Celta de Vigo and Granada meet at Abanca ‑ Balaídos, in a match for the 11th round of LaLiga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 15‑09‑2019, in a LaLiga match that ended with a (0‑2) victory for Granada. The goals of the match were scored by Y. Herrera (54 ‘) and Germán Sánchez (45’) for Granada. Despite being a match between 20th and 6th in the table, it is actually a clash between the 19th ranked in home games and the 18th away.
Celta Vigo :
After 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in 20th position, with 7 points won. In their last match, they lost to Sevilla away by (4‑2), after having drawn in the previous match by (1‑1) away, in a match against Elche. This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results on the road than at home, as they won 4 points away and 3 in their stadium, with 5 goals scored and 9 suffered as away, against 3 goals scored and 10 suffered at home. For the championship, Celta de Vigo won 3 points out of 12 possible, after 1 victory and 3 defeats in the last 4 games they played in their stadium.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 8 matches. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores first few times: it only opened the scoring in 2 of its last 10 LaLiga games, of these 2 it reached the break in advantage in all of them and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 10 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback.
The Celta Vigo team comes to this match after a 4×2 defeat in the visit to Sevilla, thus adding the eighth consecutive match without a win in La Liga: the team’s goals were scored by Nolito and Iago Aspas. In this home game, coach Eduardo Coudet must keep the team 4-4-2, benefiting from possession of the ball and slow attacks, with Denis Suárez being the one responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. Iago Aspas stands out at Celta de Vigo, with 5 goals and 1 assist. For this game the coach cannot count on Joseph Aidoo, Kevin Vázquez and Sergio Álvarez, players who are recovering from injury.
Granada :
After 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, the visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they lost to Real Valladolid at home by (1‑3), after having lost away in the previous match, in a match against Real Sociedad, by (2‑0). This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, as they won 4 points away and 10 in their stadium, with 3 goals scored and 9 suffered as away, against 7 goals scored and 5 suffered at home. The team comes to this match after a home win against Omonia Nicosia by (2‑1). For the championship, Granada won 4 points out of 12 possible, after 1 victory, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 4 games they played as a visitor. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition.
Granada comes to this match after a 2×1 home win over Omónia, in a Europa League match. It should be noted that the visitors have lost their last two La Liga games, against Valladolid and Real Sociedad. In this away game, coach Diego Martínez will have to keep the team 4-3-3, with Darwin Machís, Antonio Puertas and Roberto Soldado being the forwards of the team. The Venezuelan Darwin Machís stands out in Granada, with 2 goals and 1 assist. For this game the visiting coach cannot count on Yan Brice, Angel Montoro, Kenedy, Víctor Díaz, Quini and Neyder Lozano, players who are recovering from injury.
PREDICTION: Celta Vigo to win @ 2,04
