Málaga, Valencia and Elche, the three clubs in LaLiga's bottom three after 12 matchdays, are also the only teams in the division that have not won a home game, according to Valencia Plaza's Plaza Deportiva. The league breaks for internationals with Málaga on 5 points, Valencia on 9 and Elche on 10, while Levante, 17th on 11, are one point clear of the drop.
The bottom of the table
Our table puts it this way after 12 games each:
- 17th Levante: 11 points (2 wins, 5 draws, 5 defeats)
- 18th Elche: 10 points (2-4-6, goals 14-20)
- 19th Valencia: 9 points (2-3-7, goals 8-20)
- 20th Málaga: 5 points (0-5-7, goals 9-23)
Celta Vigo, 11th on 13, are three points above Elche. Valencia's eight goals are the fewest in the league, level with Getafe's.
Nobody has won at home
Plaza Deportiva counts Elche's home record as one point from 18 available, the worst in LaLiga. Valencia have taken two points at Mestalla and Málaga three, all from draws. Elche lost 2-0 to Betis on Sunday 8 November, their second home defeat in a row. Valencia lost 3-0 to Real Madrid and Málaga 2-1 to Racing Santander on Saturday 7 November.
Málaga's wider drought
Málaga have not won any of their 12 league games. Málaga's local paper Malaga Hoy counts them among five clubs in Europe's ten biggest leagues still waiting for a first win this season, with Estoril in Portugal, Willem II in the Netherlands, NPS Volos in Greece and Le Havre in France.
What comes next
Elche coach Martín Anselmi said after the Betis defeat that he was not worried and that the break suited his team, according to Plaza Deportiva. Elche's first game back is at Levante on Monday 23 November, followed by a home match against Atlético Madrid. Levante, 17th on 11 points, finished one point above Elche after drawing 0-0 at Celta on Sunday, when goalkeeper Mathew Ryan made the saves that held Celta off, according to Estadio Deportivo.
