Elche defeated Valencia 1–0 at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Saturday, 11 April 2026, in a La Liga Matchday 31 fixture that kicked off at 14:15 UTC. The only goal of the match arrived in the 73rd minute, when L. Cepeda slotted home from an assist by A. Febas. The score remained 0–0 at half-time. Referee Francisco Hernandez Maeso issued yellow cards to Buba Sangare in the 59th minute and Guido Rodríguez in the 63rd minute.

The match statistics told a story of Valencia...