Celta Vigo vs. Real Valladolid Match Preview Article

Celta Vigo, Recent Form

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The 3-2 away defeat to Osasuna will not have sat easily with the Celta Vigo squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points.  They achieved 50% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Osasuna's tally of 10 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.  

Whilst manager Claudio Giráldez will be pleased with his team's performance in front of goal, having scored 14 goals in their last 6 games, he will want to tighten up his defence if they are to pick up more points, with 12 goals conceded in the same period.  They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 games.  

They have been performing well at The Estadio Abanca-Balaídos recently and are unbeaten in their last 8 home games.  

Iago Aspas will be feeling confident about adding his name to the scoresheet once more at The Estadio Abanca-Balaídos, having notched up 6 goals for Celta Vigo in their last 6 league matches at home.  

Real Valladolid, Recent Form

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The Real Valladolid squad will be looking to reset their fortunes after their heavy 7-0 away defeat at the hands of Barcelona.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 29%, while racking up 4 shots along the way, 1 of which were on target. Barcelona had 23 shots on goal with 11 on target.  

Paulo Pezzolano, their chief, will be doing some careful analysis of his defence, who have seen their goal breached 14 times in their last 6 games while somehow managing to pick up some points along the way with 5 goals scored.  They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games.  

This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.