Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Real Sociedad
Match Time & Date:
05/12/2018
02:30 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Celta de Vigo
Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo face each other at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta for the second time in just ten days. When the two teams met in La Liga Real Sociedad recorded a 2-1 win over Celta Vigo, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of Wednesday’s football match. The two teams played out a 1-1 draw in the Copa del Rey first leg at Estadio de Balaidos, meaning that yet another close encounter is on the cards. However, considering that Celta Vigo are not regarded as good travelers, we predict that the Basques are going to advance to the last 16 of the Spanish Cup. A man to watch in the home team will be Brazilian attacker Willian Jose, who is likely to pose a big threat for the opposition defenders, but the visitors should have Adnan Januzaj at bay as well.
Highlighted Player (Willian José):
Well-travelled Brazilian international Willian Jose was born in Porto Calvo and made his first football steps at a local Clube de Regatas. It was at the age of 17 that he was snapped by Gremio Barueri where he made 26 league appearances and scored six goal in his first – and only – senior season at the club.
In 2011, Willian Jose moved to Deportivo Maldonado but his five-year stint with the Uruguay outfit was marked by no less than seven different loan spells, one of which was to La Liga heavyweights Real Madrid. Standing at 186cm tall, Willian Jose is a notable presence in the box. This powerful centre forward will use his physicality to hold up ball and bring his teammates into play.
The Brazilian international did well to make a name for himself in Spain by playing for Zaragoza and Las Palmas, respectively, before he sealed a permanent move to Real Sociedad in 2016. A member of both FIFA U-20 World Cup and South American Youth Championship winning sides with Brazil in 2011, Willian Jose has not been given a chance to prove his worth at the senior level with Selecao.
Highlighted Team (Celta de 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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