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Espanyol and Celta Vigo square off in the 34th round of La Liga, with neither team having much left to play for in this end of the season.
Espanyol could have avoided relegation by now, but the hosts have lost the previous 2 matches, including a disappointing 1-2 defeat at Levante last round. Still, Espanyol continues to be in an excellent position to play La Liga football next year. They are on the 15th place, holding a 7 point cushion over the red zone with 5 rounds left to be played, so only a miracle would make them go down.
Celta’s home draw with Betis over the weekend pretty much ended their hopes to play Champions League football next season. The visitors are now on the 6th place, 7 points behind a Top 4 spot with 5 rounds to go. On the other hand an Europa League spot is already secured (because of the Barcelona – Sevilla Copa del Rey final), so Celta does not have much to play for in these last few rounds. The team did not play particularly well in the last three rounds, claiming two draws and a close win against poor Gijon.
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Team news & lineups:
Arbilla is Espanyol’s only absentee. Arlauskis might get the GK starting spot in the lineup if coach Galca decides to drop Pau after he made a huge error against Levante. Celta Vigo will have to do without Beauvue, Fontas, Wass and Mallo.
Espanyol: Arlauskis – Lopez, O.Duarte, Gonzalez, R.Duarte – Abraham, Diop, Sanchez – Perez, Caicedo, Asensio
Celta Vigo: Blanco – Jonny, Cabral, Gomez, Planas – Diaz, Hernandez, Bongonda – Orellana, Aspas, Nolito
Espanyol would not mind a draw here, as a point will virtually mean avoiding relegation. Celta is the better team, but they are not playing great right now and their season is pretty much over after last round’s result.
I believe a draw is the most probable result here, but Celta is the more likely team to win if they play a good game – particularly if we look at Espanyol’s form. As for the home team, I don`t expect them to even try to win this, a draw is all they need and they know they are not playing well, so in all likelihood they will take a very cautious approach here. As such, my tip is a draw on the Celta Vigo win no bet market. Prediction: Espanyol Barcelona – Celta Vigo 1-1.
Pick: Draw – Celta Vigo win no bet
Odds: 2.10 @ Ladbrokes
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 7.70
Event date: 19 April
