In this week 35 match on May 7th, Celta de Vigo hosts Deportivo Alavés at Estadio De Balaídos 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 16 degrees, which is great football weather. Celta de Vigo sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Granada. Antonio Puertas scored the first goal for Celta de Vigo on an own goal in the 72nd minute, but Luis Milla got the equalizer for Granada in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Granada a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 19th placed Deportivo Alavés, recorded a 2-1 win against Villarreal. Laguardia scored the first goal for Deportivo Alavés in the 4th minute, then Gonzalo Escalante added another in the 31st minute on a feed from Rubén Duarte. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 27th of November, Celta de Vigo won by a score of 2 to 1. Santi Mina struck first for Celta de Vigo in the 11th minute, then in the 21st minute, Luis Rioja sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Joselu.
Deportivo Alavés’s most prolific scorer has been Gonzalo Escalante. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Celta de Vigo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nolito and Fran Beltrán each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Eduardo Germán Coudet’s Celta de Vigo squad will be without Hugo Mallo and Rubén Blanco, while Deportivo Alavés will be without Lopez Carballo.