La Liga · Matchweek 31 · Apr 11

Elche - Valencia

Elche beat Valencia 1-0 in La Liga (Matchweek 31). Goals: L. Cepeda 73'.

🏟 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche 👤 Referee: F. Maeso
Key events
59' 🟨 Buba SangareYellow card Elche
63' 🟨 G. RodriguezYellow card Valencia
73' ⚽ L. Cepeda(1 - 0) · Assist: A. Febas Elche
Quick stats
%58 Possession %42
0.94 Expected goals (xG) 2.20
1.60 Pre-match xG 1.02
7 Total shots 22
2 Shots on target 8
4 Shots off target 7
1 Blocked shots 7
6 Shots inside box 16
1 Shots outside box 6
7 Saves 2
Match timeline
First half
HT 0 - 0
Buba SangareYellow card🟨
59'
61'
🔁U. Sadiq ↔ H. DuroSubstitution
61'
🔁L. Rioja ↔ D. LopezSubstitution
63'
🟨G. RodriguezYellow card
Andre Silva ↔ A. RodriguezSubstitution🔁
64'
Buba Sangare ↔ J. DonaldSubstitution🔁
64'
M. Neto ↔ L. CepedaSubstitution🔁
72'
G. Villar ↔ A. PedrosaSubstitution🔁
72'
L. Cepeda(1 - 0) · Assist: A. Febas⚽
73'
75'
🔁E. Comert ↔ PepeluSubstitution
75'
🔁J. Gaya ↔ J. VazquezSubstitution
81'
🔁L. Beltran ↔ A. DanjumaSubstitution
G. Valera ↔ V. ChustSubstitution🔁
82'
FT 1 - 0
Match statsElche · Valencia
Key stats
%58 Possession %42
0.94 Expected goals (xG) 2.20
1.60 Pre-match xG 1.02
Shots
7 Total shots 22
2 Shots on target 8
4 Shots off target 7
1 Blocked shots 7
6 Shots inside box 16
1 Shots outside box 6
7 Saves 2
Attacking
90 Attacks 87
40 Dangerous attacks 35
Passing
430 Total passes 293
363 Accurate passes 251
%84 Pass accuracy %86
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 9
4 Offsides 3
14 Fouls 18
18 Free kicks 15
14 Throw-ins 13
10 Goal kicks 10
Cards
1 Yellow cards 1
0 1st-half cards 0
1 2nd-half cards 1
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 0
4 1st-half corners 1
1 2nd-half corners 8
Penalties
0 Penalties won 0
0 Penalty goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD7 meetings · 2020–2026
Elche 1
Oct 23who was on topJan 10
Valencia 4
1 Elche 2 draw 4 Valencia
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.3goals / match
6–10total goals
0/3clean sheets
2-1Elche best win · Oct 23
2-0Valencia best win · Apr 23
%71 Over 1.5 5/7
%43 Over 2.5 3/7
%14 Over 3.5 1/7
%57 BTTS 4/7
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Elche at home3 matches
1W 0D 2L 2:4
Valencia at home4 matches
2W 2D 0L 6:4
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Elche3W 0D 2L Valencia1W 1D 3L
1.80 0.80 Points per game
7 5 Goals scored
7 8 Goals conceded
1.30 1.41 xG average
1.46 1.46 xGA average
%20 %0 Clean sheets
%60 %60 BTTS
%60 %40 Over 2.5
5.0 4.8 Corners
2.0 1.4 Cards
Elche5W 1D 4L Valencia4W 1D 5L
1.60 1.30 Points per game
15 12 Goals scored
17 13 Goals conceded
1.40 1.41 xG average
1.41 1.35 xGA average
%10 %20 Clean sheets
%80 %50 BTTS
%80 %40 Over 2.5
4.6 5.3 Corners
2.0 1.7 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
15Elchein the table43pts
38matches 10-13-15W-D-L 49:57goals -8diff
DWLDL
9Valenciain the table49pts
38matches 13-10-15W-D-L 46:55goals -9diff
WWDWL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 23 matches
1.04 1.00 Points per game
1.29 1.22 xG average
1.59 1.43 xGA average
%22 %22 Clean sheets
%70 %57 BTTS
%57 %43 Over 2.5
3.5 5.2 Corners
2.2 2.1 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Jan 10 Valencia 1-1 Elche La Liga
Apr 23 Elche 0-2 Valencia La Liga
Oct 15 Valencia 2-2 Elche La Liga
Mar 19 Elche 0-1 Valencia La Liga
Dec 11 Valencia 2-1 Elche La Liga
Jan 30 Valencia 1-0 Elche La Liga
Oct 23 Elche 2-1 Valencia La Liga
xG difference & finishing
Elche1 gol · 0.94 xG +0.06
Valencia0 gol · 2.20 xG -2.20
+ = scored above expectation, − = below
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Elche dominated the ball58% possession
Valencia took more shots22 - 7
Valencia committed more fouls18 - 14
THE REFEREE42 matches on record
Francisco José Hernández Maeso
