Valencia overcame Elche in a close win on Saturday, 2x1, on to matchday 17 of the La Liga. In this competition, both teams came from a win.
Sub Cristiano Piccini, after 20 minutes, changed the course of the game. The opening goal was scored by Gonçalo Guedes in the 23rd minute, with a right-foot strike.
After 75 minutes, Lucas Boyé fired home for Elche, from a corner, assisted by Lucas Pérez. Cristiano Piccini scored the winning goal in the 86th minute from a corner. In the final minutes of the game, Yunus Musah came on.
After the result Valencia are 8th in the table, with 25 points, while Elche sit 17th place, with 15 points. In their next fixture, José Bordalás's team visit Levante. Meanwhile, Francisco Rodríguez's team visit Barcelona.
| Valencia | Elche | |||
| 7 | 5 | Shots | 2 | 8 |
2 | Shots on target | 2 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Total Tackles | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Tackles Won | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 6 | Ball steals | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 39 | Total Passes | 54 | 7 |
| 8 | 31 | Passes Completed | 45 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Saves | 5 | 7 |
3 | Fouls Committed | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Fouls Suffered | 2 | 8 |
