Eibar hosts Celta Vigo in round 1 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, September 12th at Estadio Municipal de Ipurua (Eibar)
Eibar is traditionally strong at Ipurua. It lost only once in the last five official matches at home (2-2-1). In the offseason, the team updated a bit. Veterans Ramis, Orellana, Charles and De Blacis left the club. On the other hand, the management signed winger Kadzior, as well as defender Rafa Soares and central midfielder Recio (both on loan). Eibar most often uses a 4-4-2 tactical formation and shows a very organized and disciplined game on the football pitch, albeit it is somewhat direct.
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Under the leadership of Oscar Garcia, Celta barely escaped relegation to Segunda last season, having outranked Leganes by only one point and taken a saving 17th place. The team played very poorly on the road (2-8-9) and gained only 14 points in 19 meetings. The Russian forward Smolov, the Danish insider Sisto and, most importantly, the Brazilian midfielder Rafinha (27 matches in the Spanish Championship of 2019/2020) left the team from Vigo in the offseason. Peruvian defensive midfielder Tapia, forward Vadillo and midfielder Baeza joined the team. It is important to note that Celta has both main goalkeepers Blanco and Alvarez injured, so the third goalkeeper Villar, who played only three full matches last season, should play against Eibar.
Summing up, we can conclude that Eibar currently looks like a stronger and more organized team than the Galician club. The home field factor is also likely to have a significant impact on the course of the upcoming game, especially since the presence of spectators is planned. I think that Mendilibar's men will at least not lose and have a good chance of winning.
Prediction for the match: Eibar to win with 0.0 handicap
