The bottom of the La Liga standings is very competitive heading into the weekend’s round of fixtures. Eleven points separate last-place Levante and 13th-place Elche. With 12 games to go in the La Liga season, a lot can happen in the relegation/survival race.
Espanyol and Getafe are shoulder to shoulder in the La Liga standings after 26 matchdays. The Parakeets are 14th in the league with 29 points, while Getafe are 15th in the standings with 27 points. Both clubs need maximum points to distance themselves from the bottom three.
The home side head into the game on Saturday having taken a mere three points from the last 18 points available in the league. Those three points came from draws. The Parakeets are winless in their last two matches at home in La Liga.
Getafe are on a two-match draw streak. They picked up nine points from the last 18 points available in the division. Getafe were +4 across their last six games. Despite their decent form, Getafe have been dreadful on the road with a record of 0W-6D-7L a –10-goal difference.
The home side is unbeaten in six straight games when Valencia and Granda clash. The teams drew 1-1 when they last met. Now, the two clubs will clash at Mestalla with Granada aiming to end a long winless streak.
Granada go to Mestalla sitting in 17th place and four points above the relegation zone. Los Rojiblancos are on a three-match losing streak on the road.
Valencia are coming off of a 1-0 away win at Mallorca. It ended a winless streak in La Liga that saw Los Che fall down the table. Valencia were a top-four team early in the season, but since the end of autumn, Pep Bordalas’s team has been clinging onto the top half of the table.
Rayo Vallecano are on a wretched run of form in La Liga. The Red Sashes lost each of their last five games in the league and go to Cadiz seeking to move further away from the relegation zone. Cadiz are 18th in the division with four points separating them from safety.
Cadiz picked up seven points from the last 18 points available in the league. They are on a run of three straight games ending in draws. Cadiz failed to defeat Rayo Vallecano in their last five meetings. However, four of those games finished as draws.
Rayo Vallecano did win the reverse fixture between these teams. However, Rayo’s form has been terrible of late. Just one point was taken from Rayo’s last 18 points available in La Liga. The Red Sashes possess the worst La Liga away record with 1W-2D-9L.
Celta Vigo’s head-to-head record against Mallorca across their last six meetings is abysmal. The Sky Blues failed to win all six of those games, posting a record of 0W-3D-3L. Mallorca are on a two-match losing streak and staring relegation in the face. Celta Vigo could finally end their winless streak.
The Sky Blues are 10th in the division. It is an uncommon season for Celta Vigo as they are not fighting relegation for a change. Celta Vigo are winless in their last three La Liga games, but they still took nine points from the last 18 points available.
Mallorca are five points above the bottom three heading into the weekend. They picked up six points from the last 18 points available in La Liga. However, the Islanders are on a two-match losing streak. Mallorca’s last four road games all ended as defeats.