Jan 29th features a match where Athletic Club will travel to Vigo to battle Celta de Vigo in a La Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 17th placed Celta de Vigo is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Mallorca. Dani Rodríguez struck first for Mallorca in the 59th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Celta de Vigo couldn’t manage to score, and Mallorca took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while athletic Club sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Real Madrid. Karim Benzema scored the first goal for Real Madrid in the 24th minute, then Toni Kroos added another in the 90th minute on a feed from Rodrygo At the end of 90 a dissapointed Athletic Club couldn’t manage to score, and Real Madrid took the shutout win. Athletic Club looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Athletic Club’s most prolific scorer has been Alex Berenguer. The Spanish attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Veiga Novas and Gonçalo Paciência are the top scorers for Celta de Vigo in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.