Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Celta Vigo
Match Time & Date:
20 January 2024
20:00
Prediction: 1-1
Real Sociedad
Estadio de Balaidos will host Saturday’s La Liga game between Celta Vigo and Real Sociedad, the two sides who sit in the opposite halves of the table. As things stand now, Celta’s main goal is to secure the elite division survival, while La Real are eager to represent Spain in European competitions for yet another season. As always, a man to watch in the home team will be experienced forward Iago Aspas, who scored the opener against Mallorca, while Jonathan Bamba is on international duty. Goalkeeper Ivan Villar misses out through suspension.
Imanol Alguacil’s troops are eager to recover from a heart-breaking loss to Athletic Club, but beating Celta Vigo on the road is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw. All Takefusa Kubo, Hamari Traore, and Sadiq Umar are on international duty, while Martin Merquelanz remains in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Mikel Oyarzabal):
Intelligence is not an attribute you will find in Mikel Oyarzabal’s stats with Real Sociedad but this tricky winger is a highly knowledgeable winger who will use both brain and feet while playing. For a player born in Eibar, who made his first steps in his hometown club, it was always going to be a choice between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad for Oyarzabal.
La Real saw their chance and grabbed this gem of a player at a young age, helping him develop into a proper professional throughout their youth ranks. Mikel Oyarzabal has spent the entirety of his senior career with the Basque behemoths where he’d use his ability to fill in a number of positions up top much to his own benefit.
Oyarzabal’s positioning and movement are work of a tactical genius, whereas it is his nous to find details to exploit that best define him as a player. Having come through the youth categories of the Spanish national team, Oyarzabal also has a senior cap next to his name. It was in 2016 that he also represented the Basque region, scoring on his debut to cap a 3-1 win over Tunisia.
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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