LaLiga – Villarreal to face Celta Vigo on Match-day 28
LaLiga action on Saturday as Villarreal and Celta meet at the Estadio de la Ceramica – 6:30pm GMT.
Villarreal, currently sitting seventh, host tenth placed Celta on Saturday.
Villarreal’s LaLiga season, has so far seen them gain 42 points, going into this game
Only a positive result will be acceptable for Unai Emery’s men, following their recent away defeat at the hands of Osasuna in their last match.
Also, Villarreal keep finding ways to win, having secured eight victories in their last 12 matches is astonishing this season. With a seventh position in the league and 11 wins, 7 losses and 9 draws, they currently have 42 points in the League having won 11 meetings, drawn nine fixtures, and lost seven games.
Playing at home, Villarreal have won eight meetings, drawn four fixtures, and lost two matches.
Winning this fixture will see Villarreal on 45 points.
Good atacking and defensive team
Villarreal have shown a consistency in defence, having only conceded 26 goals in their previous matches. Villarreal will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (47). Their stand out attacking players have been Yeremi Pino (4), Arnaut Danjuma (3), and Pau Torres (1).
Unai Emery will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of four of his Villarreal players.
Celta Vigo’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 35 points this season
Celta will be buoyant, following a 4-3 home win against Mallorca in their last fixture.
Also, slow and steady wins the race, Celta are showing that they know by avoiding defeat in 13 of their last 16 meetings. With 35 points, they currently sit tenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 9 wins, 10 losses and 8 draws having won nine fixtures, drawn eight games, and lost 10 matches.
Celta’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Villarreal. In the 13 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won four meetings, drawn five fixtures, and lost four meetings.
Celta Vigo will have secured 38 points so far this season, should they secure a win.
It is likely that one key players will miss Saturday’s fixture, which is something of a concern for Eduardo Coudet and his Celta team.
Villarreal v Celta Vigo – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Celta with a greater number of wins. In the last 33 meetings, they have enjoyed 14 victories, to Villarreal’s 12 wins. In addition, the last 12 matches against Celta have resulted in seven wins for Villarreal. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was November 2021 and the score line ended up with a 1-1 draw.
Performance Report
For Villarreal, Yeremi Pino is a top performing player who has scored
four goals in 27 League fixtures this LaLiga Season, while Iago Aspas, one of their best scorers, has netted
three goals in 27 League games so far for Celta.
Other standout players for Villarreal are Yeremi Pino and Arnaut Danjuma with four goals each and for Celta are Franco Cervi and Brais Mendez with two goals and two goals respectively.
