Preview: Real Sociedad vs. Celta Vigo – prediction, team news, lineups

Celta Vigo‘s bid to safe qualification for the league stage of subsequent season’s Europa League will proceed on Tuesday night, after they welcome a wounded Actual Sociedad outfit to Balaidos Stadium.

The Sky Blues are presently seventh within the La Liga desk, two factors forward of eighth-placed Rayo Vallecano, whereas Actual Sociedad have dropped right down to twelfth, with their hopes of securing European soccer for subsequent time period fading quick.

Match preview

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Actual Sociedad will enter Tuesday’s conflict with Celta off the again of a 4-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid, with the consequence making it 5 matches with no victory in Spain’s prime flight, which has seen them drop down into twelfth place within the desk.

The Basque crew nonetheless have an opportunity of claiming European soccer for subsequent time period, sitting 4 factors off eighth-placed Rayo, with the capital outfit presently qualifying for the Convention League playoffs.

Imanol Alguacil‘s facet are six behind seventh-placed Celta within the battle for the Europa League, in the meantime, so a victory on Tuesday night time would put them ready to battle for seventh heading into the ultimate straight.

There isn’t any getting away from the truth that it has been an underwhelming La Liga season for Actual Sociedad, with the crew solely successful 12 of their 35 matches, struggling 16 defeats within the course of, whereas they’ve additionally solely scored 32 occasions.

It will likely be an attention-grabbing summer time switch window for La Actual, with key participant Martin Zubimendi seemingly nearly definitely heading for Arsenal, whereas head coach Alguacil can be departing, so the crew will likely be taken in a brand new route.

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Celta final performed within the Europa League in the course of the 2016-17 marketing campaign, famously reaching the semi-finals of the competitors earlier than dropping to Manchester United, they usually have their eyes on extra soccer in the identical competitors subsequent time period.

A stable marketing campaign has seen the Sky Blues decide up 49 factors from 35 matches courtesy of a report of 14 wins, seven attracts and 14 defeats, they usually presently sit seventh within the desk, two factors forward of eighth-placed Rayo.

Claudio Giraldez‘s facet will enter this match off the again of a 3-2 victory over Sevilla, and their dwelling kind this season has been glorious, choosing up 36 factors from 18 matches, recording 11 wins within the course of.

Celta have discovered it tougher on their travels, with the crew solely having the Seventeenth-best away report in La Liga, accumulating 13 factors from 17 matches, which is a regarding report heading into this match.

The Vigo outfit are bidding to do a La Liga double over Actual Sociedad, having recorded a 2-0 victory earlier this season, and it was 1-1 when the 2 groups locked horns for the corresponding match final time period.

Actual Sociedad La Liga kind:

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Group Information

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Actual Sociedad stay with out the companies of Arsen Zakharyan as a result of a thigh drawback, whereas Sheraldo Becker and Orri Oskarsson are main doubts, with all three lacking towards Atletico final outing.

Mikel Oyarzabal was changed on the interval of the conflict with Atletico, when Actual Sociedad had been 4-0 down, however no damage has been reported, so the Spain worldwide ought to once more be within the XI.

There will likely be modifications to the facet that took to the sector for the primary whistle towards Diego Simeone‘s facet, with Hamari Traore and Brais Mendez each in line for begins, whereas Sergio Gomez also needs to be launched into the crew.

As for Celta, Jailson and Carl Starfelt missed out towards Sevilla final outing, and the pair are each once more anticipated to be unavailable for choice within the recreation with Actual Sociedad on Tuesday night time.

Borja Iglesias got here off the bench to attain towards Sevilla, and the striker is now set to return to the XI, whereas there is also a place in midfield for Fran Beltran, who was a half-time substitute final outing.

Marco Alonso acquired a crimson card within the latter levels of the primary half towards Sevilla, and his absence is prone to open the door for Javi Rodriguez to be launched into the beginning facet.

Actual Sociedad doable beginning lineup:
Remiro; Traore, Martin, Elustondo, J Lopez; Kubo, Mendez, Zubimendi, Martin, Gomez; Oyarzabal

Celta Vigo doable beginning lineup:
Guaita; Mingueza, Lago, Dominguez, J Rodriguez; Duran, Moriba, Beltran, Swedberg, Aspas; Iglesias

We are saying: Actual Sociedad 1-1 Celta Vigo

Actual Sociedad are in disappointing kind, however Celta have struggled on their travels this season, so we predict an in depth match; it might not be a shock to see a house or certainly an away win, however we fancy the factors to be shared in a low-scoring draw.

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