Match Report
Before the match
nine goals for and two against accompanied Elche's three wins and two draws across five outings, keeping three clean sheets, an unbeaten run. A 3-1 win away to Pinatar (27 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 away to Rayo Vallecano on 24 October.
Pinatar hosted Elche (Copa del Rey) on 27 October. For Elche, the score was 3-1: three goals scored, one allowed. 3-0 was Elche's result against Rayo Vallecano on 24 October (La Liga), playing away from home; Elche won, with three scored to zero conceded. The 17 October fixture (La Liga) paired Elche with Villarreal. Elche drew 0-0 away from home, netting zero goals while conceding zero. Playing at home against Celta (La Liga), Elche finished 0-0 on 11 October. Their score comprised zero goals, against zero from the opposition. 18 September: Elche won 3-1 against Espanyol away from home in La Liga, scoring three goals and allowing one.
Elche: 17th, ten points, ten matches in the calculated La Liga standings at kickoff.
Valencia's previous five results comprised one win, two draws and two defeats. Their goal totals were 6 scored and 7 conceded. Latest: a 2-1 defeat at home to Villarreal on 24 October.
On 24 October, Villarreal faced Valencia in La Liga: Valencia lost 1-2 at home, having scored one and conceded two. La Liga, 17 October brought a home meeting with Athletic; Valencia drew 0-0, a return of zero goals scored and zero conceded. Valencia visited Santander on 11 October (La Liga) and drew 2-2; their goals totalled two, compared with two conceded. Real Sociedad travelled to face Valencia (La Liga) on 20 September. For Valencia, the score was 2-3: two goals scored, three allowed. 1-0 was Valencia's result against Alavés on 15 September (La Liga), playing away from home; Valencia won, with one scored to zero conceded.
Before kickoff, La Liga's results-based standings placed Valencia 19th after ten matches and six points.
Earlier results between these sides included a 1-0 home win for Elche on 11 April and a 1-1 draw at Valencia on 10 January.
After the match
Valencia edged past Elche 1-0 on 1 November 2026. Umar Sadiq opened the scoring 69 minutes into the game for Valencia, set up by Arnaut Danjuma, to make it 1-0. Germán Valera (36'), Víctor Chust (42'), Facundo Buonanotte (62') and Javier Guerra (73') were booked. Our current Elo ratings have the two sides almost level, Elche just 21 rating points ahead of Valencia, so on those numbers there is little to choose between them. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Valencia only a 25.3% chance in this pairing, less than one in three. three yellow cards went to Elche. The substitution total for Elche was five. After coming on for Elche in minute 24, Facundo Buonanotte was booked. one yellow card went to Valencia. Valencia: three substitutions. Umar Sadiq scored in minute 69 following entry for Valencia in the 61st minute. Valencia conceded no goals.