Celta Vigo are looking to clinch their second win in La Liga, as they go against Valencia CF, who are aiming to bounce back from their opener loss. Heading into this match, these two teams opened their 2024-25 season differently. Celta won their opener with a 2-1 win against Alaves, which gives them all the three points. Due to this, Celta are confident ahead of this match, as they eye to add points in their names from this match. Meanwhile, it is not the case for Valencia, as they suffered a 2-1 loss against Barcelona, which is unfortunate for them. With that, Valencia are aiming to bounce back from that loss, in order to improve their place in the league table. The meeting between these two teams is on August 24, 2024, at 1:00 AM (GMT+8).
Celta Vigo
Celta are in their 13th consecutive season in Spain’s top flight, aiming for their first top-half finish since 2020-21. They started their campaign well, winning 2-1 against Alaves on August 16. However, they have not defeated Valencia since September 2020, with Valencia winning five of their last seven meetings. They made three signings this summer, with Unai Nunez joining permanently from Athletic Bilbao, Borja Iglesias and Ilaix Moriba signing on loan from Real Betis and RB Leipzig respectively. Celta aims to improve their home form. In fact, they only won six of their 19 league matches in front of their supporters in 2023-24.
Celta boss Giraldez is set to make changes to the team that started against Alaves, with Swedberg, Javi Rodriguez, Iglesias, Aspas, and Jonathan Bamba expected to start. However, Luca de la Torre and Vicente Guaita remain injury doubts for the hosts.
Valencia CF
Valencia took the lead against Barcelona in their La Liga opener. However, the visitors managed to turn the game around with Robert Lewandowski’s goal. Valencia’s performance is positive, but they still lack a challenger for the top four, finishing 16th and ninth in their last two campaigns. Last season, they lost 10 of their 19 away league matches, indicating room for improvement. The team is also considering whether any new players arrive before the transfer window closes. Los Che have brought in Dani Gomez, Stole Dimitrievski, and Rafa Mir. However, Liverpool is believed to be closing in a deal for Giorgi Mamardashvili, who could remain on loan for the rest of the season.
Valencia’s squad is expected to remain unchanged following their defeat to Barcelona, with Andre Almeida supporting Duro at centre-forward. Mir will continue in wide areas, with Cristhian Mosquera and Yarek Gasiorowski also set to feature.
Prediction:
Celta Vigo
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