The game of the season for Valencia.

They are in the relegation zone and 3 points away from the safe zone. The calendar is key for them: now they have matches against direct rivals (Elche, Valladolid, Cadiz) and then have very difficult rivals to end the season, like Villarreal, Madrid, Betis… So this period of three games is crucial for them, starting with this one.

Their performances are not so bad with the new coach, just the pñlayers are in a mental situation which makes things more difficult. But they have the quality to be much above the table, just need to unlock their situation in their minds. Each small mistake is paid with a goal, and they are struggling a lot to score goals although they are dominating games and creating chances for that.

In spite of their results, they are showing motivation, confidence and quality. Just need some luck to gain some points and leave the relegation zone.

This match is perfect for them because they will play against the worst team in the league and one of the worst teams we have seen in La Liga for a while, according to their current points. Elche is already relegated and thinking on the next season: they hired a coach for the new project in the second division, and is using those players who will stay in the club for the next year.

Their performances are terrible, especially in defense. In every single game they are conceding at least a couple of clear chances and clear goal situations, due to defensive mistakes (lack of concentration and motivation). That’s why they have conceded 59 goals so far: 2.03 per game.

In attack, they are generating danger as they are playing offensively, but it’s impossible to win a game conceding always at least 2 goals because they dont have quality enough upfront to score 2-3 goals in each game.

Valencia will face an offensive team who will leave them spaces to attack, so it should be easier for them. Furthermore, if Valencia plays with high intensity (and I have no doubts about this due to their situation), Elche won’t be able to equalize it.

Another curious thing: both teams and fans have great relationships. In the 20-21 season, Elche was fighting for relegation with Huesca, and they managed to avoid it thanks to the draw from Valencia (with nothing on play) against Huesca in the last round.

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巴伦西亚在降级区，离安全区只有3分的距离。赛程对他们来说很关键:现在他们要面对直接竞争对手(埃尔切、巴利亚多利德、加的斯)，然后在赛季结束时还要面对非常难对付的对手，比如比利亚雷亚尔、马德里、贝蒂斯……所以这三场比赛对他们来说至关重要，从这场比赛开始。

在新教练的带领下，他们的表现并没有那么糟糕，只是pñlayers的精神状态让事情变得更加困难。但他们有能力超越桌面，只需要在他们的头脑中解开他们的处境。每一个小失误都会换来一个进球，尽管他们在比赛中占据主导地位，并为进球创造了机会，但他们仍然在努力进球。

尽管成绩不佳，但他们表现出了动力、信心和品质。只需要一些运气来获得一些积分，离开降级区。

这场比赛对他们来说是完美的，因为他们将面对联赛中最差的球队，根据他们目前的积分，这是我们在西甲联赛中看到的最差的球队之一。埃尔切已经降级，正在考虑下个赛季:他们在乙级联赛聘请了一名新教练，并使用那些将在明年留在俱乐部的球员。

他们的表现很糟糕，尤其是在防守方面。在每一场比赛中，由于防守失误(缺乏注意力和动力)，他们至少会失去几个明显的机会和明显的进球机会。这就是为什么他们到目前为止丢了59个球:场均2.03个。

在进攻端，他们在进攻端制造了危险，但要赢得一场比赛不可能总是丢至少2个球，因为他们没有足够的实力在前场比赛中打进2-3个球。

巴伦西亚将面对一支进攻型的球队，这支球队会给他们留下进攻的空间，所以对他们来说应该会更容易。此外，如果瓦伦西亚踢得高强度(鉴于他们的情况，我对此毫不怀疑)，埃尔切将无法扳平比分。

另一件奇怪的事情是:球队和球迷之间的关系都很好。在20-21赛季，埃尔切与韦斯卡一起为保级而战，他们成功避免了降级，这要归功于最后一轮被巴伦西亚(没有任何比赛)逼平韦斯卡。