Week 16 brings us a match on Dec 5th, where Celta de Vigo plays host to Valencia in a meeting of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 13th placed Celta de Vigo is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Ebro. Santi Mina scored the first goal for Celta de Vigo in the 32nd minute, then Augusto Solari added another in the 43rd minute In the end, Ebro couldn’t muster any offence and Celta de Vigo ran away with the shutout win. Celta de Vigo is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Valencia recorded a 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano. Carlos Soler struck first for Valencia in the 19th minute on a penalty shot, but Isaac Palazon Camacho got the equalizer for Rayo Vallecano in the 64th minute on a penalty shot earning them at least the one point. Valencia looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Both Hugo Duro and Carlos Soler have been the hottest scorers for Valencia in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Iago Aspas has been the most prolific scorer on Celta de Vigo in his last five matches with three goals
Celta de Vigo will be without Santi Mina and Hugo Mallo, while Gabriel Paulista, Thierry Correia and Toni Lato are unavailable to play for Valencia.