Celta Vigo vs Almeria Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd April 2023
Celta Vigo appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Almeria in round 27 of the La Liga season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Abanca Balaidos on Sunday.
Celta Vigo approach round 27 as number 10 in the La Liga table with 34 points on their account so far. With 26 rounds behind them, Almeria have amassed 26 points, placing them as number 19 in the standings.
The match on Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Celta Vigo and Almeria look to bag a crucial win in the process.
Celta Vigo average 1.6 goals per game in their last ten games, scoring 16 times. They conceded eight goals or an average of 0.8 per game, with four clean sheets along the way.
Almeria are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 20 goals, and while Almeria claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of two goals per match.
The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Almeria came away with a 3-1 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Abanca Balaidos.
Celta Vigo vs Almeria Prediction
Celta Vigo Form
Celta Vigo should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 0-0 with Osasuna, before beating first Rayo Vallecano by 3-0, then Espanyol in a 1-3 win. Celta Vigo claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded three goals.
Almeria Form
In their previous three games, Almeria lost 0-2 and 2-1 against Villarreal and Sevilla, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Cadiz. In their last six La Liga away matches, Almeria failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost four, scoring six while also conceding 15 times.
Bookmakers have Celta Vigo down as rather big favourites for the win against Almeria. While it might prove a bit more troublesome than odds suggest, we find it equally tempting to side with the hosts.
Celta Vigo took 18 points from their last 12 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to five wins after scoring 17 times and conceding 16. Almeria scored 13 goals and conceded 26 in their last 14 encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga. This lead to three wins and ten points. Celta Vigo have a record of nine wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the La Liga this season. Almeria have a record of seven wins, five draws and 14 defeats in the La Liga.
Celta Vigo vs Almeria Stats
- In 12 of the last 13 Celta Vigo home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Celta Vigo have scored in 16 of the last 17 home matches
- In 11 of the last 13 Celta Vigo matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Celta Vigo have won 3 of the last 4 home matches without conceding a goal
- Celta Vigo have not lost 7 of the last 8 home matches
- Almeria have not won the last 17 away matches in a row
- Almeria have conceded in the last 19 away matches in a row
- In 6 of the last 7 away matches Almeria played, both teams scored
- Almeria have conceded in 14 of the last 16 matches
- In 9 of the last 11 Almeria away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Celta Vigo vs Almeria Squads
Celta Vigo Squad
Carlos Carvalhal will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Almeria from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):
Agustin Marchesin (0/19), Christian Sanchez (0/0), Coke Carrillo (0/0), Diego Alves (0/0), Ivan Villar (0/7), Carlos Dominguez (0/2), Hugo Mallo (0/18), Javi Dominguez (0/0), Joseph Aidoo (2/26), Kevin Vazquez (0/5), Martin Conde (0/0), Oscar Mingueza (0/18), Roberto Costa (0/0), Unai Nunez (0/24), Augusto Solari (0/11), Fran Beltran (0/26), Gabriel Veiga (9/25), Hugo Alvarez (0/0), Javi Galan (0/26), Luca de la Torre (0/17), Oscar Rodriguez (2/24), Renato Tapia (0/18), Williot Swedberg (0/2), Carles Perez (1/25), Fran Lopez (0/0), Franco Cervi (0/25), Goncalo Paciencia (1/15), Haris Seferovic (1/7), Iago Aspas (12/26), Joergen Strand Larsen (2/22), Miguel Rodriguez (0/0), Pablo Duran (0/4).
Almeria Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Almeria players that the manager Rubi will choose from for the upcoming game:
Diego Lazaro (0/0), Diego Marino (0/1), Fernando Martinez (0/25), Alex Centelles (0/4), Houboulang Mendes (0/12), Juan Brandariz (1/15), Kaiky (0/9), Lazaro (1/11), Martin Svidersky (0/0), Rodrigo Ely (0/25), Sergio Akieme (1/25), Srdjan Babic (1/23), Alejandro Pozo (0/20), Arnau Puigmal (0/14), Cesar de la Hoz (1/15), Gonzalo Melero (3/16), Inigo Eguaras (1/19), Lucas Robertone (1/25), Samu (1/20), Adrian Embarba (1/21), Dyego Sousa (0/15), El Bilal Toure (6/19), Francisco Portillo (2/17), Largie Ramazani (3/23), Leo Baptistao (3/21), Luis Suarez (2/11), Marko Milovanovic (0/2).
Celta Vigo vs Almeria Team News
Celta Vigo vs Almeria Lineups
Celta Vigo vs Almeria H2H
The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Sunday? Celta Vigo enter the match against Almeria with a 2-1-2 record in their previous five encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Celta Vigo vs Almeria Results
In the past five matches between home side Celta Vigo and Almeria both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 10/11.
Celta Vigo vs Almeria Betting Tips
It has been a great season for Iago Aspas so far as he currently has 12 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net three times in his last six games, leaving Celta Vigo hoping he delivers against Almeria this coming Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.
Celta Vigo claimed four wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing four and losing two. Almeria won zero of their last 10 away games, as they also drew four and lost six of these matches. It is a little hit or miss who gets the first goal in, when looking at Celta Vigo's recent at Abanca Balaidos, They scored the opening goal five times in 10 here, whereas their visitors scored the opener in three of their last 10 games away from home.
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last five encounters between these two teams. Celta Vigo managed an average of two goals, with Almeria averaging 1.8 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Celta Vigo, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Almeria, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.
