VALLADOLID. Real Valladolid beat Elche to win 2-1. It was Real Valladolid to strike first with a goal of J. Sanchez at the 40′. Then R. Mesa scored again for Real Valladolid in the 46′ minute. Eventually, Josan reduced the distance for Elche (63′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea with the support of Jon Núñez Fernández and Joan Méndez Mateo. The 4th official was Alberto Fuente Martín. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Real Valladolid was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Elche that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Valladolid was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Valladolid won the match​.

Real Valladolid shot 17 times, 11 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Elche shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Real Valladolid received 2 yellow cards (J. Sanchez and J. Fernandez). Talking about the opposition, Elche didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Real Valladolid will have 17 points to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Elche will stay with 4 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Valladolid will play away with Athletic Club on the 8th of November with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Athletic Club (6 draws).

Elche will host Girona on the 8th of November with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Elche (6 draws).

Real Valladolid – Formation

Real Valladolid adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Juan José Rojo Martín decided to play with the following team: Jordi Masip (6.5), Lucas Rosa (6.9), Joaquín Fernández (7.1), Javi Sánchez (7.1), Sergio Escudero (7.1), Iván Sánchez (7.2), Roque Mesa (8.1), Álvaro Aguado (7.5), Gonzalo Plata (7.3), Sergio León (6.4) and Óscar Plano (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Monchu (6.6), Lucas Olaza (6.2), Sergio Asenjo, Sergi Guardiola, Juan Narváez, Jawad El Yamiq (6.8), Shon Weissman (6.6), Mickaël Malsa, Zouhair Feddal, Kike Pérez (6.4) and Iván Fresneda.

Substitutions

Real Valladolid made 5 changes: S. Escudero for L. Olaza (46′), J. Sanchez for J. El Yamiq (68′), I. Sanchez for K. Perez (69′), S. Leon for S. Weissman (70′) and G. Plata for Monchu (79′).

Best player: Roque Mesa​

The most impressive player for Real Valladolid was Roque Mesa.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 55 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

Elche – Formation

Also Elche adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jorge Francisco Almirón Quintana played with: Édgar Badía (8.4), Pol Lirola (6.1), Enzo Roco (6.4), Pedro Bigas (6.5), Carlos Clerc (6.4), Alex Collado (6.5), Omar Mascarell (7.0), Gerard Gumbau (6.6), Pere Milla (7.4), Lucas Boyé (6.2) and Tete Morente (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Domingos Quina, Nicolás Fernández (6.5), Gonzalo Verdú, Diego González (6.8), Raúl Guti (6.9), Jesus Lopez, Axel Werner, Roger Martí, John Donald, Josan (7.4) and Ezequiel Ponce (6.7).

Substitutions

Elche made 5 changes: P. Bigas for D. Gonzalez (46′), A. Collado for Josan (46′), L. Boye for R. Guti (62′), G. Gumbau for E. Ponce (63′) and P. Lirola for N. Mercau (78′).

Best player: Édgar Badía​

The most impressive player for Elche was the goalkeeper: Édgar Badía. His rating is 8.41. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Celta de Vigo – Osasuna – 1-2
• FC Barcelona – Almería – 2-0
• Getafe – Cádiz – 0-0
• Real Valladolid – Elche – 2-1