Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Wednesday’s football game at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero pits together Elche and Real Madrid, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the 2022/2023 La Liga season. Los Franjiverdes are desperate to secure yet another Primera Division survival, but that is easier said than done. Jorge Almiron’s men did well to hold Valencia to a 2-2 draw at “Mestalla” in their last league match, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against the reigning champions. Lucas Boye is back from suspension, Fidel misses out with a hamstring injury, while Pedro Bigas is a major doubt.
Los Blancos, on the other hand, are brimming with confidence following a 3-1 win over Barcelona in El Clasico, and it is no surprise the bookies see them as hot favourites to win the midweek clash. Real Madrid defeated Elche 2-1 in their last meeting at “Martinez Valero”, and we predict that the history is going to repeat itself. Rodrygo is pushing for a start, while both Dani Ceballos and Thibaut Courtois remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Enzo Roco):
Enzo Roco is one of the young and exciting defenders coming out of Chile in the recent times. The 23-year-old started in the youth teams at Universidad Catolica and moved up the ranks. He was promoted to their first team in 2011 and in three years with them played more than 90 matches.
He established himself in the first team and was an omnipresent figure at the back for the team that won Primera Division and Copa Chile titles. Roco moved to the Spanish club Elche on loan in 2014 and by the next year he was at their fellow Spanish club RCD Espanyol.
Roco’s international appearance started with the under-17 squad in 2009 while his senior international debut was in 2012. He was named in the 30-man list by Jorge Sampaoli for the 2014 FIFA World Cup but was cut from the final list.
Highlighted Team (Real Madrid):
Real Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. Real Madrid participate in La Liga (Primera Division) and they have won 32 domestic titles. On the other hand, los Blancos have won 13 European Cup titles and that is the main reason why they are considered the biggest football club in the world.
Real Madrid play their home matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and the capacity of the stadium is 84,454. Cristiano Ronaldo is the club’s most successful footballer in the 21st century and the Portuguese superstar has won two Golden Ball awards.
The likes of Alfredo Di Stefano, Zinedine Zidane, Raul Gonzalez Blanco, David Beckham and Iker Casillas are star players who were part of the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu outfit in the past. Real Madrid’s bitterest rivals are Barcelona, but the rivalry between local rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid is big as well. Real Madrid’s home kit is white and, as a result, the team’s nickname is los Blancos (the Whites).