The 2nd Spanish La Liga game on Saturday is going to be between Real Valladolid and Elche. After 12 games played, Valladolid is in 11th position with 14 points while Elche is the worst team in the tournament with only 4 points. Valladolid has won 2 out of the last 3 games while Elche has 3 points in the last 5 games.

This matchup is going to be very interesting because 12 players and coaches from Valladolid recently have been a part of the Elche organization. That includes the head coach Pacheta who helped Elche to get a promotion to La Liga in the 19/20 season but after that, he was replaced by the current head coach Jorge Almiron. The relegation zone is only 4 points behind Valladolid so this game is very important. Midfielder Roque Mesa knows the importance of this game as he stated that the team will be ready for 200%.

Elche is the only team who hasn't recorded a single win in La Liga. On Monday night, Elche lost to Getafe although in the last 12 minutes the opponent was shorthanded. Elche is the worst team in the European TOP5 leagues and has conceded 27 times which, of course, is the worst result among all teams in La Liga. Head coach Almiron became the first manager who hasn't won in 20 straight games.

If we are looking at the xG stats, Real Valladolid is expected to score 1.31 goals at home while Elche is in the last position with 0.65 goals. In front of their fans, Valladolid is expected to concede 1.37 goals but Elche has the worst defense on the road with 2.37 expected allowed goals. 16 out of 27 of Elche's allowed goals have been on the road.

Sergio Leon has been the heart and soul of Valladolid's attack as he has scored 5 goals this season which is by far the best result in the team. The team also has been playing very well at home, as they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 home games. Valladolid is unbeaten in their last ten home games across competitions against Elche since a 2-1 defeat in the second division in June 2005.

There is no doubt that Valladolid is a favorite in this matchup. Yes, the team lost the last game but returning home this weekend, facing the only side yet to win in La Liga so far this season, Valladolid will be confident of rediscovering their winning form once again. I'm confident that Valladolid will win this one and get 3 points.

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周六的第二场西甲比赛将在皇家瓦拉多利德和埃尔切之间进行。在12场比赛后，巴拉多利德以14分排名第11位，而埃尔切仅得4分，是本届杯赛最差的球队。瓦拉多利德在过去3场比赛中赢了2场，而埃尔切在过去5场比赛中得到3分。

这场比赛将会非常有趣，因为来自Valladolid的12名球员和教练最近已经成为Elche组织的一部分。这其中包括在19/20赛季帮助埃尔切升入西甲的主教练帕切塔，但在那之后，他被现任主教练阿尔米隆取代。保级区只落后巴拉多利德4分，所以这场比赛非常重要。中场球员罗克·梅萨知道这场比赛的重要性，他说球队将做好200%的准备。

埃尔切是唯一一支在西甲没有取得过一场胜利的球队。周一晚上，埃尔切输给了赫塔菲，尽管在最后12分钟对手人手不足。埃尔切是欧洲TOP5联赛中最差的球队，丢了27次球，这当然是西甲所有球队中最差的。主教练阿尔米隆成为首位连续20场比赛没有赢球的主教练。

如果我们看一下xG数据，皇马瓦拉多利德有望在主场打进1.31球，而埃尔切则以0.65球排在最后。在球迷面前，巴拉多利德预计将丢1.37球，但埃尔切的防守最差，预计失球2.37个。埃尔切的27个失球中有16个是在客场打进的。

塞尔吉奥·莱昂是瓦拉多利德进攻的核心和灵魂，他本赛季打进了5球，这是球队迄今为止最好的成绩。这支球队在主场的表现也非常好，因为他们在最近的5场主场比赛中取得了3胜1平1负的成绩。自2005年6月在乙级联赛2-1失利后，巴拉多利德在最近10场主场对阵埃尔切的比赛中保持不败。

毫无疑问，Valladolid在这场比赛中是最受欢迎的。是的，球队输掉了上一场比赛，但本周末回到家乡，面对本赛季迄今为止西甲唯一一支赢球的球队，瓦拉多利德将有信心再次找回他们的胜利状态。我有信心巴拉多利德将赢得这场比赛并得到3分。