Week 23 brings us a match on Feb 5th, where Celta de Vigo and Rayo Vallecano will play a match in Vigo in a clash of the La Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Celta de Vigo sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Sevilla. Franco Cervi scored the first goal for Celta de Vigo in the 37th minute, then Iago Aspas added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Brais Méndez. Celta de Vigo is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Rayo Vallecano, recorded a 0-1 loss against Athletic Club. Nicolas Serrano Galdeano struck first for Athletic Club in the 30th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Rayo Vallecano couldn’t muster any offence and Athletic Club ran away with the shutout win. Rayo Vallecano is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio De Vallecas, Rayo Vallecano and Celta de Vigo battled to a 0-0 draw in front of almost 10000. Neither Rayo Vallecano nor Celta de Vigo could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Rayo Vallecano’s most prolific scorer has been Sergi Guardiola. The Spanish attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Iago Aspas has been the most prolific scorer on Celta de Vigo in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.