Valencia vs Celta Vigo: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 15, 2012 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Celta Vigo?
Valencia won 2-1 on September 15, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 4′S. FeghouliValencia
- 16′G. CabralCelta Vigo
- 50′A. CissokhoValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Celta Vigo
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 7Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 9Soldado
- 8S. Feghouli
- 15Jonathan Viera
- 21Dani Parejo
- 24A. Costa
- 3A. Cissokho
- 4A. Rami
- 14Barragán
- 18Víctor Ruiz
- 1Diego Alves
Celta Vigo
- 10Iago Aspas
- 4Borja Oubiña Meléndez
- 8Álex López
- 23M. Krohn-Dehli
- 24A. Fernández
- 25Natxo Insa
- 2Hugo Mallo
- 3Roberto Lago Soto
- 5A. Túñez
- 12G. Cabral
- 13Javier Varas Herrera
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Celta Vigo have 1, 0 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2012 | Barcelona(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 26, 2012 | Deportivo La Coruna(home) | 3-3 | La Liga |
| Aug 19, 2012 | Real Madrid(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| May 12, 2012 | Real Sociedad(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| May 5, 2012 | Villarreal(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2012 | Osasuna(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Real Sociedad(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Malaga(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.5 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Celta Vigo score 1.0 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.5 | 1.2 | 5 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Celta Vigo | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/3 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Valencia sit 19th in La Liga (5 points from 8 matches) and Celta Vigo sit 9th (8 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Celta Vigo | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 19 | Valencia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
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