In this 17th week match, on Fri Jan 13th, Villarreal will travel to Vigo to battle Celta de 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 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. Celta de Vigo is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Elche. Iago Aspas struck first for Celta de Vigo in the 5th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Elche was frustrated by Celta de Vigo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Celta de Vigo ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 6th placed Villarreal is fresh off their 2-1 win against Real Madrid. Yeremi Jesus Pino Santos scored the first goal for Villarreal in the 47th minute, but Karim Benzema got the equalizer for Real Madrid in the 60th minute. Villarreal is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Villarreal won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Gerard Moreno has been the most prolific scorer on Villarreal in the last five matches with 3 goals. Celta de Vigo’s top weapon lately has been Iago Aspas, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.