Valencia vs Celta Vigo Match Analysis & Prediction
17/01/2024 10:00 pm
Both unbeaten so far in 2024, Valencia and Celta Vigo meet at Estadio de Mestalla on Wednesday night, with a spot in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals at stake.
Rafa Benitez returns to the scene of several former glories, but his Celta Vigo side trail their hosts by 12 points in La Liga and have a far inferior cup record.
As eight-time Copa del Rey winners, Valencia certainly have the pedigree to dream of another success in the competition, while recent results suggest they can triumph in this week’s last-16 tie.
Either side of an extra-time victory over Cartagena in the cup, Valencia have beaten Villarreal and then Cadiz in their first two league matches of the new year, securing four straight wins across all competitions.
The latter came at Nuevo Mirandilla on Monday, when Hugo Duro opened the scoring and Los Che scored twice during second-half stoppage time to seal a 4-1 victory.
Just before their upturn began, Ruben Baraja’s side played out a goalless draw with Celta Vigo in late November, and they now meet with the same opponents for a cup tie at Mestalla, where they have been beaten just twice this season.
While their hosts have put together four wins from four, Celta came up just short in their bid to make it three straight victories on Saturday, when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Mallorca.
After kicking off 2024 by beating Real Betis, Celta claimed a 4-2 victory over Amorebieta in the Copa del Rey, although it took a second-half fightback to eliminated Segunda Division opposition.
Celta Vigo have never taken the final step and lifted the Copa del Rey, finishing runners-up on three occasions, but given the cup record Benitez boasts, they may have hope of upsetting Spain’s big guns and going all the way this year.
Valencia vs. Celta Vigo Head to head
In the 51 previous meetings between these two teams, Valencia have claimed 24 victories while Celta Vigo have won 11, and they have drawn in 16. Celta Vigo have scored 49 goals and conceded 73 in the process.
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05/12/2021Celta Vigo1Valencia2La Liga
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21/05/2022Valencia2Celta Vigo0La Liga
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17/09/2022Valencia3Celta Vigo0La Liga
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14/05/2023Celta Vigo1Valencia2La Liga
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25/11/2023Valencia0Celta Vigo0La Liga
Valencia Team News
Valencia will be without Selim Amallah and Mouctar Diakhaby, who are representing Morocco and Guinea respectively at the AFCON.
Andre Almeida is still sidelined by a back injury, but Baraja should have most of his squad available, allowing him to make a handful of changes ahead of facing Athletic Bilbao in the league on Saturday.
Valencia's Last 5 Matches
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16/12/2023Valencia1Barcelona1La Liga
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19/12/2023Rayo Vallecano0Valencia1La Liga
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02/01/2024Valencia3Villarreal1La Liga
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07/01/2024FC Cartagena1Valencia2 ECopa del Rey
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14/01/2024Cadiz1Valencia4La Liga
Celta Vigo Team News
Celta Vigo have Franco Cervi and Joseph Aidoo on the treatment table, while Carl Starfelt has only just returned to full training, with Jonathan Bamba in AFCON action for tournament hosts Ivory Coast.
It remains to be seen whether in-form captain Iago Aspas will start, as he has not yet played a single minute in the Copa del Rey to this stage.
Celta Vigo's Last 5 Matches
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16/12/2023Celta Vigo1Granada0La Liga
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20/12/2023Villarreal3Celta Vigo2La Liga
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03/01/2024Celta Vigo2Real Betis1La Liga
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07/01/2024Amorebieta2Celta Vigo4Copa del Rey
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13/01/2024Mallorca1Celta Vigo1La Liga
Valencia vs. Celta Vigo: Odds and Predictions
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