Rayo Vallecano x Celta Vigo – Palpite & Prognóstico (01.11.2021)

Campo de Futbol de Vallecas will host Monday’s football game between Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo. Los Vallecanos are enjoying a very successful season; therefore, nobody was really surprised when they defeated Barcelona thanks to Radamel Falcao’s goal. The capital club are on a five-game winning run at home ground, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Celta. Martin Merquelanz should be the only absentee in the home team.

Os Celeste, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Real Sociedad. Iago Aspas and Co. suffered three defeats in the previous four league fixtures, which is probably the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on los Vallecanos, who are a real force to be reckoned with at home. Jose Fontan is out of contention through injury for the visiting team.

HIGHLIGHTED PLAYER

Stole Dimitrievski
Born in Kumanovo, North Macedonia, Stole Dimitrievski is a 190-cm-tall goalkeeper who plays for Segunda Division side Rayo Vallecano. Dimitrievski started his senior career at Rabotnicki, but he made no more than 18 appearances for the Macedonian outfit in the national championship. In the summer of 2012 he decided to move to Spain, signing a deal with Granada.

The towering shot-stopper made 90 appearances for Granada B, while playing no more than one game for the senior team. Following his spells with Gimnastic, Stole Dimitrievski moved to Rayo Vallecano. The Macedonian goalkeeper made his Rayo debut in La Liga in a 2-2 draw with Villarreal on November 11, 2018, while keeping his first clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Eibar later that month.

His preferred foot is right, and his contract with Rayo Vallecano should expire on June 30, 2024. Speaking of his international career, Dimitrievski made his full debut with the North Macedonia national team on November 12, 2015 in a 4-1 win over Montenegro.

HIGHLIGHTED TEAM

Celta Vigo
Celta de Vigo is a Spanish football club from Vigo in the Galicia region. The club was founded in 1923 after a fusion between Real Club Fortuna de Vigo and Real Vigo Sporting. From 1997 until 2003 Celta de Vigo managed to become a strong team in the Primera Division. Highlight was season 2003/2004 where the club managed to reach the knock out stage of the Champions League but in the same season the team got downgraded to the Segunda Division.

Celta de Vigo hosts it’s home games in the Estadio Balaidos stadium which holds a capacity of 31 8000 seats. The club colors of Celta de Vigo are baby blue and white. The club is known by the nickname Celtinas and their biggest rival is Deportivo la Coruna which is from the same region as Celta de Vigo.

The biggest achievement of Celta de Vigo is winning the Intertoto cup in 2000 and reaching the final of the Copa del Rey in 1948, 1994 and 2001. Known players that wore the Celta de Vigo jersey are Jordi Cruyff, Diego Costa, Sasa Illic, Makelele, Nene and Sylvinho.