Elche hosts Valencia in round 7 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Friday, October 23rd at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (Elche)
Despite the fact that this is a match of the seventh round, Elche has played only four games. The team gained seven points, which allows it to occupy 12th place in the standings. Elche spent last season in Segunda, and the main task for the team is to consolidate in LaLiga. The main way of earning points for outsiders like Elche is home games, which is why Elche will try not to lose in this meeting. The team strengthened quite well before the start of the season since the transfer window was extended due to the epidemic and the late end of last season. On October 5, Rigone and Marcone were taken on loan from Boca Juniors, and their compatriot Guido Carillo came from Southampton. The management also signed Yusuff Kone from Lyon and Antonio Barragán from Betis. Elche lost only once in four games, albeit the defeat to Real Sociedad was hammering. Nevertheless, a draw and two wins allow the team to hope for the desired result in the upcoming meeting.
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Valencia held two more games than Elche, and it is ranked 13th in the standings with seven points. Valencia has already suffered three defeats (two away and one at home). The team's game is extremely unstable, and the last victory over Real Sociedad speaks for itself because Valencia possessed the ball only 35% of the time, fighting off and fouling throughout the game. The Bats picked up as many as five yellow cards and only accidentally scored to the net of Sociedad at the end. This is exactly how the last season ended for Valencia - the once formidable team that alternated defeats with victories finished the tournament in ninth place, which is not at all suitable for a team of its level. It would seem that the preseason matches were rather successful for Valencia, and the season began with a 4:2 victory over Levante at home. However, later the pace slowed down, and now the Bats have two defeats in a row.
I think the teams will start slowly, looking closely at each other. Most likely, the match will not be rich in goals. The team that will score will immediately close near its penalty area. Based on the results and sufficient motivation to score points at home, there is a confidence that Elche will be able not to lose and there will not be an abundance of goals in a match where the level of players from both teams does not differ so much in the current state of affairs.
Prediction for the match: Elche to win with +0.5 handicap and Under 4.5 goals scored
