PREVIEW | Celta de Vigo vs Valencia - team news, lineups, predictions

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·01 de janeiro de 2026

PREVIEW | Celta de Vigo vs Valencia - team news, lineups, predictions

Celta de Vigo and Valencia face each other this Saturday at the Municipal de Balaídos for round 18 of the La Liga.

Celta de Vigo have won 23 points to date and are placed in 7th position. In their last fixture, Claudio Giráldez's team shared the spoils 0-0 with Real Oviedo (La Liga 2025/26).

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Valencia have picked up 16 points and currently lie in 17th position. In their last game, Carlos Corberán's team drew 1-1 with Mallorca (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Valencia winning 2-1.

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Celta de Vigo

Mihailo Ristic - Injury
Carlos Domínguez - Muscle Fiber Tear
Hugo Sotelo - Injury
Pablo Durán - Shoulder Injury
Borja Iglesias - Back Injury

Valencia

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Celta de Vigo ( vs Real Oviedo 2025-12-20): Ionut Radu, Javier Rueda, Manu Fernández, Carl Starfelt, Marcos Alonso, Sergio Carreira, Williot Swedberg, Miguel Román, Fran Beltrán, Ferrán Jutglà, Bryan Zaragoza

Valencia ( vs Mallorca 2025-12-19): Julen Agirrezabala, Thierry Correia, José Copete, César Tárrega, José Gayà, Luis Rioja, Pepelu, Filip Ugrinic, André Almeida, Lucas Beltrán, Hugo Duro

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MANAGERS

Claudio Giráldez has faced Carlos Corberán on one occasion, recording a loss.
Carlos Corberán has faced Celta de Vigo on one occasion, recording a win.
Claudio Giráldez has faced Valencia on three occasions, recording one win, one draw, and one loss.

TEAMS

Away from home, Valencia has scored in four consecutive games.
Valencia currently has one loss in the last eight games.
Valencia has scored in eight consecutive games.
Valencia comes from two consecutive games without losing.
Celta de Vigo currently has one loss in the last six games.
Celta de Vigo comes from two consecutive games without winning.
Celta de Vigo comes from three consecutive games without losing.

HEAD TO HEAD

Celta de Vigo and Valencia have faced each other 140 times, with Valencia having the advantage: 68 wins, against 37 wins for Celta de Vigo.
At the Municipal de Balaídos, Celta de Vigo has an advantage in the clashes against Valencia: 29 wins in 69 games. Valencia has 19 wins.
In the Spanish League, 118 matches have been played between the two teams, with Celta de Vigo winning 31, drawing 31, and Valencia winning 56.