The hosts are languishing at the bottom of the table, with just four points to their name from 15 games, while Celta Vigo, are sitting just one-place above the drop zone, at the 17th spot, with 13 points to their name.
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Elche will host Celta Vigo in a La Liga fixture at Manuel Martinez Valero on Friday evening. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats in their respective Copa del Rey round of 32 fixtures in the mid-week. The hosts suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to AD Ceuta, while Celta Vigo were beaten 3-1 by Espanyol, on the same day. Meanwhile, when it comes to the Spanish top flight standings, the hosts are languishing at the bottom of the table, with just four points to their name from 15 games, nine adrift of safety. Celta Vigo, meanwhile, are sitting just one-place above the drop zone, at the 17th spot, with 13 points to their name.
🔋 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠…
🧠 #ElcheCelta pic.twitter.com/SsNsRVQTZB— RC Celta (@RCCelta) January 4, 2023
Elche have drawn four and lost 11 of their 15 La Liga games this season. The team’s last league-win came against Getafe on the final weekend of the 2021-22 campaign, with the result helping them to finish 13th in the table, having pocketed 42 points from 38 games. Pablo Machin’s side lost their last outing against Ceuta, a lower division side in Spain, through Rodri’s lone goal on the stroke of half-time and got eliminated from the Copa del Rey. Prior to that, the Green Striped Ones lost 2-0 to Atletico Madrid in a La Liga game on December 29, courtesy of second half strikes from Joao Felix and Alvaro Morata.
Celta, on the other hand, shared the spoils against Sevilla in their last league-match on December 30. Gabri Viega put the Sky Blues in front inside the opening 33 minutes, before Kike Salas’ equaliser, nine minutes into the second half, helped Sevilla earn a point at Balaidos. After that, Los Celestes lost to Espanyol and got knocked out of the Copa del Rey. Carlos Carvalhal’s side have another three league games before the end of the month, facing Villarreal, Malorca and Athletic Bilbao ahead of the trip to Real Betis at the start of February.
Elche possible line-up: Badia, Gonzalez, Roco, Bigas, Palacios, Guti, Mascarell, Clerc, Milla, Boye, Roger
Celta Vigo possible line-up: Marchesin, Mallo, Minguez, Aidoo, Nunez, Galan, Veiga, Beltran, Cervi, Aspas, Larsen
Elche
| Opponents | Score |
| Ceuta | 1-0 (L) |
| Atletico Madrid | 2-0 (L) |
| Guadalajara | 0-3 (W) |
| Genk | 3-2 (L) |
| Leeds | 1-2 (L) |
Celta Vigo
| Opponents | Score |
| Espanyol | 3-1 (L) |
| Sevilla | 1-1 (D) |
| Gernika | 0-3 (W) |
| Brentford | 1-3 (W) |
| Boavista | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Celta Vigo beat Elche | 1-0 |
| Elche beat Celta Vigo | 1-0 |
| Celta Vigo beat Elche | 3-1 |
| Elche draw Celta Vigo | 1-1 |
| Celta Vigo draw Elche | 1-1 |
The La Liga match between Elche and Celta Vigo will take place at Manuel Martinez Valero on Friday at 11:00 pm IST.
| Elche vs Celta Vigo | Key Details |
| Date | January 6 |
| Venue | Manuel Martinez Valero |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 6:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:00 pm |
The live telecast of the La Liga matches in India is available on the Sports 18 network. Fans will also be able to watch the live streaming on Voot Select. Besides, the match between Elche and Celta vigo can also be seen on Movistar + and Movistar La Liga in Spain.
