PREVIEW | Celta de Vigo vs Elche: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 03/05)

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·1 May 2026

PREVIEW | Celta de Vigo vs Elche: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 03/05)

Celta de Vigo and Elche go head-to-head at Estadio de Balaídos this Sunday in the La Liga.

Celta de Vigo currently have 44 points and lie in 6th position. In their last fixture, Claudio Giráldez's team suffered a 2-1 reverse against Villarreal (La Liga 2025/26).

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Elche have won 38 points to date and are placed in 14th position. In their last match, Eder Sarabia's team prevailed 1-2 against Real Oviedo (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Elche winning 2-1.

Predicted lineups

Celta de Vigo: Ionut Radu, Javi Rodríguez, Yoel Lago, Mihailo Ristic, Óscar Mingueza, Hugo Sotelo, Ilaix Moriba, Sergio Carreira, Pablo Durán, Borja Iglesias, Hugo Álvarez

Elche: Matías Dituro, Buba Sangaré, Pedro Bigas, Adrià Pedrosa, Héctor Fort, David Affengruber, Aleix Febas, Gonzalo Villar, Marc Aguado, Álvaro Rodríguez, André Silva

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Celta de Vigo ( vs Villarreal 2026-04-26): Ionut Radu, Javi Rodríguez, Yoel Lago, Marcos Alonso, Óscar Mingueza, Hugo Sotelo, Ilaix Moriba, Sergio Carreira, Pablo Durán, Borja Iglesias, Hugo Álvarez

Elche ( vs Real Oviedo 2026-04-26): Matías Dituro, Héctor Fort, David Affengruber, Adrià Pedrosa, Buba Sangaré, Pedro Bigas, Gonzalo Villar, Aleix Febas, Marc Aguado, Álvaro Rodríguez, André Silva

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MANAGERS

Claudio Giráldez has faced Eder Sarabia on one occasion, recording one defeat.
Eder Sarabia has faced Celta de Vigo on two occasions, recording one win and one defeat.
Claudio Giráldez has faced Elche on one occasion, recording one defeat.

TEAMS

Away from home, Elche currently have one draw in their last 17 matches.
Away from home, Elche currently have one win in their last nine matches.
Away from home, Elche are coming off nine consecutive matches conceding goals.
Elche currently have one defeat in their last five matches.
Elche are coming off three consecutive matches scoring goals.
Elche are coming off three consecutive matches without defeat.
Elche are coming off three consecutive wins.
At home, Celta de Vigo currently have one draw in their last 16 matches.
At home, Celta de Vigo currently have one win in their last six matches.
At home, Celta de Vigo are coming off five consecutive matches conceding goals.
At home, Celta de Vigo are coming off five consecutive matches without a win.
At home, Celta de Vigo are coming off three consecutive defeats.
Celta de Vigo currently have one win in their last seven matches.
Celta de Vigo are coming off seven consecutive matches conceding goals.
Celta de Vigo are coming off five consecutive matches without a win.
Celta de Vigo are coming off five consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Celta de Vigo and Elche have faced each other 50 times, with Celta de Vigo holding the advantage: 22 wins, compared with Elche's 16 victories.
At the Estadio de Balaídos, Celta de Vigo have the upper hand in their meetings with Elche: 13 wins in 24 matches. Elche have three victories.
In the Spanish League, the two teams have played 23 matches, with ten Celta de Vigo wins, five draws and eight Elche victories.