Celta de Vigo
- Celta de Vigo have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five matches in all competitions.
- Celta, who sit 7th in the table with 23 points from 17 games, have been much more consistent than Valencia, who are languishing in 17th with 16 points from the same number of matches.
- Manager Claudio Giráldez, in charge since March 2024, has instilled a possession-first, positional-play style on the Celestes that is not the easiest on the eye, but has them set up to control the pace of games and play through teams by being patient and probing in the final third.
Valencia CF
- Valencia CF have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five in all competitions, including a Copa del Rey away win at Sporting Gijon.
- Valencia, managed by Carlos Corberán since December 2024, are a completely different animal.
- They press to win the ball back in advanced positions and hit their opponents quickly with their forward passing in the same way they would with their own ball in possession.
Key Players
- Borja Iglesias is their main outlet, and he is not short of goals with five LaLiga goals in 16 appearances this term.
- Hugo Duro is Valencia’s most reliable source of goals, having netted six times in 17 LaLiga games to top the scoring charts for the Bats, while Lucas Beltran has been red-hot in recent weeks, scoring three of their six goals across the last five games.
Betting Insights
- Backing Celta to win at a little under even money is okay, but Valencia’s odds of 4.1 still look great and the draw is coming in at 3.35.
- Valencia have failed to win in their last eight LaLiga 2025/2026 away games, drawing three and losing five, so that may also make home the favourites here, but they have won two of their last three away games and Celta’s home record doesn’t suggest a runaway win for the hosts either.
- The Celestes have won one, drawn five and lost three of their nine home LaLiga games, averaging 1.00 goals per game scored and 1.33 per game conceded.
- Backing both teams to score at 1.85 looks like a solid bet with plenty of potential value, especially given Valencia’s poor record on the road.
Prediction
Backing both teams to score at 1.85 looks like a solid bet with plenty of potential value, especially given Valencia’s poor record on the road.
