Preview: Real Oviedo vs Elche – prediction, team news, lineups

Two groups battling towards relegation from La Liga will lock horns for an important match on Sunday afternoon, with Real Oviedo welcoming Elche to Estadio Carlos Tartiere.

Real Oviedo are backside of the La Liga table on 28 factors, six factors from security, whereas Elche sit sixteenth, two factors outdoors of the drop zone, demonstrating the significance of this contest.

Match preview

Not too way back, Real Oviedo had been seemingly destined for an instantaneous return to the second tier, because it has been a tough marketing campaign for the Blues, however there have been actual indicators of life in current weeks, and their combat towards the drop is much from completed.

Guillermo Almada‘s aspect have gained three of their final 5 league matches towards Valencia, Sevilla and Celta Vigo to provide themselves an actual likelihood of getting out of hassle, whereas they’ll enter this match off the again of a 1-1 draw at home to Villarreal.

There continues to be lots of work to do, with the Blues at the moment backside of the desk, six factors behind seventeenth-positioned Sevilla, however one other win this weekend would give them a monumental enhance.

Real Oviedo suffered a 1-0 defeat to Elche when the 2 groups locked horns earlier this season, however their final match at Estadio Carlos Tartiere, which was within the Segunda Division, completed 1-1 in March 2025.

Elche lead the general head-to-head file between the 2 sides, however it’s shut, boasting 21 wins to Real Oviedo’s 19, whereas 13 of their 53 matches have resulted in a share of the spoils.

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The guests will enter this weekend’s match off the again of a wonderful end result, beating Atletico Madrid 3-2 on Wednesday night time, they usually have really now been victorious in three of their final 4 matches.

Indeed, Eder Sarabia‘s aspect have overcome Mallorca, Valencia and Atletico of their final three dwelling video games, however their final away match resulted in a 1-0 loss at Rayo Vallecano on April 3.

Elche’s away type this season is the worst within the division, having picked up simply 4 factors from 15 matches, failing to file a single win within the course of.

Los Franjiverdes might probably depend on their dwelling type to maintain them up, however three of their subsequent 4 video games are away, which might be a priority contemplating their place within the desk.

Real Oviedo La Liga type:

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Elche La Liga type:

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Team News

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Real Oviedo might want to make checks on Leander Dendoncker, Luka Ilic and Alex Fores earlier than confirming their squad for this weekend’s contest with Elche.

However, there might be a particular enhance for the house team, with Nicolas Fonseca out there once more following a suspension, and the 27-12 months-previous is ready to return to the beginning aspect.

Federico Vinas has scored 9 occasions in La Liga this season, and the Uruguay worldwide, who has netted 4 occasions in his final 4 appearances, will lead the Real Oviedo line.

Elche, in the meantime, might have a completely-match squad for this match, with Adam El Mokhtari their solely doubt at this stage of proceedings.

The guests recorded a spectacular 3-2 success over Atletico final day out, and contemplating the wonderful nature of the efficiency, it might be a shock if there have been adjustments for this one.

Andre Silva scored twice towards Atletico and is ready to proceed within the closing third of the sector, whereas Rafa Mir and Tete Morente are additionally anticipated to retain their beginning roles.

Real Oviedo attainable beginning lineup:

Escandell; Ahijado, Costas, Calvo, Alhassane; Fonseca, Sibo; Hassan, Reina, Chaira; Vinas

Elche attainable beginning lineup:

Dituro; Petrot, Affengruber, Sangare; Morente, Febas, Villar, Valera; Neto; Silva, Mir

We say: Real Oviedo 1-1 Elche

Both groups are in spectacular type, and a win for both would achieve this a lot for his or her survival hopes, however we imagine {that a} tight and cagey match on Sunday will finish with the factors being shared.

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