Celta Vigo vs Alaves PREVIEW (15.01.2017)
Celta Vigo vs Alaves Predictions, Betting Tips & Previews
Celta de Vigo and Alavés play in the Estadio de Balaídos, in a duel of the 18th round of the Primera Division. There is no recent record of direct clashes between the two teams, who have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they faced was on 6-06-2009, in a match that ended with the final result: Celta de Vigo (2-1) Alavés. It is necessary to analyze with particular attention the home / outside condition, as Celta de Vigo presents different results at home and abroad.
The home team is currently in 9th place with 24 points, after 7 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, lost out to Athletic Bilbao by (2-1). In the last match, won at home to Malaga by (3-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats as a visitor, with 24 goals scored and 24 conceded, against 10 wins, 2 draws And 3 home defeats, with 28 goals scored and 21 conceded. In the last game that disputed, for the Glass of the King, gained Valencia at home by (2-1). In the last 9 home games for the league, Celta de Vigo recorded 6 wins and 3 losses, having won 18 points out of 27. In their domestic league games the most frequent marker in the break was 0-0 (4 out of 9 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In their home matches for the competition there is a tendency towards goals, since 8 in 9 they finished with More than 2.5 goals in the marker. In 17 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. There are 1 highlights in the last 7 home matches in all competitions: he has conceded 5 of his 7 goals in the minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Celta de Vigo return to play at home for the Spanish Championship a little quieter after having returned to win in the competition, trying to engage their second consecutive victory. In the last round, the team received the Malaga at home and managed to leave the field with a good victory by 3×1, thus ending a fast that had lasted three games, which lost two in a row. Before, the team had gone to the home of Athletic Bilbao and left there defeated by 2×1. After seventeen rounds, the club accumulate seven wins, three draws and seven losses, thus taking ninth place in the table. For that game, the coach should keep the team in 4-3-3.
After 5 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is in 12th place, having won 22 points. In the last match, they drew with Athletic Bilbao away by (0-0), after the previous match had won at home, in a game against Betis, by (1-0). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has recorded 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with a total of 17 goals scored and 13 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses, with a total of 16 goals scored and 10 conceded. In the last game that played, for the Copa del Rey, tied with Deportivo La Coruña at home for (1-1). In the last 9 games away from the league, Alavés has won 3, 3 draws and 3 losses, having won 12 points out of 27. In his league appearances as a visitor the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (5 out of 9 matches). In 17 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never managed to turn the score. In the last 6 away games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: scored 3 of his 7 goals between the minutes (0′-15 ‘).
Alavés enters the field for their eighteenth game for the Spanish Championship trying to maintain the good stage that lives to prolong the sequence of invincibility that has been building in the competition. In the last round, the team went to the home of Athletic Bilbao and managed to leave there with a scoreless draw, thus reaching their fifth game without losing. Before, the team had received the Betis at home and left the field with the win by 1×0. After seventeen rounds, the club accumulates five victories, seven draws and five defeats, thus occupying the twelfth place in the table. For that match, the coach must keep the team in 4-5-1 or 4-4-2.