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Celta Vigo vs Alaves Prediction & Betting tips
We start the ninth round of La Liga with the meeting between Celta de Vigo and Alaves in the Balaidos. Celta de Vigo longs for a victory, but hits a team in top shape in Alaves.
Celta de Vigo:
For Celta de Vigo the interland break was certainly not inconvenient, because the Galicians already did not win five matches in a row. With only ten points from the first eight rounds, the new coach Antonio Mohamed is doing worse than his predecessor Juan Carlos Unzue, who had to leave due to poor results. The Argentinian will therefore have to lift his team to a higher level if he wants to get the Christmas.
The big difference compared to last season is in particular the lack of scoring ability. Last season, the blue shirts already had eight balls after eight rounds of play, but this time the goal marker is only thirteen. Virtually all the threat comes from the attack duo Iago Aspas and Maxi Gomez, which together accounts for nine goals. Gomez sustained an injury with Uruguay this interland period and, like Nestor Araujo, Junior Alonso, Pione Sisto and Stanislav Lobotka, returned to Vigo last Wednesday. Mohamed has a lot of headaches and undoubtedly preferred to play on Sunday.
Alaves:
Alaves is a lot better, because with fourteen points, the Basques are on an equal footing with Real Madrid and are only two points away from the also very surprising league-leader Sevilla. Trainer Abelardo did an excellent job last season at the club from Vitoria and is going through this year so cheerfully.
Yet the high position of Alaves is somewhat flattered. On the basis of Expected Goals, the blue-whites should have scored 7.4 goals and 11.5 goals so far. However, the reality is that Alaves scored eleven times and got only eight goals. Both in offensive and defensive terms, the club had luck on its side in the first eight rounds. Without luck no one is sailing, although you can not continue to mess around for a whole season. Nonetheless, the 1-0 victory over Real Madrid two weeks ago is of course a huge boost. “Every once in a while football gives me a nice present,” says match winner Manu Garcia, who, with his goal, exploded Mendizorroza in the fifth minute of injury time.
Celta Vigo vs Alaves head to head matches
03.02.18 LL Alaves Celta Vigo 2 : 1
10.09.17 LL Celta Vigo Alaves 1 : 0
14.05.17 LL Alaves Celta Vigo 3 : 1
08.02.17 CDR Alaves Celta Vigo 1 : 0
02.02.17 CDR Celta Vigo Alaves 0 : 0