Elche vs Celta Vigo - prediction, team news, lineups

By Matt Law | 09 Oct 2026 19:33, Last updated: 09 Oct 2026 19:35

Both Elche and Celta Vigo volition beryllium aiming to marque it back-to-back wins successful Spain's apical formation erstwhile they resume their respective campaigns with a clash connected Sunday afternoon.

Elche are presently 18th successful the La Liga table, boasting 5 points from their opening 7 matches of the season, portion Celta are 14th, claiming 7 points from their archetypal 7 games.

Match preview

Elche entered the September/October planetary interruption disconnected the backmost of a 3-1 triumph implicit Espanyol, which moved them onto 5 points from their archetypal 7 matches of the campaign.

Los Franjiverdes boast a grounds of 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats successful Spain's apical formation this season, which has near them successful 18th presumption successful the array up of the adjacent gameweek.

Martin Anselmi's broadside person been a bully ticker this season, uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 11 occasions, but they person conceded 17, which is the second-worst antiaircraft grounds successful the division.

Elche finished 15th successful Spain's apical formation past term, truthful determination is country for betterment during the existent campaign, and they person been amended than their presumption successful the array suggests.

Los Franjiverdes recorded a 2-1 triumph implicit Celta successful the corresponding lucifer past season, but the second person been victorious successful 4 of their past 5 meetings.

Celta pb the wide head-to-head grounds betwixt the 2 sides, boasting a grounds of 21 wins, 12 draws and 16 defeats crossed 49 matches with Elche passim history.

The Sky Blues entered the September/October planetary interruption disconnected the backmost of a 5-0 triumph implicit Racing de Santander, and that proved to beryllium their archetypal occurrence of the season.

Claudio Giraldez's broadside person a grounds of 1 win, 4 draws and 2 defeats from their 7 league matches this season, with 7 points leaving them successful 14th spot successful the division.

Celta finished sixth past term, which saw them suffice for the league signifier of the Europa League, and they mislaid 1-0 to Omonia successful their European opener connected September 16.

The Sky Blues person a standout location European fixture with Juventus to travel adjacent week.

Elche La Liga form:

Celta Vigo La Liga form:

Team News

Elche are expected to beryllium without the services of Yago Santiago (knee) done injury, portion Federico Redondo is retired of the lucifer done suspension, having been sent disconnected successful the team's triumph implicit Espanyol past clip out.

Redondo's lack is expected to unfastened the doorway for Pedro Bigas to diagnostic successful the mediate of the defence from the archetypal whistle.

Fer Nino has scored 5 times successful 7 appearances this season, and the 25-year-old volition again diagnostic successful the last 3rd of the field.

As for Celta, Miguel Roman, Carl Starfelt and Jones El Abdellaoui are each retired of the lucifer done injury, portion Iago Aspas is seen arsenic a large doubt.

Pablo Duran scored doubly disconnected the seat against Racing past clip out, and the 25-year-old is present expected to beryllium introduced into the starting side.

Ilaix Moriba was a standout performer successful midfield for Celta against Racing, and the 23-year-old volition again diagnostic successful the archetypal XI this weekend.

Elche imaginable starting lineup:

Dituro; Sanchez, Chust, Bigas, Revivo; Villar, Morcillo; Valera, Lemar, Morente; Nino

Celta Vigo imaginable starting lineup:

Radu; Alonso, Lago, Caceres; Rueda, Febas, Moriba, Carreira; Gonzalez, Duran, Alvarez

We say: Elche 1-2 Celta Vigo

Celta were fantabulous against Racing earlier the planetary break, and we are backing the visitors to shadiness a adjacent lucifer connected Sunday to unafraid different invaluable 3 points.

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