Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Celta Vigo and Granada take on each other at Estadio de Balaidos on day 17 of the new La Liga campaign. Os Celeste have drawn each of their last league matches, but this will be a nice opportunity for the Galicians to return to winning ways in the national championship. Experienced striker Iago Aspas is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while Joseph Aidoo continues to miss out with an ACL problem.
Los Granadinos, on the other hand, came from behind to share the spoils with Athletic Bilbao on Monday, but given their four-game losing run on the road, we predict that the hosts are going to get pick up all three points from Saturday’s encounter. Goalkeeper Raul Fernandez continues to miss out with injury, while defender Jesus Vallejo faces race against the clock to be fit for the match. In their last meeting at the venue Celta defeated Granada thanks to Denis Suarez’s late goal.
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.