Two clubs in opposite halves of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Elche vs. Villarreal. The first-division clash scheduled for 2 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Elche manager Fran Escriba (via Inside Spanish Football): "It's a pleasure to watch my team train. They're good and strong enough to carry this project forward and to have a good game tomorrow. I can promise that we'll give our lives for this team, right to the end of the season. My players and I will go above and beyond for the fans, the city and the club."
Villarreal manager Marcelino Garcia Toral (via Inside Spanish Football): "Games against Elche have always been very even. That's what we're expecting from this one. Nothing different from usual because they're a well organized opponent defensively, despite any absences they might have for this game."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Villarreal's Bruno has been influential on both sides of the ball in the club's early season success. In 15 league appearances, the 30-year-old is averaging 3.1 interceptions and 1.1 key passes.
Elche's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Tyton; Cisma, Lombán, Roco, Suarez; Adrian, Pasalic; Rodrigues, Rodriguez, Fajr; Jonathas
Villarreal's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Asenjo; Costa, Paulista, Ruiz, Mario; Cheryshev, Trigueros, Bruno, Gomez; Uche, Vietto
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 |
Real Madrid CF |
15 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
55 |
13 |
42 |
39 |
|||
|
2 |
FC Barcelona |
16 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
41 |
7 |
34 |
38 |
|||
|
3 |
Atlético Madrid |
16 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
31 |
14 |
17 |
35 |
|||
|
4 |
Valencia CF |
16 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
29 |
13 |
16 |
31 |
|||
|
5 |
Villarreal CF |
16 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
27 |
14 |
13 |
30 |
|||
|
6 |
Sevilla FC |
15 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
25 |
17 |
8 |
30 |
|||
|
7 |
Málaga CF |
16 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
20 |
15 |
5 |
30 |
|||
|
8 |
Celta de Vigo |
16 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
17 |
18 |
-1 |
20 |
|||
|
9 |
Eibar |
16 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
19 |
22 |
-3 |
20 |
|||
|
10 |
RCD Espanyol |
16 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
20 |
24 |
-4 |
20 |
|||
|
11 |
Athletic Club |
16 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
14 |
20 |
-6 |
19 |
|||
|
12 |
Getafe CF |
16 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
20 |
-8 |
17 |
|||
|
13 |
Rayo Vallecano |
16 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
17 |
31 |
-14 |
17 |
|||
|
14 |
Real Sociedad |
16 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
17 |
22 |
-5 |
15 |
|||
|
15 |
Levante UD |
16 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
12 |
30 |
-18 |
15 |
|||
|
16 |
UD Almería |
16 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
24 |
-11 |
13 |
|||
|
17 |
Deportivo La Coruña |
16 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
27 |
-14 |
13 |
|||
|
18 |
Granada CF |
16 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
26 |
-16 |
13 |
|||
|
19 |
Córdoba CF |
16 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
27 |
-16 |
11 |
|||
|
20 |
Elche CF |
16 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
13 |
32 |
-19 |
10 |
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