Two teams with the same number of points and the same potential for going up or down the Primera table, face this Friday. With 17 points each, Elche and Malaga occupy the 14th and 13th place respectively. They are only four points away from the relegation bunch, but at the same time aren’t far from the spots that lead to Euro competitions. The teams are of similar quality which promises an entertaining and close duel.

Elche is without a win this month, but in the late November they beat powerful Valencia 2-1. The biggest problem for The Elche side is their poor attacking yield. In 8 of their home games, they’ve scored only 6 times, which cost them lots of points. At their stadium, Elche has 4 defeats and 2 draws. The victory over Valencia is one of just 2 home wins for Elche. They will have to improve that score in the next year in order to stay in La Liga.

Last season Malaga was 6th in Primera, but now they are far from that spot. Their form has been variable lately, probably due to some injury problems. Malaga players are very talented, which makes their low table placement disappointing. But, to be fair, they haven’t been playing with their best eleven always. For this match, Malaga will be without their 2 key strikers – El Hamdaoui and Santa Cruz. With their attacking line weakened, it will be hard for Malaga to score, so they’ll probably focus on keeping their net safe.

Elche-Malaga Prediction

I think that there is a great possibility this game ends goalless. Both teams have the same number of points so a draw would suit both. Choose from betting on correct score 0-0 or full time Draw.

Draw 3.20 @ Bet365.com

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