Strictness43 TEMPO50
Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: ModerateGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate
This match vs his average
Cards 24.0 -2.0
Fouls 3223.9 +8.1
Goals 12.7 -1.7
Corners 149.2 +4.8
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 1.01.3 -0.3
Shots 7.09.9 -2.9
On target 2.03.5 -1.5
Possession %58%58 +0.4
Corners 5.03.4 +1.6
Cards 1.02.9 -1.9
Conceded 0.01.5 -1.5
this matchseason average · 37 matches
Goals 0.01.2 -1.2
Shots 22.010.6 +11.4
On target 8.02.8 +5.2
Possession %42%48 -5.5
Corners 9.04.4 +4.6
Cards 1.01.2 -0.2
Conceded 1.01.5 -0.5
this matchseason average · 37 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Lucas Cepeda 8.30
Starting XI
1 Matías Dituro G · 85' · K 7.90
Saves7Passes37 · %26
14 Aleix Febas M · 85' 7.60
Assist1Key pass1Dribbles2/2Tackles6Interceptions1Duels won11/16Fouls won3Fouls2Passes50 · %45
22 David Affengruber D · 85' 7.50
Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks2Duels won7/10Fouls won2Passes72 · %62
12 Gonzalo Villar M · 72' 7.20
Tackles4Blocks1Duels won4/8Fouls1Passes43 · %40
21 Léo Pétrot D · 85' 7.20
Tackles2Interceptions2Blocks3Duels won2/6Fouls2Passes54 · %51
16 Martim Neto F · 72' 6.90
Key pass2Tackles2Duels won3/6Fouls won1Fouls2Passes28 · %24
10 Rafa Mir F · 85' 6.90
On target1/2Duels won2/4Fouls won1Offside2Passes12 · %8
15 Tete Morente M · 85' 6.90
Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won4/9Fouls won2Passes22 · %17
11 Germán Valera M · 82' 6.90
Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won3/7Fouls won3Passes25 · %24
42 Buba Sangare D · 64' 6.50
Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won3/9Fouls5Passes50 · %40
9 André Silva F · 64' 6.50
Tackles1Duels won3/7Fouls won2Fouls1Passes10 · %8
Substitutes
24 Lucas Cepeda F · 13' 8.30
Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Duels won2/3Fouls won2Passes4 · %3
20 Álvaro Rodriguez F · 21' 6.70
Duels won1/2Offside1Passes1
3 Adrià Pedrosa D · 13' 6.30
Passes1 · %1
18 John Donald D · 21' 6.30
Duels won2/4Passes4 · %2
23 Víctor Chust D · 3'
Unused: Alejandro IturbeIñaki PeñaJosanDavid DelgadoFederico Redondo
Starting XI
11 Luis Rioja M · 60' 8.30
Key pass2Dribbles2/3Tackles4Duels won7/10Fouls won1Offside1Passes14 · %12
1 Stole Dimitrievski G · 85' 7.30
Saves2Tackles1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes32 · %20
17 Largie Ramazani M · 85' 7.00
On target4/4Key pass1Dribbles4/7Tackles2Duels won9/18Fouls won3Fouls1Passes16 · %14
5 César Tárrega D · 85' 6.90
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won4/8Fouls won1Fouls2Passes26 · %24
23 Filip Ugrinić M · 85' 6.90
Key pass2Dribbles2/3Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/7Fouls3Offside1Passes29 · %23
14 José Luis Gayà D · 75' · K 6.70
On target1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/8Fouls3Passes15 · %15
2 Guido Rodríguez M · 85' 6.70
Key pass2Interceptions1Fouls2Passes35 · %34
6 Umar Sadiq F · 61' 6.30
Key pass1Tackles2Blocks1Duels won5/12Fouls won2Fouls1Offside1Passes8 · %6
15 Lucas Beltrán F · 81' 6.30
On target1/2Key pass1Tackles1Duels won4/8Fouls won3Passes13 · %11
24 Eray Cömert D · 75' 6.20
Key pass1Interceptions2Duels won1/2Fouls won1Fouls1Passes32 · %30
12 Thierry Correia D · 85' 6.20
Key pass1Tackles1Duels won3/10Fouls won1Fouls5Passes20 · %18
Substitutes
9 Hugo Duro F · 24' 6.50
Passes5 · %2
21 Jesús Vázquez D · 10' 6.30
Key pass2Passes3 · %2
18 Pepelu M · 10' 6.30
Passes4 · %3
16 Diego López F · 25' 6.30
On target2/2Passes4 · %4
7 Arnaut Danjuma F · 4'
Passes2 · %1
Unused: Rubén IranzoRenzo SaraviaDani RabaJavier GuerraBaptiste SantamariaCristian RiveroAndré Almeida
Win probabilityModel: 2 (%44) ✗
Elche %31 Draw %25 Valencia %44
1.18Elche xPuan
1.57Valencia xPuan
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