Girona vs Celta Vigo Match Analysis and Prediction

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Round three of the new La Liga season fixtures will se Girona play host to Celta Vigo on Friday, as they will be looking to build on a promising start since earning promotion back to Spain’s top flight.

On the other hand, the visitors are still searching for their first win of the season, their most recent game ending in a heavy defeat to Real Madrid.

Michel must have been delighted with his team’s start to the campaign with a win over Getafe being posted at the start of the week.

Three goals were scored inside the opening 64 minutes to get their campaign up and running after a narrow 1-0 defeat at Valencia on the first weekend.

Despite this squad being boosted by several additions from clubs associated with City Football Group, beginning with three points from two matches after only finishing sixth in the second tier last season will be deemed to be a success.

However, with a trip to the two Madrid clubs coming in October, Michel and his team are under pressure to keep collecting points over the next six weeks.

Having finished in the bottom half of the standings in 2021-22, Celta Vigo are under pressure to deliver an improved campaign this season.

However, beginning with a 2-2 draw at home to Espanyol was not what Eduordo Coudet would have expected ahead of hosting to the champions last weekend.

Even without Casemiro in the Real Madrid XI, Celta Vigo were overwhelmed by the visitors, conceding four goals in the opening 66 minutes before losing by a 4-1 scoreline.

Although Celta Vigo were level at one stage, they capitulated like they did when holding a two-goal lead against Espanyol in the previous fixture. However, games against Girona and Cadiz respresent an opportunity to get back on track.

Girona vs Celta Vigo head to head

The two teams have previously met on 13 occasions across all competitions, where Girona have claimed four victories while Celta Vigo have won six, and they have drawn in three. Girona have scored 19 goals and conceded 20. In their last five meetings, they have won twice each while drawing once.

Girona 0-1 Celta Vigo 28/01/12

Celta Vigo 3-3 Girona 29/09/17

Girona 1-0 Celta Vigo 27/02/18

Girona 3-2 Celta Vigo 17/09/18

Celta Vigo 2-1 Girona 20/04/19

Girona latest home form

Girona have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Getafe 3-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded two.

Girona 0-0 Tenerife 11/06/22

Girona 2-0 FC Andorra 27/07/22

Girona 2-0 Bolivar 06/08/22

Girona 1-1 Real Zaragoza 07/08/22

Girona 3-1 Getafe 22/08/22

Girona latest away form

Girona have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Valencia in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded nine.

Tenerife 1-3 Girona 19/06/22

Peralada 0-0 Girona 19/09/22

Benfica 4-1 Girona 22/07/22

Napoli 3-1 Girona 03/08/22

Valencia 1-0 Girona 14/08/22

Celta Vigo latest home form

Celta Vigo have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their seven most recent matches. They lost 4-1 to Real Madrid in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded eight.

Celta Vigo 0-2 Getafe 20/04/22

Celta Vigo 4-0 Alaves 07/05/22

Celta Vigo 1-0 Elche 15/05/22

Celta Vigo 2-2 Espanyol 13/08/22

Celta Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid 20/08/22

Celta Vigo latest away form

Celta Vigo have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their five most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to Sporting Braga in their last away game in a friendly. In their last fivem matches, they have scored four goals and conceded nine.

Granada 1-1 Celta Vigo 01/05/22

Barcelona 3-1 Celta Vigo 10/05/22

Valencia 2-0 Celta Vigo 21/05/22

SJ Earthquakes 1-1 Celta Vigo 21/07/22

Sporting Braga 2-1 Celta Vigo 29/07/22

Girona news

Barring any fresh injury issues and without suspension concerns, Michel could stick with the same Girona players who made relatively light work of Getafe.

While Reinier and Samuel Saiz are pushing for a chance in a creative role for Friday’s contest, Rodrigo Riquelme should retain his spot in the side.

Celta Vigo news

Santi Mina is the only player who is absent from the Celta Vigo squad for this contest, while Coudet could potentially include new arrival Carles Perez in the final third.

Augusto Solari was an unused substitute against Real Madrid, and he may also return to the starting lineup on Friday.