The stage is set for La Liga and Valencia - Elche. In this super-preview you'll get numbers, previous results, analysis, trends and stories!
- Valencia have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in La Liga
- Valencia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Elche have scored away.
Valencia and Elche should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Valencia form and stats
Valencia have played 8 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Valencia.
A good away victory last time out for Valencia, who won 2-1 against Celta de Vigo (placed 14th). José Luis Gayà, defender, was given a rating of 7.3/10 in that game, top of the team. Gayà served one assist, hit two key passes and won 4 of 7 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Utrillas and winning 3-0.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Valencia's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won two matches, drawn one and lost zero.
A decent goal production from Valencia in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. Valencia have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Elche form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Elche so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose). Visiting Elche has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Jose Morente, Fidel and Josan scored in Elche's previous match, the home game against Cadiz that ended 3-1. Jose Morente got a match rating of 8.02 in that game, top player of the team. Morente scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Leioa at their stadium, the result 2-0.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Elche when being an outsider away as they are today, we find seven matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing three and winning two games.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Elche manager F. Rodríguez Vílchez as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Unionistas de Salamanca.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Elche have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: four - zero - two (Valencia wins - draws - Elche wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Soler Barragán 5 goals |  H. Duro Perales 5 goals |   L. Boyé 4 goals |
Valencia missing players
Elche missing players
| Valencia | Elche | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 22 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 22 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 81% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 44% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 25% | 25% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| 69% | 62% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 31% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 31% |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 10.6 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 7 | 9.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 36% | 45% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 28% |
| 11.8 | 13.4 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 13.9 | 13.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
- Elche have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Elche haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Valencia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Elche have scored away.
- Valencia have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Valencia have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in La Liga
- Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 39 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 8 | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 21 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | Granada | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Elche | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Deportivo Alaves | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 12 |
| 19 | Getafe | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 20 | Levante | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 8 |