Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Racing Santander
Match Time & Date:
05/01/2025
15:30
Prediction: 1-2
Celta Vigo
Estadio El Sardinero will host Sunday’s Copa del Rey game between Racing Santander and Celta Vigo, the two sides who have not met in a competitive match since 2007. Back then the two sides played out a 2-2 draw and yet another close encounter is on the cards this weekend. Los Racinguistas are enjoying a successful Segunda Division campaign, with the team sitting in third place in the standings, but they do not seem to be at their sharpest ahead of the visit of Celta. Inigo Sainz-Maza misses out with injury, but the 26-year-old should be the only absentee in the home team.
The Galicians, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a 1-0 loss to Sevilla, with the team beating Real Sociedad in front of home fans and with Santander suffering a dip in form, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Iago Aspas and Co. All Joseph Aidoo, Javier Manquillo, and Jailson are out of contention with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Jonathan Bamba):
After spending his youth career at CS Paris-Charenton, UJA AlfortVille and Saint-Etienne, Jonathan Bamba started playing for Saint-Etienne II at senior level. In 2015 he was given a chance to prove his worth with the first team and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 42 appearances for les Verts in Ligue 1.
Following his loan spells with Paris, Sint-Truiden and Angers, Jonathan Bamba joined Lille in the summer of 2018. The pacey winger born in Alfortville (France) on March 26, 1996, has been playing for les Dogues ever since, but he has yet to earn a cap for the French national team. Nonetheless, Jonathan Bamba has 12 caps with France U21 in which he scored four goals for les Tricolores.
Jonathan Bamba’s main position is left winger, but he is used as a centre-forward as well. The French footballer, whose preferred foot is right, has a contract with Lille until June 30, 2023.
Highlighted Team (Celta Vigo):
Celta de Vigo is a Spanish football club from Vigo in the Galicia region. The club was founded in 1923 after a fusion between Real Club Fortuna de Vigo and Real Vigo Sporting. From 1997 until 2003 Celta de Vigo managed to become a strong team in the Primera Division. Highlight was season 2003/2004 where the club managed to reach the knock out stage of the Champions League but in the same season the team got downgraded to the Segunda Division.
Celta de Vigo hosts it’s home games in the Estadio Balaidos stadium which holds a capacity of 31 8000 seats. The club colors of Celta de Vigo are baby blue and white. The club is known by the nickname Celtinas and their biggest rival is Deportivo la Coruna which is from the same region as Celta de Vigo.
The biggest achievement of Celta de Vigo is winning the Intertoto cup in 2000 and reaching the final of the Copa del Rey in 1948, 1994 and 2001. Known players that wore the Celta de Vigo jersey are Jordi Cruyff, Diego Costa, Sasa Illic, Makelele, Nene and Sylvinho.
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