Can Celta Vigo’s away defence keep Elche’s Fer Niño quiet?
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Elche’s poor home record meets Celta Vigo’s unbeaten away record, with Fer Niño the clearest documented attacking threat and both squads carrying listed absences.
Before kickoff
Elche’s home record tests Fer Niño’s scoring threat
The key question before Sunday’s La Liga meeting is whether Elche can turn Fer Niño’s five goals in seven league appearances into a stronger home performance. Elche have lost all three of their home games this season, scoring four goals and conceding 11. Celta Vigo, by contrast, have drawn all three away matches, scoring once and conceding once, with two clean sheets.
Two different teams?
Home and away form for Elche
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- Away
Elche’s home record and Celta Vigo’s away record in this season’s La Liga matches Season data from the article’s source snapshot; this chart is not a statistic for this match alone.
A narrow gap in the provisional table
The provisional La Liga standings place Elche #18 on five points from seven games, with one win, two draws and four losses. Celta Vigo are #15 on seven points from seven games, with one win, four draws and two losses, two points ahead of Elche. Barcelona lead on 24 points; Elche trail the leaders by 19 points and Celta Vigo by 17. The result therefore matters to both teams as they seek a stronger position in the early regular season table.
Form and confirmed absences
Across their seven most recent league matches, Elche’s sequence is Draw, Loss, Loss, Loss, Draw, Loss, Win, while Celta Vigo’s is Draw, Loss, Loss, Draw, Draw, Draw, Win. Elche list F. Redondo Solari as missing through a red card and Y. Santiago through a knee injury. Celta Vigo list A. Antanon and J. El Abdellaoui with ankle and knee injuries respectively, plus M. Roman with a knee injury and C. Starfelt with an injury.
Elche have used 5-4-1 in three matches, while Celta Vigo have used 3-4-3 in all seven. Will Celta’s away defensive record withstand Elche’s reliance on Fer Niño at kickoff?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Barcelona | WWWWW | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 24 | |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | WWWWL | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 19 | |
| 3 | Real Betis | DWWWL | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| 4 | Real Madrid | LWWLW | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 15 | |
| 5 | Sevilla | LWWDL | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
| 6 | Alaves | LDLLW | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | DLDWW | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | WLWDW | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 10 | |
| 9 | Villarreal | WWLLL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | |
| 10 | Athletic Club | DDWWL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
| 11 | Espanyol | DLLWD | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | DWLWL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 | |
| 13 | Getafe | LWLDD | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | |
| 14 | Osasuna | DLLLW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | |
| 15 | Celta Vigo | WDDDL | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
| 16 | Racing Santander | LLWLW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 7 | |
| 17 | Levante | LLDWD | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | |
| 18 | Elche | WLDLL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | |
| 19 | Valencia | LWLLL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | |
| 20 | Malaga | DLLDD | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |