Getafe vs Celta Vigo Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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The obdurate and often tedious Getafe seek to kick on and away from the danger zone as they now take on the entertainers of La Liga, Celta Vigo, at the Coliseum.
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Getafe preview: Obdurate Getafe
Getafe begin this weekend’s round of fixtures sitting just a point and a place outside of the bottom three and the relegation places with the Madrid-based outfit now in woeful form of late.
The home team come into this one on the back of a 1-1 draw with Girona in Catalonia last weekend. That means that Jose Bordalas’ hosts are now winless in their last eight matches across all competitions.
Celta Vigo preview: Entertaining Celta
Coached by Claudio Giraldez, Celta Vigo have been one of the most energetic and entertaining teams to watch in La Liga but, surprisingly, the Galicians have the fourth best defensive record in the division.
They have endured a bit of a tricky week, though, as they succumbed to a 2-1 loss to Real Sociedad in the Basque Country last weekend before sharing a 1-1 draw with Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Europa League the other day.
Getafe team news: A few injuries
Getafe have a couple of confirmed injury absentees for this one, such as Davinchi and Borja Mayoral, while centre-back Abdel Abqar is a doubt for the home team.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): David Soria; Juan Iglesias, Domingos Duarte, Djene, Nyom; Kiko Femenia, Mauro Arambarri, Luis Milla, Mario Martin; Luis Vazquez, Martin Satriano
Unavailable: Davinchi (Injured), Borja Mayoral (Injured)
Questionable: Abqar (Injured), Kamara (Ineligible)
Celta Vigo team news: Couple of doubts
Celta are heading to Madrid with a couple of injury doubts as former Celtic centre-back Carl Starfelt is potentially sidelined alongside the versatile Manu Fernandez.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Radu; Javi Rodriguez, Carlos Dominguez, Marcos Alonso; Oscar Mingueza, Fer Lopez, Ilaix Moriba, Sergio Carreira; Iago Aspas, Borja Iglesias, Swedberg
Unavailable:
Questionable: Starfelt (Injured), Manu Fernandez (Injured)
Getafe vs Celta Vigo prediction
Getafe have scored just 16 goals in their 21 matches with a very defensive and reactive style of football under the management of Jose Bordalas. Only rock-bottom Real Oviedo have scored fewer than Getafe thus far. Celta, given the fact that they have the fourth best defensive record in La Liga, will therefore be confident of being able to restrict the hosts and so a Celta win, in which they control the opposition, is a good bet for this one.
Getafe vs Celta Vigo tip: Celta Vigo to win to nil
