Real Valladolid C.F. welcome the visitors RC Celta de Vigo in the Spanish La Liga – Round 21. The match will be held on Sunday, January 27th, at the Estadio Jose Zorrilla (Valladolid).
Real Valladolid C.F. versus RS Celta Vigo clash reminds a fight for survival. It is hard to believe that the ‘Sky Blues’ face it. The fact remains, however, that both teams are hovering just one step above the relegation zone, and a loss in the coming encounter will be a serious blow for either side.
The uninspiring Celta’s form is attributed to Aspas’ injury. The team’s best striker has not played in this year so far. Back to the training process, he was injured again. Without his help, Celta conceded in all their matchups, and now Cardoso needs to manage the problem in a different way. The pressure on the newly appointed manager has been increasing, as under his stewardship, Celta won only twice – as of the mid of November. The individual class of the players like Gomez, Lobotka, Mendez, and Beltran should be enough to compete for the European place. Valladolid also feature some quality, but they find themselves in the bottom of the table. The Portuguese manager will have to make the most of the team not to go down to Villarreal’s position. If Yokuslu falls out, there is the renowned Sisto. Objectively, Celta net without their best forward. Their miserable defense let them down. Cardoso still cannot count on the injured midfielder Costas.
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The present Valladolid’s problem is that they lack quality performers. There were no outstanding transfers, but the newcomers will certainly help the team. Valladolid have recently scored to Valencia out (1:1). On their travel to Levante, VAR was against them. In the Сopa del Rey fixture, Valladolid could fight the solid Getafe (1:1), but the unconverted penalty failed them. Maybe now the fortune will favor Gonzalez’ side more. Unlike his predecessor, Cardoso tends to dominate. His motivated men will take lead, but they will surely leave space behind the rushing forwards. In the first-term head-to-head at the Abanca-Balaidos, the sides scored six goals at halves (3:3). The current Celta’s defense is yet worse – in four rounds in a row, they’ve been allowing twice at least. In each of the three latest matches, the ‘Sky Blues’ both netted and missed.
Valladolid’s clashes are not always fascinating, but seven of ten previous head-to-heads saw both sides score. Celta may create goals even in matches against the most pragmatic teams. 89% of their outings produced goal-exchanges. So, there are reasons to predict that the motivated opponents will upset each other at least once tomorrow.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
