Elche continues to chase safety in La Liga, with 13 games remaining and 13 points separating them from relegation trouble. The recent draw, sealed by Tete Morente’s strike, shows that although the gap to safety remains similar to last week, the team has not slipped backwards. Each point earned keeps the dream alive for the Franjiverdes as the clock winds down toward the end of the season in a tight relegation race that remains unsettled and intensely competitive across Spain’s top division.
Elche wake up late
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four points in a row
Pablo Machín’s squad has managed to secure four points from their last two league outings, a feat not achieved in the prior months of the campaign. A 0-1 victory at Mallorca followed by a 1-1 draw with Pacheta’s Real Valladolid shows signs of resilience. The upcoming Sunday match at Anoeta, kickoff at 4:15, promises a stern test; Elche has never won at the San Sebastian stadium, and the task will be difficult. Yet the team’s momentum has shifted in this second stretch of the season, with the Franjiverdes collecting seven of the eighteen points at stake in the return phase, one more than they managed across the entire first half of the campaign.
Elche breaks two curses in Mallorca and is sure that the dynamics will change from now on.
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Late
The reaction could have come sooner, but Valencia has climbed to 26 points, matching Getafe, while Elche sits on 13. Almería is a further seven points ahead in the standings. With mathematics still allowing dreams, the Franjiverde team needs to win a substantial portion of the remaining fixtures to keep the dream alive.
two important days
The club’s centenary milestone and the visible changes in the squad over recent weeks are meaningful factors. Still, the calendar remains stubbornly demanding. The next two league fixtures present a tough schedule: Elche faces Real Sociedad, who sit fourth, and Barcelona, who lead the table. The upcoming matches are spread across a campaign that features many trips away from home. Machín’s team will host Barcelona on Saturday, April 1 at 21:00, following a short break for the international window.
Next, Elche will travel to Osasuna at 14:00 on Holy Saturday and then head to Girona around April 16. The following week brings a home clash with Valencia before a midweek trip to Vigo. A visit to Martínez Valero for the match against Rayo Vallecano is scheduled for the end of April. May will begin with an away trip to Almería, followed by a visit to Atlético de Madrid, a journey to Getafe, a home date with Sevilla, and a trip to Bilbao. The final league game is planned against Cádiz in the Franjiverde stadium during the first week of June.
competitors
Right now, seven teams sit with fewer than 30 points in La Liga Santander. Sevilla and Valladolid are on 28, Espanyol and Cádiz on 27, Valencia and Getafe on 26, and Almería on 25. Given historical trajectory, only Almería, Getafe, Cádiz, and Valladolid might realistically threaten the Franjiverdes should Elche manage a dramatic late surge. The field remains open, with several weeks of football still to be played and several direct clashes that could reshape the bottom end of the table.