Elche and Almeria will be coming up against each other in the matchday two of the La Liga season 2022/23.
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Elche will be taking Almeria in the matchday three of La Liga Santander. Elche suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Real Betis in their opening fixture losing 3-0. While, Almeria succumbed to a late 2-1 defeat to the defending champions, Real Madrid. Elche find themselves in the relegation zone at 19th spot while Almeria are three spots above them at 16th.
| Elche vs Almeria | Key Details |
| Date | 22 August, 2022 |
| Venue | Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, Elche |
| Kickoff time India | 11:30 pm IST |
| Kickoff time Spain | 8:00 pm CEST |
| Referee | Isidro Diaz de Mera |
Elche enjoyed a pretty amazing pre-season winning all their matches. However, they suffered the worst start possible losing 3-0 to Betis. The club experienced a decent La Liga campaign last term finishing 13th. Although, they are yet to register a point, Elche would know that playing away to Real Betis is never an easy fixture. The team will be determined to improve and earn more positive results in the upcoming games.
Almeria were handed the worst possible opening fixture upon their return to the top flight. It was never going to be easy to face Real Madrid but Almeria would be proud of their effort against the reigning champions. Having led for over an hour, Almeria ultimately couldn’t hold on. However, the club will be hopeful to take inspiration from that display and continue their journey in La Liga.
Elche will be without the services of Gonzalo Verdu and John Nwankwo for the fixture. The former is battling a groin injury while the latter is suspended. As for Almeria, Ivan Martos and Juanjo are both out injured.
Elche possible line-up: Badia, Roco, Bigas, Gonzalez, Palacios, Gumbau, Mascarell, Collado, Mojica, Milla, Roger
Almeria possible line-up: Martinez, Kaiky, Ely, Babic, Brandariz, Eguaras, Samu, Robertone, Akieme, Ramazani, Sadiq
The La Liga fixture between Elche and Almeria will take place at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero, Elche on Monday at 11:30 pm IST.
The live coverage of the match is available on Sports18 network, Voot Select and MTV India.
