Elche vs Valladolid Prediction, 4/21/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/19/2021

Game: Elche vs Valladolid

Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Location: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Elche (+150) Valladolid (+180)

Pere Milla and Elche (5-11-15, 19th in La Liga) play Valladolid (5-12-13, 18th in La Liga) at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Wednesday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Edgar Badia for Elche and Jordi Masip for Valladolid. Valladolid are priced at +180 while the Green-Striped Ones are at +150. The O/U opens at 2.25.

Elche played Huesca in their last match and took a loss by a final of 3-1. Elche tried 33 dribbles in this match and converted 15 of those tries for a percentage of 45.5%. In sharing the ball, they ended the game with a 91.1% passes received rate by connecting on 504 of the 553 targeted passes in their last match. In terms of shooting accuracy, Elche finished the game at a 25.0% clip by landing 2 shots on target of 8 total shots. Elche sports an average of 0.84 goals per 90 minutes (26 goals in total) and have racked up 19 assists In all contests for this campaign.

Pere Milla is a player who should be able to impact this match for Elche. He has accounted for 8 assists while earning 17 yellow card cautions during his career. Milla has been given a starting assignment in 84 outings in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.20 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Spain has earned 17 goals scored in 7,513 professional minutes played. One more player who could decide who wins is Josan Fernandez, the midfielder hailing from Spain. He has helped on a goal 12 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 8 goals. Josan has been on the pitch for 5,985 mins in 73 career starting assignments and has been given 6 yellow cards. He scores 0.12 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Elche is Edgar Badia. Badia has played for a total of 16,920 mins and has earned 481 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.1 (207 total goals allowed) and his save % is 77.1%. The goalie hailing from Spain has faced 633 shots tried at him in 188 career starting assignments. Badia (55-65-68 record in his career) has earned 59 shutouts, which has earned him a 31.4% shutout percentage.

For their last match, Valladolid took a loss by a final score of 2-1 against Granada. They wrapped up this contest by completing 362 of the 435 passing tries for a rate of 83.2%. Valladolid ended the game with a 31.6% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 6 of the 19 dribbles they tried. Valladolid connected on 2 shots tried out of their 6 shots tried which gave them a 33.3% rate in their last outing. Having a total of 27 goals and 15 assists in all competitions, Valladolid sports an average of 0.90 goals and 0.50 assists per 90 minutes.

Shon Weissman should provide solid play for Valladolid. He is currently averaging 0.73 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 48 games thus far in his career. The forward hailing from Israel has been on the field for 4,200 mins while scoring 34 goals. He has 7 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 5 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Maranhao, the forward hailing from Brazil. Maranhao has been handed 5 yellow cards in 3,924 mins (43 career starts). His goals per 90 min average thus far in his career is 0.34. He has collected 15 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 3 times.

Jordi Masip will be residing in front of the goal for Valladolid. In his career, Masip has allowed 266 goals while totaling 581 saves in 209 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.27 goals per 90 while earning a record of 73-61-75. He has earned a save % of 70.9 and his clean sheet rate sits at 23.4%. Masip has recorded 49 shutouts and defended 833 shots attempted against him in 18,810 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Elche (+150)

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