Celta Vigo vs Valencia prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2026-01-02 13:00.
[p]Celta Vigo return to La Liga action looking to keep pace in the race for Europe, while Valencia are nervously looking over their shoulder at the relegation zone. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Celta Vigo missed a big opportunity before the winter break as they could only draw 0-0 with relegation-threatened Real Oviedo, keeping them five points outside the top six. A return of just one defeat from their last five La Liga games makes good reading (W3, D1) as the Sky Blues continue their recovery from a poor start to the campaign, which they’ll hope to continue in another favourable fixture here. Celta can take confidence from remaining unbeaten against sides starting the round in the bottom nine (W3, D5), although only the division’s bottom two posted fewer home points than their eight pre-Christmas (W1, D5, L3).[/p]
[p]Valencia have shown tremendous resilience in their active four-match winless run (D3, L1), coming from 1-0 down to rescue a point in all three of those draws, helping them stay a point clear of the drop zone over the festive period. Los Che find themselves four points better off than the same stage last season, which has certainly helped ease the pressure on boss Carlos Corberán’s position. He will breathe a lot easier if he can help inspire Valencia to their first away league win of the season (D3, L5), though just two such wins in the whole of 2025 suggest that could be unlikely here.  [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Valencia won the last H2H 2-1 in February, but that was their only success from the last five meetings (D2, L2). Twelve of the last 13 H2Hs hosted by Celta saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Just one of Celta’s nine home league games this term produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]No team has scored the opening goal in fewer home league games this season than Celta (2).[/p]
[p]Valencia have scored a pre-round joint-league low three goals before half-time. [/p]
[p]Valencia have conceded before half-time in three successive away league games. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Celta’s Williot Swedberg boasts four direct goal contributions in his last five games (G3, A1), with all three of those strikes coming after half-time. Valencia’s Luis Rioja is looking to end a recent goal drought and carries confidence from scoring and assisting the last time these sides met. [/p]
[p]Celta’s main injury concerns surround striker Borja Iglesias, while Valencia are reporting no new injury concerns. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Neither side are in standout form or impressing in front of goal, so for that reason, we are backing a bore 0-0 draw! [/p]
[p][i]Author: David HÂ [/i][/p]