Elche vs Real Valladolid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th March 2023

Elche take on Real Valladolid for a match in the La Liga on Saturday at Estadio Martinez Valero.

Sitting bottom of the table, Elche have claimed 12 points after 24 rounds, while Real Valladolid have amassed 27 points. This places the latter as number 14 in the La Liga at the moment.

The mood at Elche is probably far from ideal, following four defeats in the last six matches across all tournaments recently. The home side needs to improve performances against Real Valladolid to turn the situation around.

Elche are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net eight times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.8 goals per game, as they conceded 17 goals. They managed one clean sheet in these matches.

Real Valladolid scored five goals, conceded 13 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Real Valladolid came away as 2-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Saturday.

Elche vs Real Valladolid Prediction

Elche Form

Elche suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Espanyol in a 0-1 defeat. Real Betis also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-3, before Elche were able to strike back last time out in a 0-1 win against Mallorca. Elche just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six La Liga matches at the Estadio Martinez Valero. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Real Valladolid Form

Real Valladolid collected one win from their last three matches, as Real Betis won by 2-1. Celta Vigo were too strong as well, winning 3-0, before Real Valladolid won 2-1 against Espanyol. In their last six La Liga away matches, Real Valladolid failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn zero and lost five, scoring two while also conceding 12 times.

Elche, as well as Real Valladolid, have been keeping things tight in recent matches with goals few and far between. This suggests a close encounter shy on goals is on the cards on Saturday.

Elche won three points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won zero, scored four and let in eight goals. Real Valladolid claimed four wins from eight goals scored and five conceded from their past six matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them 13 points to their account. Elche so far pulled off a record of two wins, six draws and 16 defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Valladolid are looking at eight wins, three draws and 13 defeats in the La Liga.

Elche vs Real Valladolid Squads

Elche Squad

Machin will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Real Valladolid from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Axel Werner (0/0), Edgar Badia (0/24), Jesus Lopez (0/0), Carlos Clerc (0/19), Diego Gonzalez (0/14), Enzo Roco (0/18), Gonzalo Verdu (1/11), Helibelton Palacios (0/18), Jose Angel Carmona (3/16), Lautaro Blanco (0/6), Lisandro Magallan (0/6), Nicolas Fernandez (0/10), Pedro Bigas (0/19), Pol Lirola (1/9), Alejandro Alfaro (0/0), Alex Collado (1/9), Gerard Gumbau (0/22), John Nwankwo (0/3), Josan (1/15), Omar Mascarell (0/21), Pape Cheikh (0/1), Randy Nteka (0/14), Raul Guti (0/18), Rodrigo Mendoza (0/0), Tete Morente (0/18), Tobias Christensen (0/0), Ezequiel Ponce (3/23), Fidel (1/14), Lucas Boye (3/22), Pere Milla (6/19).

Real Valladolid Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 54 year-old Real Valladolid manager Pacheta will select his starting XI from these players:

Alvaro Aceves (0/0), Jordi Masip (0/17), Roberto (0/0), Sergio Asenjo (0/7), David Torres (0/2), Ivan Fresneda (0/11), Javi Sanchez (1/20), Jawad El Yamiq (0/15), Lucas Olaza (0/16), Lucas Rosa (0/10), Luis Perez (0/12), Sergio Escudero (0/12), Alvaro Aguado (1/22), Anuar (1/3), Gonzalo Plata (0/20), Ivan Sanchez (1/19), Joaquin Fernandez (1/17), Kenedy (0/4), Kike Perez (0/22), Martin Hongla (0/5), Monchu (1/21), Roque Mesa (2/19), Selim Amallah (0/0), Cyle Larin (3/6), Darwin Machis (0/5), Manuel Pozo (0/0), Oscar Plano (1/24), Roberto Arroyo (0/0), Sergio Leon (5/21).

Elche vs Real Valladolid Team News

Elche might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Real Valladolid.

Alex Collado, Josan and John Nwankwo are all absent from the Elche squad that faces Real Valladolid at Estadio Martinez Valero.

Real Valladolid have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Real Valladolid need to do without Sergio Escudero and Anuar, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio Martinez Valero.

Elche vs Real Valladolid Lineups

Elche vs Real Valladolid H2H

Real Valladolid ran out 2-1 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again on Saturday. Picking a winning bet based on their h2h is a bit of a lottery, and the punter with a keen eye for a long shot might opt for the high-value price here. Elche claimed two wins in their previous ten matches against Real Valladolid. The latter managed two wins in these five encounters against their coming opponent. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/5.

Elche vs Real Valladolid Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the past five matches between home side Elche and Real Valladolid. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 4/5.

Elche vs Real Valladolid Betting Tips

Pere Milla look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six La Liga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Cyle Larin adds to his three La Liga goals come this coming Saturday.

Elche claimed two wins, drew one and lost seven of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Real Valladolid won two, drew zero and lost eight of their last 10 games away. Both teams hit the back of the net in six of the last 10 matches for Elche on home soil. Both scored at least once in three of the previous 10 away games for Real Valladolid.

Over 2.5 goals came up three times in the previous five encounters between Elche and Real Valladolid, as Elche scored 1.2 goals on average per game and Real Valladolid averaging 1.4 goals. Both teams scored in four times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Elche’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Real Valladolid, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches.