PREVIEW | Valencia CF vs Celta de Vigo: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 22/08)

Valencia CF will host Celta de Vigo in La Liga on Saturday at the Estadio de Mestalla. This will be Valencia CF's 92nd La Liga match and Celta de Vigo's 61st. Valencia currently occupy 13th place in the league table, while Celta de Vigo are in 12th position with no points yet.

In their most recent fixture, Valencia CF suffered a 1-2 defeat against Newcastle in a pre-season game, while Celta de Vigo drew 1-1 with Napoli in a pre-season match. The last encounter between these two teams ended in a 3-2 victory for Celta de Vigo.

Carlos Corberán, Valencia's manager, has faced Claudio Giráldez, Celta de Vigo's manager, three times previously. Corberán has won one match and lost two against Giráldez. Conversely, Giráldez has secured three wins, a draw, and a defeat against Corberán in their previous meetings.

Claudio Giráldez has managed Celta de Vigo on five occasions against Valencia CF, achieving three wins, one draw, and a single defeat. The two teams have faced each other 142 times in total, with Valencia CF boasting the upper hand: 68 victories compared to Celta de Vigo's 39.

At the Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia CF have had a slight edge in their head-to-head matches with Celta de Vigo, with 49 wins in 72 encounters. Celta de Vigo have secured nine wins in their matches against Valencia CF. In the Spanish League, the two teams have played 120 matches, with Valencia CF emerging victorious in 56 matches, followed by 33 wins for Celta de Vigo, and 31 draws.