The Matchday 22 clash in La Liga between Valencia and Celta will take place on February 2 at the Mestalla Stadium. Valencia vs. Celta: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Valencia
Carlos Corberan's side visited Barcelona in the previous round and suffered a heavy 1-7 defeat to one of the league leaders. Interestingly, the last time the club conceded seven goals in a league match was 70 years ago. Additionally, in their last nine La Liga matches, Valencia has claimed only one victory (3 draws and 5 losses). The team is among the bottom three and trails the safe 17th place by five points.
- The number "1" has appeared in the final score in 8 of Valencia's last 9 La Liga games.
- Both teams scored in 5 of the club's last 6 La Liga matches.
- One of the opponents won with a "clean sheet" in the first half in 7 of Valencia's last 8 league matches.
Celta
The Galicians have not tasted victory in their last three La Liga matches. In this series, the team lost 1-2 to Rayo Vallecano and Athletic, and drew 1-1 with Alaves. The club is in 13th place in the standings, but the gap from the relegation zone is not that large – just 5 points. It's worth noting that Celta has scored 30 goals, with only five teams scoring more in La Liga.
Defenders Oscar Mingueza and Marcos Alonso, as well as midfielder Hugo Alvarez, will miss the match due to suspensions.
- Exactly two or three goals were scored in 5 of the Galicians' last 6 La Liga matches.
- Celta has a 6-match winless streak away in La Liga (2 draws and 4 losses).
- The club has claimed only one victory in the second half of their last 10 away league matches (3 draws and 6 losses).
Predicted lineups for Valencia vs. Celta
Valencia (4-4-2): Giorgi Mamardashvili – Cesar Tárrega, José Luis Gayà, Dimitri Foulquier, Yarek Gasiorowski – Javi Guerra, Pepelu, Luis Rioja, Diego Lopez – Andre Almeida, Hugo Duro.
Celta (3-4-3): Vicente Guaita – Yoel Lago, Carl Starfelt, Marcos Alonso – Sergio Carreira, Mihailo Ristic, Ilaix Moriba, Fran Beltrán – Borja Iglesias, Pablo Duran, Franco Cervi.
The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.
Referee: Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes (Spain)
Matches – 11 (La Liga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 41;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.7;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 0%.
Valencia vs. Celta: Match Prediction
Both opponents have lost nearly half of their matches in this La Liga campaign. However, thanks to a higher number of victories, the Galicians are 9 points ahead of Valencia in the standings. Nevertheless, the difference in positions is unlikely to be decisive, as Celta is a distinctly home-oriented team, having collected only 5 points away in the current championship.
Valencia struggles at home, but after 10 matches this season, they have only 4 defeats in La Liga (3 wins and 3 draws). Therefore, I give a slight edge to the hosts, who have not lost to Celta at home in eight consecutive La Liga matches (6 wins and 2 draws). Furthermore, there will likely be at least two goals in the upcoming game. Such scoring has occurred in 8 of the last 9 head-to-head league encounters.
My prediction – 1X and Total Over 1.5
