The evening kick-off in Saturday’s La Liga action features the clash between Valencia and Celta Vigo at the Estadio de Mestalla with Valencia looking to continue their impressive momentum on home turf as they bid for a possible top four finish in the Spanish top flight.
With just 1 defeat out of their last 7 matches overall in La Liga, Valencia are making headway in their bid to claim a European spot of some sort for next season and with just 2 points separating them from 4th placed Getafe ahead of this weekend’s action, Valencia stand a real chance of Champions League football next season.
Valencia’s one defeat during this recent 7-match spell was an almost inexplicable 4-1 rout at the hands of Mallorca away from home, but wins over Eibar 1-0 and a 2-0 victory over Barcelona either side of that defeat has helped keep Valencia on track.
The hosts are also still unbeaten on home turf at their Estadio de Mestalla, winning 4 of their last 5 matches with wins against Granada, Villarreal, Eibar and Barcelona while also keeping 4 clean sheets to date as well.
Celta Vigo currently sit third from bottom in La Liga and in the relegation zone ahead of this difficult looking trip to face an in-form Valencia side in their own backyard.
Particularly as Celta Vigo have had to endure a 7-match sequence without a win in the Spanish top flight.
This run of results consist of 5 draws and 2 defeats, and indeed, the visitors have managed to scrape just 1 win out of their last 13 matches overall in La Liga which has landed them in hot water down near the foot of the domestic top flight table.
That rare success was a 3-1 win away from home at Villarreal but 7 defeats within this timeframe must surely have had a negative impact upon Celta Vigo’s confidence, especially away from home where they’ve won just once so far in this campaign.
The bigger picture paints an even gloomier picture for Celta Vigo as they’ve managed just 1 away win out of their last 22 matches on the road in La Liga, while they’ve also failed to beat Valencia in their last 3 visits to the Estadio de Mestalla, losing twice.