Celta Vigo take on the visitors Osasuna in the round 25 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Friday, February 21st at Estadio de Balaídos (Vigo).
Celta avoid last year’s relegation battle but fails to impress. The Galicians have their ambitions and still remember their relatively successful Europa League campaign. To replicate that, they hired Benítez in 2023. However, Rafa’s return to Spain was disappointing—under him, Vigo remained stuck in the relegation zone. Midway through the season, he was replaced by the much less known Claudio Giráldez, who managed to steer the team to a 13th-place finish, creating a comfortable gap from the bottom three. In the new campaign, Aspas and company started with a couple of wins, but it quickly became clear that they are nothing more than a decent mid-table side. They can lose to Valencia, as they did in February, but also beat Betis. Their latest result was a 1-1 draw against Atlético, marking their third consecutive league game without a win.
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Osasuna side has long been considered a “manager’s team.” However, all coaching tenures eventually end, and Arrasate stepped down last summer. The decision made sense: while he not only took them from Segunda to a stable La Liga mid-table side, he also led them to a Copa del Rey final and a 7th-place league finish. However, after achieving that in 2023, Osasuna struggled in the following season, notably crashing out of the Conference League qualifiers against their first opponent. A coaching change was inevitable, and Vicente Moreno took over. Under him, the team knocked out defending Copa del Rey champions Athletic Club—away from home—but later fell to Real Sociedad in February. Before that, however, they had beaten San Sebastián’s side in La Liga, where they remain in the battle for 7th place. More recently, they managed a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Real Madrid, proving their resilience.
Last season, both teams won their respective home games. In the current campaign, Osasuna claimed victory in Pamplona. This is a rather pragmatic matchup—betting on "Under 2.5 goals" seems like the logical choice.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
