Celta Vigo vs Valencia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd August 2024

Abanca Balaidos plays host to the round 2 match this coming Friday between Celta Vigoand Valencia in the LaLiga.

The two teams enter the match at Abanca Balaidos with three points separating them in the LaLiga standings.

Celta Vigo got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they claimed all three points in the opener.

Nobody likes to be on the losing side, especially so early into a new season. Celta Vigo and Valencia are no exception in this respect. Both teams are eager to improve from last term, leading us to expect an exciting affair at Abanca Balaidos.

When it comes to goal-scoring Celta Vigo could be more prolific, scoring 16 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.6 goals per game in which, they conceded 14 times. This is an average of 1.4 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one games.

Valencia are currently not the most scoring team in the LaLiga, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded 15 times, an average of 1.5 per game. They managed three clean sheets in these.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Friday.

Celta Vigo vs Valencia Prediction

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Granada 1-2, and then drawing 2-2 with Valencia. They were back as winners when they defeated Deportivo Alaves 2-1. Celta Vigo put four wins on the board in their previous six LaLiga matches at the Abanca Balaidos. They drew twice while losing none, scored 13 goals while conceding seven.

A top half finish is the bare minimum Valencia will expect from this season. The visitors are targeting a spot in an international tournament and know a good start will leave them in a good stead.

Valencia Form

Valencia only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 1-3 defeat against Girona. Then a 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo followed, before Barcelona claimed a 1-2 victory. Valencia won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and six scored.

Last season, Valencia found themselves comfortably in the middle of the table, and they are expected to maintain that level of performance when the new season begins.

Celta Vigo are in decent enough shape to make them the value bet, when facing Valencia. In their current form, we find it difficult to build an argument for the visitors to steal a point here.

Celta Vigo vs Valencia Squads

Celta Vigo Squad

Giraldez will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Valencia from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Ivan Villar (0/1), Vicente Guaita (0/0), Carl Starfelt (0/1), Carlos Dominguez (0/1), Javier Manquillo (0/1), Joseph Aidoo (0/0), Kevin Vazquez (0/0), Mihailo Ristic (0/0), Oscar Mingueza (0/1), Roberto Costa (0/0), Sergio Carreira (0/0), Unai Nunez (0/0), Damian Rodriguez (0/1), Fran Beltran (0/1), Hugo Sotelo (0/0), Ilaix Moriba (0/1), Jailson (0/1), Luca de la Torre (0/0), Williot Swedberg (1/1), Alfon Gonzalez (0/0), Anastasios Douvikas (0/1), Borja Iglesias (0/1), Franco Cervi (0/0), Goncalo Paciencia (0/0), Hugo Alvarez (0/1), Iago Aspas (1/1), Jonathan Bamba (0/1), Pablo Duran (0/0), Tadeo Allende (0/0).

Valencia Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Valencia players that the manager Ruben Baraja will choose from for the upcoming game:

Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/1), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/0), Cesar Tarrega (0/0), Cristhian Mosquera (0/1), Dimitri Foulquier (0/1), Jesus Vazquez (0/1), Jose Gaya (0/0), Mouctar Diakhaby (0/0), Thierry Correia (0/1), Yarek Gasiorowski (0/1), Andre Almeida (0/1), Hugo Guillamon (0/1), Javier Guerra (0/1), Pepelu (0/1), Alberto Mari (0/0), Daniel Gomez (0/1), Diego Lopez (0/1), Fran Perez (0/0), Hugo Duro (1/1), Hugo Gonzalez (0/0), Rafa Mir (0/1), Samuel Castillejo (0/0), Sergi Canos (0/0).

Celta Vigo vs Valencia Team News

Celta Vigo seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Friday. There is no need for Ilaix Moriba to show up in the Celta Vigo dressing room, as he is suspended.

Joseph Aidoo sit this one out for Celta Vigo due to an injury.

Celta Vigo vs Valencia Lineups

Celta Vigo vs Valencia H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Friday. All in all, Valencia have a fine reading on Celta Vigo in previous seasons with a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Valencia to win this match at best price odds of 13/5.

Celta Vigo vs Valencia Results

Of the last ten encounters between Celta Vigo Valencia over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 11/10 with bookies.

Celta Vigo vs Valencia Betting Tips

Iago Aspas is showing good form for Celta Vigo, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Pepelu scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Celta Vigo won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Valencia won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost six in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Celta Vigo on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Valencia''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Celta Vigo managed an average of 0.7 goals, with Valencia averaging 1.5 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Celta Vigo, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Valencia, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.