On the 15th of October, Valencia will host Elche in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Valencia sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Osasuna. Justin Kluivert struck first for Valencia in the 28th minute, then Mouctar Diakhaby added another in the 54th minute. Valencia is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Elche recorded a 1-1 draw against Mallorca. Ezequiel Ponce scored the first goal for Elche in the 15th minute, but Vedat Muriqi got the equalizer for Mallorca in the 71st minute earning them at least the one point. Elche looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Valencia won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Elche’s most prolific scorer has been Ezequiel Ponce. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Both Samu Castillejo and Mouctar Diakhaby have been the hottest scorers for Valencia in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals
Valencia will be without Jaume Doménech, Samu Castillejo and Yunus Musah, while Elche will be without Omar Mascarell, Pol Lirola, Fidel and Pere Milla.