Valencia – Celta Vigo: a clash of styles at Mestalla 
Spanish league action rolls on this Sunday afternoon. Mestalla stages a decent one. Valencia take on Celta Vigo. The home side sit 12th in the table. The visitors are up in sixth. Valencia want to keep this hot run going. Celta are hanging on to their European spot. The points matter now, and both clubs know it. The run-in is getting serious.
Carlos Corberan’s side keep climbing 
Carlos Corberan has turned things around at Valencia. The club have won six of their last ten matches. That has put some daylight between them and the drop zone. They’re seven points clear of trouble. Last time out, they beat Sevilla FC (2-0). Hugo Duro and Largie Ramazani got the goals. The home numbers back it up. Valencia have shipped only fifteen goals at Mestalla this season.
Celta Vigo mean business in Europe 
Claudio Giraldez is in charge of the Galician side. They’re fighting hard to hold onto a European place. A recent 4-3 loss to Alavés knocked them back in the league. But they bounced straight back on the continent. They knocked Olympique Lyonnais out of the Europa League just before the break. Freiburg now await in the quarter-finals in April. Their away form has been a story in itself. Only Barcelona and Real Madrid have done better on the road this season.
Probable line-ups
Valencia : Dimitrievski ; Nunez, Comert, Tarrega, Gaya ; Rioja, Almeida, Rodriguez, Guerra, Ramazani ; Duro
Celta Vigo : Radu ; Alonso, Starfelt, Rodriguez ; Carreira, Moriba, Sotelo, Mingueza ; Swedberg, Iglesias, Jutgla
Football prediction Valencia vs Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo to win
Celta’s away record should set the tone here. They know how to manage games on the road, and they do it without fuss. Their defensive discipline should blunt Valencia’s attack.
The home side will struggle against a team sitting higher up the food chain. By the second half, the physical toll could start to show in the Valencia back line.
Celta’s European pedigree and sharper tactical edge should be enough to bring home all three points.
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