Celta from the city of Vigo will host Alaves at their home ground within the semifinal of the Spanish Cup. To reach the semifinals of such tournament as the Spanish Cup is a great achievement for both teams, so it would not come as a surprise, if both competitors will put the strongest squads for the upcoming game. Bookmakers, of course, consider the Celtics as the favorites. The team is of higher class, and the competitors had an encounter at Balaidos not that recently, which finished with the score of 1:0 in favor of the hosts. But one should not underestimate the Basques, as the team can fight strong against many Spanish teams even in away games.
Celta have managed to throw out of the Spanish Cup Real Madrid themselves, therefore the Celtics’ intensions reach at least the finals of the tournament, especially considering the fact, that the competitors of the men from Vigo are not a top team. Besides, Celta themselves are a very domestic team. Within 10 Primera matches at Balaidos, the Celtics managed to get seven victories, which is a perfect characterization of the squad.
Alaves, in their turn, are looking pretty good in away games. Within 10 games of 2016-17 Primera season they have a statistics of three wins, three draws and four losses. The statistics is not perfect, but it shows, that the Basques do not waste points in away matches.
The upcoming game is the first one of two, and the second one will be held really soon in the Basque country. If Celta truly want to get to the Spanish Cup finals, they are obliged to win the forthcoming encounter and considering the history of competition with Alaves and also the Celtics’ domestic statistics in the current season, it is possible to believe in.
Prediction for the match: Celta to win.
