PREVIEW | Elche vs Valencia - team news, lineups, predictions
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Elche and Valencia face each other this Saturday at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Match Day 31 of the La Liga.
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Elche have won 29 points to date and are placed in 18th position. In their last encounter, Eder Sarabia's team were beaten 1-0 by Rayo Vallecano (La Liga 2025/26).
Valencia have picked up 35 points and currently lie in 14th position. In their last game, Carlos Corberán's team lost 2-3 against Celta de Vigo (La Liga 2025/26).
The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.
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Elche
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- Mouctar Diakhaby - Muscle Injury
- Julen Agirrezabala - Meniscus Tear
Last starting XIs
Elche ( vs Rayo Vallecano 2026-04-03): Matías Dituro, David Affengruber, Pedro Bigas, Léo Petrot, Buba Sangaré, Aleix Febas, Marc Aguado, Tete Morente, Germán Valera, Álvaro Rodríguez, Rafa Mir
Valencia ( vs Celta de Vigo 2026-04-05): Stole Dimitrievski, Unai Núñez, Eray Cömert, César Tárrega, José Gayà, Luis Rioja, Guido Rodríguez, Javi Guerra, André Almeida, Largie Ramazani, Hugo Duro
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MANAGERS
- Eder Sarabia has faced Carlos Corberán on one occasion, recording one draw.
- Carlos Corberán has faced Elche on one occasion, recording one draw.
- Eder Sarabia has faced Valencia on one occasion, recording one draw.
TEAMS
- Away from home, Valencia currently have one draw in their last 14 matches.
- Valencia currently have one draw in their last 15 matches.
- At home, Elche currently have two defeats in their last 15 matches.
- At home, Elche currently have one win in their last six matches.
- At home, Elche are on a run of three consecutive matches unbeaten.
- Elche currently have one win in their last 14 matches.
- Elche are on a run of six consecutive matches conceding goals.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Elche and Valencia have already faced each other 59 times, with Valencia holding the advantage: 29 wins, compared with 16 wins for Elche.
- At Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche have the edge in their meetings with Valencia: 13 wins in 29 matches. Valencia have recorded ten wins.
- In the Spanish league, the two teams have played 49 matches, with 13 wins for Elche, 11 draws and 25 wins for Valencia.