Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Valladolid
Match Time & Date:
15 March 2025
13:00
Prediction: 1-2
Celta Vigo
After failing to spoil Valencia’s party at Estadio Mestalla, Real Valladolid will look to return to winning ways when they face Celta Vigo in the opening match of Saturday’s program. Forward Juanmi Latasa serves a one-game ban due to accumulation of yellow cards, while midfielder Florian Grillitsch is a major doubt. The good news for the hosts is that Mario Martin is back from suspension.
Os Celeste, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Leganes. Celta Vigo are eager to represent Spain in European competitions next term and given Valladolid’s shaky defence, we predict that they are going to pick up all three points from Saturday’s encounter. Bearing any fresh injury worries, Celta boss Claudio Giraldez is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Leganes at the weekend. Experienced forward Iago Aspas should keep his place in the starting XI.
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 (Valladolid):
Real Valladolid is a Spanish club based in Valladolid, the part of the autonomous community of Castille and Leon. Founded in 1928, Real Valladolid play their home matches at Jose Zorilla, the venue that has the capacity 26,512. La Pucela have yet to win the La Liga title, but it is important to note that they finished fourth at the end of the 1962/1963 season.
Real Valladolid made it to the Spanish Cup final on two occasions (1949/1950, 1988/1989). In 1984 they won Copa de la Liga (League Cup), which is considered the team’s biggest success. Speaking of their European records, Real Valladolid participated in the 1989/1990 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals.
La Pucela are well known for their purple and white shirts, but they are known for some top-class footballers as well. The likes of Diego Costa, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Borja Fernandez, Rene Higuita, Luis Garcia and Aritz Aduriz played for Real Valladolid in the past.
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