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Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Prediction & Betting tips
The meeting between Villarreal and Celta de Vigo from next Saturday in the Ceramica is a key duel in the battle for European football. The home team has to win to keep the competition at bay, while the visitors have to win to keep their tiny chances alive.
Villarreal:
Villarreal managed to win once again a week and a half ago after a series of three games without a win (Leganes-home: 2-1), but the yellow shirts are still far from certain about European football. The current sixth place is in principle sufficient, but if close assailants like Sevilla, Getafe or Girona come alongside, then Villarreal would have to lose out on the basis of the mutual result. “We are aware of these scenarios,” says midfielder Manu Trigueros. ‘It makes the upcoming home game against Celta de Vigo all the more important.’
The good news is that Carlos Bacca is finally starting to score again. In his last three matches, the Colombian was always very accurate, thereby increasing his season total to twelve hits. He is now the only deep striker in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Initially tried trainer Javi Calleja despite the wintry departure of goaltjesdief Cedric Bakambu hold on to 4-4-2, but because both Roger Martinez and Enes Ünal did not meet, he has now moved away from it. That again offers opportunities for the Russian Denis Cheryshev, who can now enjoy himself on the left flank. By the way, Bacca plays with fire on Saturday night, because if he catches a yellow card he will miss the derby against Valencia next week. Antonio Rukavina, Daniele Bonera and Pablo Fornals are also on the alert, although the chances are small that they will start in the starting line this weekend.
Celta de Vigo:
Celta de Vigo knew last week in his own Balaidos handsome 1-1 to stay up against number four Valencia, but ultimately ended up with that draw. “The reality is that qualifying for European football is becoming a very difficult story,” said trainer Juan Carlos Unzue. With a provisional tenth place, the Galicians will indeed have to climb at least three places to make their European dream come true.
A victory over Villarreal is therefore an absolute must to grab the proverbial last straw. That is easier said than done, because this weekend Celta de Vigo will have to do without its star player Iago Aspas. The club top scorer, good for no less than twenty goals for La Celeste, is still in the rag basket. The threat will therefore have to come mainly from vice club top scorer Maxi Gomez on Saturday night. The Uruguayan was already fourteen times accurate this season and can count against Villarreal on the support of the talented Brais Mendez, who has impressed with his strong game in recent weeks. Mendez played more minutes this season than the Turkish prodigy Emre Mor, the second-most expensive purchase ever of Celta de Vigo.
Villarreal vs Celta Vigo head to head matches
17.12.17 LL Celta Vigo Villarreal 0 : 1
12.03.17 LL Celta Vigo Villarreal 0 : 1
16.10.16 LL Villarreal Celta Vigo 5 : 0
02.03.16 LL Celta Vigo Villarreal 0 : 0
18.10.15 LL Villarreal Celta Vigo 1 : 2