La Liga round No. 33 will kick off at the weekend. The relegation battle will continue, although a gap is forming between the bottom three and those clubs fighting for safety.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid are pulling away from Athletic Club in the race for the top four.
After a matchday 32 win against Las Palmas by a score of 4-1, Celta Vigo are six points clear of the relegation zone. Celta took 10 points from their last six matches and are slowly inching away from trouble.
Deportivo Alaves are coming off a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid. The win ended a three-match losing streak. Alaves have scored just 28 goals in 32 matches this season.
Celta Vigo are unbeaten in six straight matches versus Deportivo, winning five times and drawing once. Alaves scored a mere three goals during those six games.
Cadiz and Mallorca will meet in a relegation six-pointer. Mallorca are 16th in the league and six points ahead of 18th-placed Cadiz. These teams drew 1-1 earlier this season. Mallorca are unbeaten in their last two matches versus Cadiz.
Mallorca are on a two-game losing streak. They scored just one goal across those two matches. The Islanders have won just once in their 16 road matches this season.
Cadiz are also on a two-match losing streak. They conceded five times across the last two matches, scoring just once.
Osasuna won their last two head-to-head matches against Granada by identical 2-0 scores. Los Rojillos are aiming to end a poor run of form in La Liga against Granada.
Granada are 19th and on the fast-track back to La Liga 2. They took four points from the last six matches in the league. Three of those six matches saw Granada fail to score.
Osasuna lost four of their last five matches in the league. Four of those five matches finished with over 1.5 goals. Los Rojillos have scored just 37 La Liga goals.
Rayo Vallecano are unbeaten in their last three matches against Villarreal in all competitions. The reverse fixture between these clubs finished 1-1.
Rayo Vallecano are not mathematically safe from relegation. However, they are on a run of good form. Rayo picked up eight points from the last 12 points on offer. The Red Sashes have one of the league’s lowest-scoring attacks. They scored just 27 times in 32 games.
Villarreal are up to ninth in the standings. The Yellow Submarine are unbeaten in five of their last six matches. They took 13 points and scored 13 times in the last six games. Villarreal are a high-scoring team with 51 goals scored but have also conceded 55 times.