LaLiga: Real Oviedo vs Elche – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Real Oviedo and Elche who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Real Oviedo and Elche will be desperate for points on Sunday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Sitting bottom of the table, Real Oviedo have claimed 28 points after 32 rounds, while Elche have amassed 35 points. This places the latter as number 16 in the LaLiga at the moment.

Team form: Real Oviedo vs Elche

Real Oviedo Form

Real Oviedo collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 1-0 and 0-3 winners against Sevilla and Celta Vigo, respectively. Against Villarreal, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Real Oviedo won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored five and conceded four goals.

Elche Form

In their last three matches, Elche lost against Rayo Vallecano by 1-0, beat Valencia by 1-0 winning 3-2 against Atletico Madrid. Elche didn’t manage a single away win in their last six LaLiga matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 15 and scored six goals themselves.

Betting stats for Real Oviedo and Elche

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Real Oviedo and Elche. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Real Oviedo vs Elche

Federico Vinas look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six LaLiga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Andre Silva adds to his three LaLiga goals come this coming Sunday.

Popular betting markets: Real Oviedo vs Elche

Full-time result

Real Oviedo claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Elche won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Real Oviedo scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Elche scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Real Oviedo probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as Elche managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Elche have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Real Oviedo when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Real Oviedo’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Elche, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.