Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th January 2025

Celta Vigo welcome Athletic Club this coming Sunday in the LaLiga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 20 match.

Celta Vigo are number 12 in the table on 24 points after 19 matches. Athletic Club rank as number 4 with 36 points after 19 matches played.

With 3 defeats from their last 6 matches, the mood around the Celta Vigo camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing Athletic Club on their home ground.

Celta Vigo are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 15 goals, or an average of 1.5 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Athletic Club scored 16 goals, conceded seven and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Celta Vigo were defeated by 3-1 in their last encounter with Athletic Club, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though.

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Prediction

Celta Vigo Form

In has been a bit of everything for Celta Vigo in their previous three matches, where they first beat Racing Santander by 2-3. This was followed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Rayo Vallecano, before an encounter with Real Madrid produced a 2-2 draw. Celta Vigo claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded five goals.

Athletic Club Form

In their last three matches, Athletic Club drew 1-1 with Deportivo Alaves, won 1-2 against Osasuna, and lost 2-3 against Osasuna. Athletic Club won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and seven scored.

Celta Vigo and Athletic Club seem a fairly equal pairing right now, with not a lot to separate the two sides. As such, going for a draw in the betting market seem worth a punt.

Celta Vigo fought their way to one wins and four points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target nine times in these matches, but also let in 12 goals. Celta Vigo have a record of seven wins, three draws and nine defeats in the LaLiga this season. Athletic Club are looking at ten wins, six draws and three defeats in the LaLiga.

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Squads

Celta Vigo Squad

The 36-year-old coach of the home team, Claudio Giraldez, will select the lineup against Athletic Club from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Cesar Fernandez (0/0), Ivan Villar (0/4), Vicente Guaita (0/15), Carl Starfelt (1/18), Carlos Dominguez (0/8), Javi Rodriguez (1/17), Javier Manquillo (0/9), Joseph Aidoo (0/0), Marcos Alonso (0/15), Mihailo Ristic (0/4), Oscar Mingueza (2/18), Roberto Costa (0/0), Sergio Carreira (0/6), Damian Rodriguez (0/11), Fer Lopez (0/1), Fran Beltran (1/15), Hugo Sotelo (0/13), Ilaix Moriba (0/16), Jailson (0/6), Jones El-Abdellaoui (0/0), Luca de la Torre (0/0), Williot Swedberg (2/17), Alfon Gonzalez (1/12), Anastasios Douvikas (3/17), Borja Iglesias (5/19), Franco Cervi (0/3), Hugo Alvarez (3/19), Iago Aspas (6/16), Jonathan Bamba (0/12), Pablo Duran (2/9), Tadeo Allende (0/0).

Athletic Club Squad

Below is the full team squad of Athletic Club. The manager Valverde will pick his starting XI against Celta Vigo from these players:

Julen Agirrezabala (0/14), Oier Gastesi (0/0), Unai Simon (0/2), Aitor Paredes (2/12), Andoni Gorosabel (0/7), Daniel Vivian (2/16), Inigo Lekue (0/7), Oscar de Marcos (0/15), Unai Nunez (0/3), Yeray Alvarez (0/10), Yuri Berchiche (0/16), Ander Herrera (0/8), Benat Prados (1/15), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/15), Mikel Jauregizar (1/16), Mikel Vesga (0/12), Nico Williams (1/17), Oihan Sancet (7/16), Unai Gomez (1/17), Adama Boiro (0/7), Alex Berenguer (4/18), Alvaro Djalo (1/12), Gorka Guruzeta (5/18), Inaki Williams (4/18), Javier Marton (0/0), Nico Serrano (0/3).

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Celta Vigo, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Marcos Alonso and Ilaix Moriba can't be called up by the Celta Vigo-manager, with both serving a ban.

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Lineups

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club H2H

Celta Vigo were defeated by 3-1 in their last encounter with Athletic Club, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though. Despite a 3-1 win to Athletic Club in their recent match, the last ten encounters have seen the two teams equally paired with Celta Vigo winning four and Athletic Club taking four wins. The bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 13/8.

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Results

Both teams found the back of the net five times in the past ten matches between home side Celta Vigo and Athletic Club. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 19/20.

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Betting Tips

Look no further than Iago Aspas, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Celta Vigo in the LaLiga, while Oihan Sancet managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Athletic Club in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Celta Vigo won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Abanca Balaidos. They drew two and lost two as well, while Athletic Club won four of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost one. Goals are flowing freely for Celta Vigo on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Athletic Club''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between Celta Vigo and Athletic Club as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Celta Vigo scored an average of 1.3 goals a game, with Athletic Club averaging 1.2 goals in this run. Celta Vigo saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Athletic Club, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.