Form and context

Elche are still waiting for their first home league win of the season, having taken just one point at the Martinez Valero, though they arrive on a strong run of eight points from their last 12 in La Liga. Valencia sit 19th with six points and are without a win since Javier Aguirre took charge, following two draws and a home defeat to Villarreal.

Team news

• Elche: Marc Aguado is the only confirmed absentee because of an ankle injury, while the coach is monitoring several situations, with Fer Nino troubled by back pain that stopped him finishing the Rayo match. Anselmi said there is no single confirmed absence beyond that and could not confirm everyone is at 100 per cent.
• Valencia: No confirmed team news yet.

What the numbers say

• Elche have kept three consecutive clean sheets, something the club had not managed for six years.
• Elche have nine points from six away games this season, already more than their entire 2025/26 league away tally.
• Valencia have taken 17 of their last 27 points as the visiting team.
• In all competitions, Elche's last five include a 1-3 win at Pinatar and a 0-3 win at Rayo Vallecano, while Valencia's last five feature a 1-2 home loss to Villarreal and a 0-0 with Athletic Club.

Our view

Both sides have been far happier on the road than at home, which makes this a tricky one to call. Elche's defensive solidity and recent points haul give them the edge in momentum, but Anselmi has warned that a wounded Valencia tend to rebel.

Most likely outcome: draw - Elche's clean-sheet run meets a Valencia side that has drawn two of three under Aguirre.