On Saturday Mar 12th, Villarreal hosts Celta de Vigo at Estadio De La Cerámica in a meeting of these two closely matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Villarreal is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Osasuna. Chimy Ávila struck first for Osasuna in the 63rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Villarreal was frustrated by Osasuna’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Osasuna ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Villarreal should be reasonably happy with their performance, while celta de Vigo is fresh off their 4-3 win against Mallorca. Thiago Galhardo scored the first goal for Celta de Vigo in the 13th minute, but Giovanni Gonzalez got the equalizer for Mallorca in the 17th minute , but Celta de Vigo kept scoring and walked away with the win. Celta de Vigo should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estadio De Balaídos, Celta de Vigo and Villarreal battled to a 1-1 draw. Alberto Moreno scored the first goal for Villarreal in the 27th minute, then Brais Méndez tied it up for Celta de Vigo in the 72nd minute earning Celta de Vigo at least a draw.
For Celta de Vigo, their top scorers are Brais Méndez and Iago Aspas, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Jesus Pino Santos has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Villarreal.