Week 29 features a match on Sat Mar 19th, where Elche hosts Valencia in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 14th placed Elche, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Granada. Fidel struck first for Elche in the 11th minute on a feed from Pere Milla, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Granada couldn’t manage to score, and Elche took the shutout win. Elche should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while valencia sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Getafe. Getafe had 17 on net, and Valencia had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 11th of December, Valencia hosted Elche at the Estadio De Mestalla in their last match together. Valencia was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Gonçalo Guedes struck first for Valencia in the 23rd minute, then Lucas Boyé tied it up for Elche in the 75th minute.
Both Carlos Soler and Gonçalo Guedes have been the hottest scorers for Valencia in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Fidel has been the most prolific scorer on Elche in the last 5 matches with 2 goals
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez’s squad will be without Helibelton Palacios, while Denis Cheryshev, Gayá, Jasper Cillessen, Thierry Correia, Toni Lato and Ilaix Kourouma are unavailable to play for José Bordalás Jiménez’s team.