Elche vs Oviedo Preview: Team News & Prediction
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These are two newly-promoted sides looking to assert themselves back in La Liga as an entertaining Elche side welcome an obdurate Oviedo to the Community of Valencia.
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Elche preview: Entertaining Elche
Under the management of Eder Sarabia, Elche gained promotion back to the top-flight of Spanish football playing a brilliant style of football and they have carried that into La Liga, boosted by an array of intriguing signings to raise their floor.
The home team come into this one on the back of an entertaining 2-2 draw with a poor Sevilla side at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Andalusia last weekend in a game in which they went 1-0 down and then 2-1 up before conceding late on.
Oviedo preview: Obdurate Oviedo
Real Oviedo have been knocking on the door for a return to La Liga quite a lot and they finally got themselves promoted to the top-flight last season as a result of beating Mirandes over two legs in the playoff final in mid-June.
The Asturians have been blown away at times this season, by Villarreal and Real Madrid, but they went into the break on the back of a victory over Real Sociedad before then suffering a 2-0 loss to Getafe at the Coliseum in the capital city of Madrid last weekend.
Elche team news: Couple of doubts
Ahead of the visit of Oviedo this weekend, Elche have no fresh injury concerns. They do, though, have a couple of doubts, such as midfielder Marc AgUado and attacker Adam Boayar.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): Matias Dituro; Victor Chust, Affengruber, Pablo Bigas; Alvaro Nunez, Houary, Aleix Febas, Neto, Adria Pedrosa; Rafa Mir, Silva
Unavailable:
Questionable: Boayar (Fitness), Marc Aguado (Injured)
Oviedo team news: Fede Vinas suspended
Uruguayan striker Fede Vinas is missing through suspension due to a red card last weekend. They also have some key doubts, such as right-back Nacho Vidal and midfielder Ovie Ejaria.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Aaron; Carmo, David Costas, Dani Calvo, Javi Lopez; Dendoncker, Alberto Reina; Hassan, Ilic, Brekalo; Salomon Rondon
Unavailable: Fede Vinas (Suspended), Alvaro Lemos (Injured)
Questionable: Nacho Vidal (Concussion), Ejaria (Fitness), Ilyas Chaira (Injured)
Elche vs Oviedo prediction
These are two sides attacking the top-flight of Spanish football in very different ways. Elche are playing on the front foot and will seek to play in a proactive manner throughout the campaign against anyone they play. Oviedo, though, will be aware of that and should therefore find ways to strike on the counter-attack. Elche, with home advantage, remain favourites for this one, but it could end up being reasonably entertaining for the neutral if Oviedo sense an opportunity.
Elche vs Oviedo tip: Elche to win & both teams to score
