With only two match days left before the end of the tournament, the bottom of the LALIGA table is red hot.
With Real Oviedo statistically relegated, there are still two relegations left in the Segunda División, and as many as seven teams remain, statistically, staring into the abyss in fear.
Today’s combined start time of 19:00 promises ninety minutes, radios and calculators ready. We analyze how the parties involved fit in, their opportunities, and the "the final" they play in the afternoon.
The three teams tied for 39 points
The fiercest battle is between the 17th and 19th places. The three clubs are level on points, on the line between safety and disaster.
Elche CF (39 points). They currently sit just outside the drop zone on goal difference or current head-to-head record, but they have no margin for error. They accept a Getafe right in the fight for Europe.
- If they win, they will take a big step towards survival; if they lose or draw, they can sleep in reduced places depending on what their opponents do.
RCD Mallorca (39 points). They are the first team inside the relegation zone. Their form at the end of the season is worrying (they lost their last game), and the psychological pressure of being in the bottom three is hurting them. Today they face each other Levante in direct life or death conflict.
- Mallorca has to find something. Defeat will leave them on the ropes and on the brink going into the final day of play.
Levante (39 points).They come full of confidence after back-to-back wins at the most important time of the season. They are in a retreat, but their positive energy is their greatest weapon.
- Today they face the final game of survival. If they beat Mallorca, they will not only go through, but they will also almost get out of the relegation zone before the final day of the game. It’s a real final.
Alavés and Girona, there is no room for complacency
Just one point above the relegation zone gives them only a little breathing room, but a defeat today would put them back in the danger zone.
Girona (40 points).They have a very difficult match day situation. The trip to the Metropolitano to face Atlético de Madrid is a brutal away game.
- If they fail to get anything in Madrid and the teams below them succeed, they will be in big trouble heading into the final day of the game.
Alavés (40 points). They have the right condition to protect survival. They visit an Oviedo side that is already down and mentally broken.
- Anything other than a win or at least a point for Carlos Tartiere would be a big surprise and an unnecessary problem.
Osasuna and Espanyol, almost safe (42 pts)
With 42 pointsboth teams are 3 points above the relegation zone with 6 to play for. And today they face each other.
A draw at El Sadar will statistically keep them both strong if Mallorca or Levante slip up in their direct clash. As they play each other, the winner will celebrate the survival of the equation today.
The loser will still have to keep an eye on other grounds, but it will take a series of disastrous results on the final day of the game for him to go down.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the first version on 🇪🇸 here.
