On the 11th of March, Elche hosts Real Valladolid in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. Elche is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Mallorca. Lucas Boyé struck first for Elche in the 88th minute on a feed from Gumbau, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Mallorca was frustrated by Elche’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Elche ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 14th placed Real Valladolid, recorded a 2-1 win against Espanyol. Iván Sánchez scored the first goal for Real Valladolid in the 25th minute, then Álvaro Aguado added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Gonzalo Plata. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Real Valladolid was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 20000 spectators. Javier Sánchez struck first for Real Valladolid in the 40th minute, then Roque Mesa added another in the 46th minute.
Real Valladolid’s top weapon lately has been Cyle Larin, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Pere Milla has been the most effective weapon for Elche lately. The Spanish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches
Elche will be without Álex Collado, Lisandro Magallán and Pere Milla, while Juan José Rojo Martín’s Real Valladolid squad will be without Kenedy, Anuar and Jordi Masip.