Celta Vigo v Valencia

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Celta Vigo will go in search of a second win on the trot on Friday night when they play host to Valencia at their Estadio Abanca-Balaídos having produced a winning start to the new La Liga campaign last weekend with a 2-1 home win against Alaves, while Valencia were handed a 2-1 defeat at home to Barcelona in last weekend's season opener.

Celta Vigo finished last season's La Liga campaign in 13th place in the table which was thanks to putting together a decisive three-game unbeaten sequence which ultimately saved the hosts from dropping deeper into the relegation mire below them.

Wins against Athletic Bilbao and Granada both by 2-1 margins along with a final day of the season 2-2 draw at home with their upcoming opponents Valencia helped secure another season in the Spanish top flight for Celta Vigo.

The bigger picture shows Celta Vigo have suffered just four defeats in their last 14 matches overall in La Liga, all of which were inflicted upon Claudio Giraldez's side on their travels, but form on home soil at their Estadio Abanca-Balaídos certainly looks encouraging as Celta Vigo are unbeaten in their previous seven home games which includes picking up five wins.

Valencia by contrast struggled in last weekend's opening game of the new La Liga season as they were dealt a 2-1 defeat by Barcelona at their Estadio de Mestalla and they now face a tricky and tough looking trip to face a steady Celta Vigo outfit on Friday night.

Last week's loss only served to confirm that Valencia were unable to turn around what became a poor finish to last season's campaign as the visitors have now failed to win any of their last eight games overall in the domestic top flight and having also slipped to six defeats within this period, Ruben Baraja's side look to have their work cut out ahead of Friday's encounter.

Valencia achieved a top half finish at the end of last season's La Liga campaign which equalled their best finish in three out of the last five seasons but if the visitors are to further improve upon ninth place, then results away from home need to start improving in order to achieve that.

The visitors suffered no fewer than 10 defeats within their total of 19 away games played last season in La Liga and having lost five of their last eight outings on the road, Valencia may be facing another tough night at the office on Friday night.

Celta Vigo v Valencia Verdict

Celta Vigo's encouraging string of results on home soil in recent times should see the hosts get over the line against a poor travelling Valencia outfit.

Therefore, our main bet will be Celta Vigo win @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Celta Vigo win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.33

Correct Score: Celta Vigo 2-0 @ 9.50