Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th May 2026

Round 37 of the LaLiga serves up an encounter between Athletic Club and Celta Vigo taking place at San Mames this coming Sunday.

Both Athletic Club and Celta Vigo aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Sunday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Athletic Club go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of one per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane ten times, while conceding 17. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Celta Vigo are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 19 goals, and while Celta Vigo claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.9 goals per match.

Athletic Club lost to 2-0 Celta Vigo in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 2-1 win, which Athletic Club dished out the match before that.

Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo Prediction

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-4 victory against Deportivo Alaves. They went on to lose 0-1 against Valencia, before getting dumped in a 2-0 defeat against Espanyol. Athletic Club won three of their previous six matches at San Mames in the LaLiga. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring six goals to six against.

A top half finish in the table was the best Athletic Club could hope for this season, and this remains within reach for the home side.

Celta Vigo Form

In the last three matches, Celta Vigo beat Elche 3-1, won 0-1 against Atletico Madrid, and lost 2-3 against Levante. Celta Vigo won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding seven.

A top half finish in the table was the best Athletic Club could hope for this season, and this remains within reach for the home side.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Athletic Club welcome Celta Vigo this coming Sunday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Athletic Club have taken 13 points from their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 15 goals to 29. Celta Vigo won four of their last 16 matches against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table, scoring 16 and conceding 19 goals. They collected 18 points from these. Athletic Club are looking at a record of 13 wins, five draws and 18 defeats in the LaLiga this season. Celta Vigo enjoy a record of 13 wins, 11 draws and 12 defeats in the LaLiga.

Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo Squads

Athletic Club Squad

Ernesto Valverde will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Celta Vigo from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Alex Padilla (0/0), Unai Simon (0/36), Aitor Paredes (2/18), Andoni Gorosabel (0/22), Aymeric Laporte (0/24), Daniel Vivian (1/30), Inigo Lekue (0/10), Jesus Areso (0/26), Jon De Luis (0/0), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/5), Yuri Berchiche (0/31), Alejandro Rego (1/27), Benat Prados (0/0), Efe Korkut (0/0), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (1/32), Mikel Jauregizar (2/34), Mikel Vesga (0/22), Nico Williams (6/25), Oihan Sancet (4/28), Robert Navarro (6/30), Selton Sanchez (0/7), Unai Gomez (1/24), Adama Boiro (0/13), Alex Berenguer (2/30), Asier Hierro (0/0), Gorka Guruzeta (9/33), Inaki Williams (2/28), Maroan Sannadi (1/9), Nico Serrano (1/15), Urko Izeta (0/11).

Celta Vigo Squad

Here is the full team squad of Celta Vigo. The 38 year-old Claudio Giraldez will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Ionut Andrei Radu (0/36), Ivan Villar (0/0), Marc Vidal (0/0), Alvaro Nunez (0/25), Carl Starfelt (0/19), Carlos Dominguez (0/8), Javi Rodriguez (0/31), Javi Rueda (2/24), Joseph Aidoo (0/8), Manu Fernandez (0/14), Marcos Alonso (1/30), Mihailo Ristic (0/5), Oscar Mingueza (1/32), Roberto Costa (0/0), Sergio Carreira (2/32), Andres Antanon (0/0), Fer Lopez (1/15), Hugo Sotelo (0/20), Ilaix Moriba (1/34), Jones El-Abdellaoui (2/22), Matias Vecino (0/4), Miguel Roman (1/19), Williot Swedberg (4/27), Yoel Lago (0/10), Borja Iglesias (14/33), Ferran Jutgla (9/28), Franco Cervi (0/0), Hugo Alvarez (4/26), Iago Aspas (5/30), Pablo Duran (2/28).

Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo Team News

Celta Vigo have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Athletic Club on Sunday. Matias Vecino, Oscar Mingueza and Ilaix Moriba can't be called upon by Celta Vigo, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo Lineups

Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo H2H

Athletic Club were defeated by 2-0 in their last encounter with Celta Vigo, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Athletic Club won five times, while Celta Vigo ran out winners four times. A home win gets you odds at 8/7 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 13/5.

Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo Results

Of the last ten encounters between Athletic Club Celta Vigo over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 17/16 with bookies.

Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo Betting Tips

It's been a great season for Borja Iglesias so far with 14 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt Celta Vigo want him to continue this productive spell against Athletic Clubon Sunday.

Athletic Club won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at San Mames. They drew one and lost five as well, while Celta Vigo won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Goals are usually flowing for Athletic Club on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Celta Vigo in their last 10 league games away from home.

Athletic Club managed an average of 1.3 goals in the past ten encounters against Celta Vigo, who scored 1.3 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Athletic Club’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Celta Vigo, who managed to hit the net 1.4 times on average in these games.