Eldense take on the visitors Valencia in the round 1/16-finals of Spanish Copa del Rey. The match will be played on Tuesday, January 7th at Estadio Nuevo Pepico Amat (Elda).
"Eldense" is now more concerned with maintaining a place in Segunda. The "blue garnets" have been around for a long time - they celebrated their centenary in 2021, but they have achieved little. Moreover, having flashed in Segunda in the early 60s, the team then constantly played at lower levels. But recent seasons have brought a rapid rise. They passed the third league in one draw, 2022/2023. Having finally returned to the second league, the club scored 50 points there, taking 16th place. Now they are trying to at least repeat those results, but not everything works out. They finished 2024 with 5 wins and 21 points - exactly one per round. But even this allows them to be in only 19th position, that is, in the relegation zone, two points behind their neighbor "above", "Cadiz".
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Valencia were in a very similar situation two years ago. They were failing in La Liga, and the fans' hatred of Peter Lim was at its peak. Then, Baraja's appointment saved them - the legend as a footballer did not allow relegation in 2023, and last season they managed to finish close to the Eurocup zone. There were optimistic hopes for a new Temporada, but instead, the "orange" updated their anti-records. Still, Ruben was given chances, not being fired even after the defeat in December to another deep outsider, Valladolid. But after draws with Espanyol and Alaves, the coach was replaced - Carlos Corberan was bought from West Bromwich for 3 million. He made his debut in the rescheduled match with Real Madrid. And it was a shame to lose: they were leading the score with the giant, but conceded twice in the last minutes.
This will be the first head-to-head confrontation between these clubs. "Los Ches" needs a win, and they will get it here, the opponent is very weak.
Prediction for the match: Valencia to win.
