Celta take on the visitors Valencia in the round 2 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Friday, August 23rd at Estadio de Balaídos (Vigo).
Celta placed their bets on Rafa Benítez a year ago, clearly believing that a return to his homeland would help the experienced coach restore his reputation and finally lead the club to improvement. However, the coach once again proved that he might have joined the ranks of "has-beens." At Balaídos, they were patient for a long time, but the team couldn’t even manage to pull away from the relegation zone. Eventually, Claudio Giráldez took over as coach, and under him, the team at least climbed to 13th place. They start the new season with him, but without one of their leaders, Larsen, who is on loan at Wolverhampton. Nevertheless, they managed to find 7 million to sign Unai Núñez, a Basque who should strengthen the defense. In other areas, they are counting on Moriba and Borja Iglesias. The match against Alavés in the first round was tough, but they managed to win.
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Valencia aims to keep progressing. Los Ches appointed their legend Baraja as head coach during the previous season. Initially, he was an interim manager, a kind of lightning rod intended to deflect the anger of fans after Peter Lim's disastrous decision to let Gennaro Gattuso coach in Spain. However, the former midfielder successfully led the team to survival, and in the new cycle, his Bats managed to climb into the upper half of the La Liga table. There wasn’t much talk about competing for European spots, but they secured a 9th-place finish. Now, having strengthened the squad with Rafa Mir and Stole Dimitrievski, they can think about new achievements at Mestalla. They started at home against Barcelona, put up a fight, but ultimately lost 1-2 due to a Lewandowski brace.
Last season, both La Liga matches ended in draws. However, in the cup, Los Ches defeated the Galicians 3-1 in Vigo. The Galicians are considered favorites at home. However, the visitors are also quite solid – we recommend betting on "total goals over 2.0."
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 scored goals.
