ELCHE. Valencia beats Elche 1-0 after G. Guedes scored just 1 goal (50′).

J. Mojica received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Elche lost the match.

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 Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias who had the assistance of Julián Villaseñor Julián and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Juan Antonio Campos Salinas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Elche

0 - 1

Valencia

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 10 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 100 Attack 89
  • 49 Dangerous attack 35
  • 80 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
  • 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 19 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Elche had a superior ball possession 55% while Valencia was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Elche had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Valencia managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Elche shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Valencia shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Elche received 3 yellow cards (A. Barragan, G. Verdu and Fidel). Talking about the opposition, Valencia received 3 yellow cards (D. Foulquier, M. Diakhaby and B. Gil).

(Elche) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

7'
Hugo Guillamón(var)
8'
27'
Dimitri Foulquier- Yellow
40'
Mouctar Diakhaby - Yellow
45'
Josan- sub ->A. Barragan
46'
48'
50'
Tete Morente- sub ->E. Ponce
58'
65'
67'
68'
68'
72'
72'
77'
86'
86'
Hugo Duro- sub ->M. Gomez
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After this contest, Elche will stay with 32 points like Rayo Vallecano to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Valencia will have 40 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

Elche – Formation

Elche
G
Edgar Badia 13.Spain
6.6
D
A. Barragán Fernández 19.Spain
6.8
46' 8'
D
E. Roco 3.Chile
6.7
D
Johan Mojica 22.Colombia
6.1
90'
D
Diego González 4.Spain
7.2
M
Fidel 16.Spain
6.1
77' 90'
M
Omar Mascarell 21.Spain
6.6
68'
M
Gerard Gumbau 2.Spain
6.5
68'
M
Pere Milla 10.Spain
6.3
F
Ezequiel Ponce 18.Argentina
6.2
58'
F
Lucas Boyé 9.Argentina
6.6
Substitutes
G
Kiko Casilla 1.Spain
G
Lluis Andreu 28.Spain
D
Lucas Olaza 12.Uruguay
D
Pedro Bigas 6.Spain
D
Gonzalo Verdú 5.Spain
45'
M
Kike Pérez 24.Spain
7.0
68'
M
Raúl Guti 8.Spain
6.6
68'
M
Iván Marcone 23.Argentina
M
Tete Morente 11.Spain
6.6
58'
M
Josan 17.Spain
6.9
46'
F
Guido Carrillo 7.Argentina
6.6
77'
F
Pablo Piatti 20.Argentina

Elche started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Elche made 5 changes: A. Barragan for Josan (46′), E. Ponce for Tete Morente (58′), G. Gumbau for R. Guti (68′), O. Mascarell for Kike (68′) and Fidel for G. Carrillo (77′).

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 28.Georgia
7.4
D
Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe
6.8
27'
D
Omar Alderete 15.Paraguay
7.5
D
Mouctar Diakhaby 12.Guinea
6.7
48' 40'
D
Jesús Vázquez 32.Spain
7.2
M
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
7.4
M
Gonçalo Guedes 7.Portugal
6.8
86' 50'
M
Carlos Soler 10.Spain
7.1
M
Yunus Musah 4.England
6.9
72'
M
Bryan Gil 21.Spain
6.6
72' 65'
F
Maxi Gómez 9.Uruguay
6.7
86'
Substitutes
G
Jaume Doménech 1.Spain
D
Cristhian Mosquera 37.Spain
D
Ruben Iranzo Lendinez 39.Spain
D
Eray Cömert 24.Switzerland
M
Ilaix Moriba 23.Guinea
7.1
48'
M
Uroš Račić 8.Serbia
6.6
72'
M
Denis Cheryshev 17.Russia
6.2
72'
F
Hugo Duro 19.Spain
6.6
86'
F
Hélder Costa 11.Portugal
6.8
86'

Valencia started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

José Bordalás Jiménez played with: .

Valencia could not rely on the presence of I. Moriba (injured).

Substitutions

Valencia made 5 changes: M. Diakhaby for I. Moriba (48′), Y. Musah for U. Racic (72′), B. Gil for D. Cheryshev (72′), G. Guedes for H. Costa (86′) and M. Gomez for H. Duro (86′).

Results of the day

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