Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Valencia and Elche who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Elche visit Valencia, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 19 match taking place at Estadio Mestalla this coming Saturday.
Placed 17th in the table Valencia have amassed 16 points after 18 matches. On 22 points, Elche rank nineth with 18 matches played this season.
Team form: Valencia vs Elche
Valencia Form
They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Valencia beat Sporting Gijon 0-2, followed by a 1-1 draw against Mallorca. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 4-1 defeat against Celta Vigo. Valencia claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the LaLiga, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.
Elche Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Elche. They first took out Eibar by 0-1 before downing Rayo Vallecano by 4-0. The winning streak came to an end against Villarreal, who ran out 1-3 winners. Elche are winless in their last six away games in the LaLiga, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 12 goals while scoring four themselves.
Betting stats for Valencia and Elche
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Valencia and Elche played across all tournaments.
- In the last 21 Valencia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 20 Valencia home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Valencia matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Valencia home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Elche have lost the last 5 away matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Elche matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Elche matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Elche away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Valencia vs Elche
Betting markets: Valencia vs Elche
Full-time result
Valencia claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Elche won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Valencia have not lost to Elche in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Valencia only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Elche scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Valencia games Valencia managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Valencia have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Elche.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Valencia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Elche, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.
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