In this week 22 match on the 22nd of January, Sevilla will play host to Celta de Vigo in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Sevilla is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Real Betis. Alejandro Gómez scored the first goal for Sevilla in the 35th minute, then Nabil Fekir tied it up for Real Betis in the 39th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 73rd minute on a goal by Canales to cap off a wild match. Sevilla looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Celta de Vigo, recorded a 0-1 loss against Real Sociedad. Mikel Oyarzabal scored the first goal for Real Sociedad in the 13th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Celta de Vigo couldn’t manage to score, and Real Sociedad took the shutout win. Celta de Vigo is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 17th, Celta de Vigo hosted Sevilla at the Estadio De Balaídos in their last match together. Sevilla was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 11000 fans. Rafa Mir struck first for Sevilla in the 54th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Celta de Vigo was frustrated by Sevilla’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sevilla ended the match with the shutout victory.
Iago Aspas has been the most effective weapon for Celta de Vigo lately. The Spanish attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Sevilla is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Rafa Mir and Alejandro Gómez each having 2 goals in their last 5.