On Saturday Aug 20th, in week 2, Celta de Vigo hosts Real Madrid in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. 8th placed Celta de Vigo is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Espanyol. Iago Aspas scored the first goal for Celta de Vigo in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Gonçalo Paciência added another in the 63rd minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while real Madrid sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Almería. Largie Ramazani struck first for Almería in the 6th minute on a feed from Eguaras Alvarez, but Lucas Vázquez got the equalizer for Real Madrid in the 61st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 75th minute on a goal by David Alaba. Real Madrid is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Real Madrid won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Real Madrid is fortunate enough to have Vinícius Júnior in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Iago Aspas has been the most prolific scorer on Celta de Vigo in the last 5 matches with two goals.