 yellow card (Carlos Clerc). Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (Andoni Iraola, Álvaro García and Esteban Saveljich).

Also, Rayo Vallecano didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (27′).

Match Timeline

26'
Florian Lejeune(var)
27'
Florian Lejeune- Red
Carlos Clerc- Yellow
41'
Tete Morente(goal)
45'
45'
Álvaro García- Yellow
46'
Abdul Mumin- sub ->Álvaro García
52'
53'
62'
Raúl de Tomás- sub ->Pathé Ciss
63'
Óscar Trejo- sub ->Isi Palazón
63'
Óscar Valentín - sub ->Alejandro Catena
69'
70'
71'
72'
Nicolás Fernández Mercau- sub ->Pere Milla
73'
73'
75'
75'
Unai López- sub ->Salvi Sánchez

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After playing this match, Elche will have 16 points to remain in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 43 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Elche will play away with Almería on the 2nd of May with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Almería (8 draws).

Rayo Vallecano will host Real Valladolid on the 4th of May with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Real Valladolid (7 draws).

Elche – Formation

Elche
G
Edgar Badia 13.Spain
7.3
D
Lisandro Magallán 7.Argentina
6.8
D
Carlos Clerc 23.Spain
7.2
41'
D
Lautaro Blanco 2.Argentina
7.1
69'
D
Josan 17.Spain
7.7
M
Fidel 16.Spain
8.2
70' 53'
M
Gerard Gumbau 20.Spain
8.1
72'
M
Tete Morente 11.Spain
8.2
45'
M
John Donald 26.Spain
6.8
M
Pere Milla 10.Spain
6.7
73'
F
Lucas Boyé 9.Argentina
8.2
75' 52'
Substitutes
G
Axel Werner 1.Argentina
D
Nicolás Fernández Mercau 22.Argentina
6.5
73'
D
Javi Pamies 34.Spain
D
E. Roco 3.Chile
D
Gonzalo Verdú 5.Spain
6.6
69'
D
Diego González 4.Spain
D
Pol Lirola 24.Spain
M
Pape Diop 12.Spain
M
Raúl Guti 8.Spain
6.6
73'
M
Álex Collado 15.Spain
7.6
70'
F
Ezequiel Ponce 19.Argentina
6.7
75'

Elche adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Sebastián Beccacece decided to play with the following team: Édgar Badía (7.3), Josan (7.7), Lisandro Magallán (6.8), Carlos Clerc (7.2), Lautaro Blanco (7.1), John Nwankwo (6.8), Gerard Gumbau (8.1), Tete Morente (8.2), Fidel (8.2), Pere Milla (6.7) and Lucas Boyé (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Nicolás Fernández (6.5), Javier Pamies Marín, Ezequiel Ponce (6.7), Enzo Pablo Roco Roco, Pape Cheikh Diop Gueye, Gonzalo Verdú (6.6), Diego González Polanco, Pol Mikel Lirola Kosok, Raúl Guti (6.6), Axel Werner and Alex Collado (7.6).

Substitutions

Elche made 5 changes: Lautaro Blanco for Gonzalo Verdú (69′), Fidel for Álex Collado (70′), Pere Milla for Nicolás Fernández Mercau (73′), Pere Milla for Raúl Guti (73′) and Lucas Boyé for Ezequiel Ponce (75′).

Best player: Fidel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elche was Fidel.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 35 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia
6.4
D
Florian Lejeune 19.France
4.8
27'
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
5.8
D
Fran García 3.Spain
5.8
D
Alejandro Catena 5.Spain
5.8
63'
M
Salvi 14.Spain
6.2
75'
M
Álvaro García 18.Spain
6.9
46' 45'
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
7.0
63'
M
Santi Comesaña 6.Spain
6.7
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
6.1
62'
F
Sergio Camello 34.Spain
6.7
Substitutes
G
Diego López 13.Spain
D
Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana
6.2
46'
D
Mario Suárez 4.Spain
D
Mario Hernández 2.Spain
D
Esteban Saveljich 24.Montenegro
71'
D
Pep Chavarría 15.Spain
M
Óscar Valentín 23.Spain
6.6
63'
M
José Pozo 22.Spain
M
Unai López 17.Spain
6.5
75'
M
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
6.3
63'
F
Raúl de Tomás 25.Spain
6.6
62'
F
Andrés Martín 12.Spain

Also Rayo Vallecano adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Stole Dimitrievski (6.4), Ivan Balliu (5.8), Florian Lejeune (4.8), Alejandro Catena (5.8), Fran García (5.8), Ismaila Ciss (6.1), Santi Comesaña (6.7), Salvi (6.1), Isi Palazón (7.0), Álvaro García (6.9) and Sergio Camello (6.7).

They had on the bench: Abdul Mumin (6.2), Óscar Valentín (6.6), Mario Suárez Mata, Raúl de Tomás (6.6), José Ángel Pozo la Rosa, Diego López Rodríguez, Andrés Martín García, Unai López (6.7), Óscar Trejo (6.3), Mario Hernández Hernández, Esteban Ariel Saveljich and Josep María Chavarría Pérez.

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Álvaro García for Abdul Mumin (46′), Pathé Ciss for Raúl de Tomás (62′), Isi Palazón for Oscar Trejo (63′), Alejandro Catena for Óscar Valentín (63′) and Salvi Sánchez for Unai López (75′).

Best player: Isi Palazón​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Isi Palazón.

His rating is (7.0) with 23 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​