Celta Vigo don ready to grab Europa ticket, Sevilla dey come for pride

As the sun go set for Balaidos this Saturday evening, Celta Vigo dey face Sevilla with one strong mission: win and guarantee Europa League spot for next season. The Galicians dey sit sixth for La Liga table with 51 points, three points clear of Getafe wey dey seventh, and their goal difference of +4 mean say even if Getafe win, e go hard to overtake dem.

Claudio Giraldez side don put together a productive campaign by their recent standards, with 13 wins, 12 draws and 12 defeats, and 52 goals scored against 48 conceded. But their home record dey worry fans: Celta get the second-worst home record for the division, with only five wins, five draws and eight defeats for Balaidos. Their most recent outing na 1-1 draw away to Athletic Bilbao, where Williot Swedberg score as early as third minute.

For Sevilla, the story different. Luis Garcia team dey 13th with 43 points, wey don already secure safety after a turbulent season. Dem win three of their last five matches, including three straight victories before a 1-0 home defeat to Real Madrid. But defensive fragility don be their problem: 59 goals conceded na joint-second highest for the league. On the road, Sevilla get five wins, three draws and 10 defeats.

Head-to-head, Celta hold the upper hand for the last five meetings with three wins to Sevilla one and one draw. The most recent clash end 1-0 for Celta away. For team news, Carl Starfelt remain out for Celta with back injury, while Miguel Roman also side. Swedberg expected to start after showing his threat for goal. For Sevilla, Manu Bueno dey out with knee injury, Marcao sideline with muscle problem, and Juanlu Sanchez serve one-match ban for five yellow cards.

Both managers don settle for strong lineups. Celta Vigo possible starting eleven: Radu; Rodriguez, Lago, Alonso; Rueda, Lopez, Moriba, Carreira; Jutgla, Iglesias, Swedberg. Sevilla possible starting eleven: Vlachodimos; Suazo, Salas, Castrin, Carmona; Oso, Gudelj, Sow, Vargas; Maupay, Adams.

Celta motivation and home crowd push them towards European football, and Sevilla defensive record suggest space for Celta attack to exploit. The match don set to be one final day drama for Balaidos.