Real Oviedo languishes at the foot of the La Liga table with 27 points from 31 matches, the league's worst goal difference (-24), fueling trader consensus on near-certain relegation amid their seven-game winless streak broken only recently against Sevilla. The battle intensifies above, with just seven points separating 15th-placed Mallorca (34 pts) from bottom through Elche (32), Levante (29), as recent results like Elche's upset victory over Valencia and Alavés' 97th-minute equalizer at Real Sociedad shuffled the drop zone. Sevilla's shock home defeat to Oviedo last weekend dropped them into 16th, heightening risks in the final seven fixtures featuring tough matchups against Atleti, Madrid, and Villarreal that could decide survival for the mid-to-lower pack.