Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Celta Vigo footballers are going to Ibiza on Tuesday. Nonetheless, they are not going to a party, but to face Juan Carlos Carcedo’s troops in the Copa del Rey last 64. Os Celeste aim to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Real Madrid, and given their form under new boss Eduardo Coudet, away win should definitely be considered. The bad news for the visitors is that Iago Aspas is unlikely to recover in time to face Ibiza.
The former Liverpool man suffered a serious injury in the 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid. The hosts, on the other hand, defeated Compostela after extra time in the previous round. Ibiza managed to keep a clean sheet in each of the previous four games in Segunda Division B, but preventing Santi Mina and Co. from scoring is easier said than done. Regardless of which Celta players will be deployed in the starting XI, away win should be considered.
Highlighted Player (Hugo Mallo):
Hugo Mallo is a Spanish footballer who plays for Celta Vigo as a full back. Mallo, who is a capable of playing at centre back if needed, was born in Marin on 22 June, 1991 and he has been playing for Os Celeste since 2009.
During his youth career Hugo Mallo played for the likes of Porvir and Pontevedra, but he made the biggest progress at Celta Vigo. The Celta defender has three caps for Spain U21 team and he played for the U19 and the U20 teams as well in the past. On 9 January, 2013, Mallo suffered a serious knee injury and, as a result, he was forced to miss the rest of the season.
The right-footed player has a contract with Celta Vigo which expires on 30 June, 2019. You should bear in mind that he scored one goal in 34 appearances for the Galician outfit in the 2015/2016 Primera Division campaign. In the 2014/2015 campaign he scored four goals for Celta in the national championship.
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.