VALENCIA. Valencia recovers against Elche with 2 goals from P. Milla from a goal on the 65′ and a penalty kick on the 29′. Valencia was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%)
The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Juan Luis Pulido Santana with the help of José Carlos Escuela Melo and Eliana Fernández González. The 4th official was Fernando Bueno Prieto. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.7 degrees Celsius or 74.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Valencia had a superior ball possession 61% while Elche was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Valencia was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Valencia to win the match.
Valencia shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Elche shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 3 yellow cards (G. Mamardashvili, E. Comert and Y. Musah). Regarding the opposition, Elche received 6 yellow cards (H. Palacios, Josan, N. Mercau, P. Milla, Edgar Badia and Tete Morente).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Valencia will have 14 points to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Elche will have 3 points to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will host Mallorca on the 22nd of October with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (4 draws).
Elche will play away agasint Espanyol on the 23rd of October with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Elche (2 draws).
Valencia – Formation
Valencia
26'
87'
41', 45'
Valencia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ivan Gennaro Gattuso decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Thierry Correia , Gabriel Paulista , Eray Cömert , José Luis Gayà , Yunus Musah , Nicolás González , André Almeida , Justin Kluivert , Edinson Cavani and Samuel Lino .
The home team had on the bench: Iago Herrerín, Francisco Perez, Hugo Guillamón, Cristhian Mosquera, Ilaix Moriba , Toni Lato , Dimitri Foulquier, Cristian Rivero, Hugo Duro , Cenk Özkaçar and Jesús Vázquez .
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: E. Cavani for H. Duro (46′), Y. Musah for I. Moriba (74′), A. Almeida for T. Lato (79′), J. Kluivert for F. Perez (87′) and J. Gaya for J. Vazquez (87′).
Best player: Edinson Cavani
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Edinson Cavani.
His rating is with 2 goals, 10 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Elche – Formation
Elche
Elche started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Jorge Francisco Almirón Quintana played with: Édgar Badía , Josan , Helibelton Palacios , Enzo Roco , Pedro Bigas , Carlos Clerc , Alex Collado , Omar Mascarell , Raúl Guti , Tete Morente and Pere Milla .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Javier Pastore, Nicolás Fernández , Domingos Quina , Pol Lirola, Gonzalo Verdú , John Donald, Roger Martí, Ezequiel Ponce , Axel Werner, Diego González and Jesus Lopez.
Substitutions
Elche made 5 changes: P. Bigas for D. Gonzalez (31′), Josan for E. Ponce (46′), A. Collado for N. Mercau (46′), E. Roco for G. Verdu (67′) and P. Milla for D. Quina (79′).
Best player: Pere Milla
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Elche was Pere Milla.
His rating is with 2 goals, 31 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Girona – Cádiz – 1-1
- Valencia – Elche – 2-2
- Mallorca – Sevilla – 0-1
- Athletic Club – Atlético Madrid – 0-1
