Celta Vigo secured a narrow 1-0 win in the reverse fixture against Gironistes at Montilivi in August last year thanks to Igor Aspas's 49th-minute effort.
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Celta Vigo will host European hopefuls Girona in a La Liga fixture at Balaidos on Tuesday evening. The hosts are currently languishing at the 15th position in the Spanish top flight standings, with 39 points to their name from 35 games, four points clear of the relegation zone. Girona, meanwhile, are sitting at the eighth spot, having collected 48 points, only two adrift of seventh-placed Athletic Bilbao. Gironistes earned promotion to the top tier of Spanish football through last season’s Segunda Division playoffs, and they have never finished in the top half of the La Liga Santander, so the team are chasing history this season.
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Girona are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat against fifth-placed Villarreal on Saturday despite the fact that David Lopez canceled out Yeremy Pino’s ninth-minute opener. Just when it looked like the game was heading into a draw Gerard Moreno’s 94th-minute winner handed Blanguivermells their 13th league-defeat of the campaign. With three games remaining, a Europa Conference League for next season is till very much on the cards for white and Reds as they are trailing seventh-placed Athletic Club by just two points. After the game against Celta, Michel’s men will host Real Betis on Sunday, before ending the season away to Osasuna on June 4. Although, Girona have the fifth-best home-record in La Liga this term, having taken 33 points from 18 matches at Montilivi, they have struggled on the road, recording just three wins from 17 league-outings.
Celta Vigo, on the other hand, have the third-worst home-record in Spain’s top flight this season, having pocketed just 23 points from a possible 51. The Sky blues are heading into the match on the back of a four-game losing streak, conceding eight goals and scoring just three times in the period. Last time out, Celta suffered their 16th top flight defeat against Athletic Club despite the fact that Jorge Strand Larsen scored the equaliser five minutes into the second-half, while Alex Berenguer netted the decisive goal four minutes later. Carlos Carvajal’s side have won 10 La Liga-matches this term and their latest success came against rock-bottom side Elche towards the end of April. Meanwhile, Celta will take on Cadiz and Barcelona in their final two fixtures of the campaign.
Celta secured a narrow 1-0 win over Girona in the reverse fixture in August last year thanks to Igor Aspas’s second-half effort. It was Celta’s eighth victory against White-Reds in 16 encounters. Gironistes have prevailed against the the Sky Blues on five occasions, and their latest success came back in 2018. Meanwhile three meetings have ended in draws.
| Key Details | Stats |
| Total matches | 16 |
| Celta vigo won | 8 |
| Girona won | 5 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Total Celta Vigo goals | 24 |
| Total Girona goals | 21 |
| Biggest Celta Vigo win | 3-0 (1936) |
| Biggest Girona win | 4-0 (2011) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Celta Vigo beat Girona | 0-1 |
| Celta Vigo beat Girona | 2-1 |
| Girona beat Celta Vigo | 3-2 |
| Girona beat Celta vigo | 1-0 |
| Celta Vigo draw Girona | 3-3 |
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