Two clubs in opposite halves of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Elche and Celta Vigo. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero in Elche and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports en Español.
Elche manager Eduardo Berizzo had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Inside Spanish Football): "It's a complex league and there's not a lot to separate a good portion of the teams. The margins are small and games are often decided on small details. It wouldn't be appropriate nor intelligent on our part for us to change our goals this season. I think we're moving in the right direction and taking all the right steps."
"I'm expecting a very hard game because they're a team in severe need of some points," he added when asked about Elche. "They have a lot of speed out wide, and a good set of central midfielders in Adrián and [Pedro] Mosquera."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Elche's Pedro Mosquera will be tasked with protecting his club's center-back pairing this afternoon. In addition to his one goal, the 26-year-old enters the weekend averaging five tackles and 2.4 interceptions per match.
Elche's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Tyton; Albacar, Lombán, Pelegrín, Cisma; Mosquera, Adrian; Coro, Rodriguez, Rodrigues; Jonathas
Celta Vigo's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Alvarez; Planas, Fontas, Cabral, Mallo; Lopez, Radoja, Dehli; Nolito, Orellana, Larrivey
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Valencia CF |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
11 |
13 |
|||
|
2 |
FC Barcelona |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
13 |
|||
|
3 |
Sevilla FC |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
|||
|
4 |
Atlético Madrid |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
|||
|
5 |
Real Madrid CF |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|||
|
6 |
Celta de Vigo |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
|||
|
7 |
Villarreal CF |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
|||
|
8 |
Granada CF |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
|||
|
9 |
Eibar |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
|||
|
10 |
Málaga CF |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
6 |
|||
|
11 |
RCD Espanyol |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
-1 |
5 |
|||
|
12 |
UD Almería |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
5 |
|||
|
13 |
Rayo Vallecano |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
-2 |
5 |
|||
|
14 |
Real Sociedad |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
-1 |
4 |
|||
|
15 |
Deportivo La Coruña |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
-7 |
4 |
|||
|
16 |
Elche CF |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
-8 |
4 |
|||
|
17 |
Levante UD |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
-9 |
4 |
|||
|
18 |
Athletic Club |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
3 |
|||
|
19 |
Getafe CF |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
-8 |
3 |
|||
|
20 |
Córdoba CF |
5 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
-7 |
2 |
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