VILLARREAL VS CELTA VIGO PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Villarreal and Celta de Vigo face at Camp El Madrigal, in a match for the 35th round of the First Division. Villarreal won out (0-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 12-17-2017. In this situation, the history of direct confrontations indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 victories for each team in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 10-16-2016, for the First Division, which ended with the victory of Villarreal by (5-0). The goals of the match were scored by R. Soriano (8 ‘e 12’), C. Bakambu (38 ‘), D. Wass (48’ Autogolo) and Trigueros (90 ‘) for Villarreal. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Celta de Vigo presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Villarreal:
After 15 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in the 6 th position, with 51 points won. In their last match, they won against CD Leganés at home (2-1), after in the previous match they tied (2-2) away, in a match against Sevilla. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Villarreal has won 5, tied 1 and lost 4, for which they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 16 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 33 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Villarreal returned to win, after 3 rounds without winning, and now goes in search of another positive result to stay in the qualifying zone for the next Europa League. The home team has an attack that leaves a little to be desired, scored 45 goals and is only the ninth best of the national championship, while the defense suffered 40 goals and is the sixth best, although it has been a bit worse defensively in recent days , needing to rediscover the defensive solidity presented previously. Villarreal is alternating between good and bad results, since in the last 6 games, he won 3 and lost another 3, besides he did not suffer goals in only 1 of the last 11 games against the fans. For the clash with Celta de Vigo, coach Javi Calleja has no problems in the team that has been playing in recent days and must repeat the initial eleven of the last games.
Celta de Vigo:
After 12 wins, 9 draws and 13 losses, the away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 45 points won. In their last match, they tied with Valencia at home (1-1), after in the previous match they tied at home, in a match against Barcelona, by (2-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last away game in this competition, they lost in by (1-0) against CD Leganés. In the last 10 away league matches Celta de Vigo has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final score was 2-1 (6 out of 17 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 17 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 34 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 16 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
Celta de Vigo is going through a negative phase in the Spanish league, winning only 1 of its last 7 games and is looking for a recovery to return to the fight for a place to access the next edition of the Europa League. The visiting team has a reasonable attack, which scored 53 goals and is the seventh best of the national championship, while the defense suffered 47 goals and is the ninth worst, needing to be more solid. Playing as a visitor, as in this Saturday’s game, Celta de Vigo comes from a terrible sequence of 6 games without winning, in which they lost 5 and tied 1 and it should be noted that they did not suffer goals in only 2 of the 17 matches who disputed far from his dominions. For the confrontation against Villarreal, coach Unzué goes to the field with the same starting eleven that won at Leganes on the last day, with highlights for Iago Aspas, the team’s top scorer and the fourth highest scorer in this edition of La Liga.
PREDICTION: Villarreal to win @ 1.72
