Celta Vigo vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th February 2024

Barcelona are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the La Liga table, when stepping up against Celta Vigo for a match this coming Saturday. Celta Vigo no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Barcelona nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

While Barcelona are now third in the La Liga table after collecting 51 points in 24 rounds, Celta Vigo trail them on 20 points. This leaves them as number 17 in the table after 24 rounds played.

Celta Vigo are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Barcelona but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Celta Vigo only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded 11 for an average of 1.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Barcelona show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.3 times on average per game. They scored 23 goals and conceded 19, an average of 1.9 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in two of these.

Barcelona ended up winning 3-2 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Abanca Balaidos., when they once again face Celta Vigo.

Celta Vigo vs Barcelona Prediction

Celta Vigo Form

In their previous three games, Celta Vigo lost 1-0 against Girona, beat Osasuna 0-3, before losing 3-2 against Getafe. Celta Vigo managed to win two of their past six home matches in the La Liga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded five goals.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining seven points. They ran out 1-0 and 1-3 winners against Osasuna and Deportivo Alaves, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Granada, who claimed a point in a 3-3 draw. Barcelona claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the La Liga, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding six.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Celta Vigo face Barcelona, and we see no reason for this to end on Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.

Celta Vigo managed a measly eight goals on home soil this season, making them the least scoring home side in the La Liga. They also conceded 15. As a contrast, Barcelona is the most scoring away side, hitting the target 22 times while conceding 14 goals.

Celta Vigo fought their way to one win and three points from their last seven games against teams inside the top six. They were on target seven times in these matches, but also let in 14 goals. Barcelona recorded four wins from their last seven games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 15 points. They scored 16 goals while conceding 11. Celta Vigo so far pulled off a record of four wins, eight draws and 12 defeats in the La Liga this season. Barcelona show off 15 wins, six draws and three defeats in the La Liga.

Celta Vigo vs Barcelona Squads

Celta Vigo Squad

The 63-year-old Benitez will select the starting eleven against Barcelona from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Ivan Villar (0/10), Vicente Guaita (0/15), Carl Starfelt (1/17), Carlos Dominguez (0/11), Javi Dominguez (0/0), Javi Rodriguez (0/0), Javier Manquillo (0/2), Joseph Aidoo (0/6), Kevin Vazquez (0/10), Manuel Sanchez (0/19), Mihailo Ristic (0/10), Oscar Mingueza (1/24), Roberto Costa (0/0), Unai Nunez (1/24), Carlos Dotor (0/16), Fran Beltran (0/19), Hugo Alvarez (0/0), Hugo Sotelo (0/9), Jailson (0/5), Jonathan Bamba (2/18), Luca de la Torre (1/22), Renato Tapia (0/16), Williot Swedberg (2/8), Anastasios Douvikas (4/20), Carles Perez (0/9), Franco Cervi (0/10), Iago Aspas (3/22), Joergen Strand Larsen (9/24), Miguel Rodriguez (0/11), Tadeo Allende (0/0).

Barcelona Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 44 year-old Barcelona manager Hernandez will select his starting XI from these players:

Inaki Pena (0/10), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/14), Alex Balde (0/18), Andreas Christensen (0/18), Hector Fort (0/2), Inigo Martinez (0/10), Joao Cancelo (2/20), Jules Kounde (1/21), Marcos Alonso (0/4), Ronald Araujo (1/17), Sergi Roberto (3/6), Fermin Lopez (1/17), Ferran Torres (7/21), Frenkie de Jong (1/16), Gavi (1/12), Ilkay Gundogan (5/24), Oriol Romeu (0/17), Pedri (2/13), Joao Felix (4/18), Lamine Yamal (3/24), Raphinha (3/16), Robert Lewandowski (10/22), Vitor Roque (2/5).

Celta Vigo vs Barcelona Team News

At the time of writing, Celta Vigo have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Barcelona this coming Saturday.

Williot Swedberg, Joseph Aidoo and Javier Manquillo nurses various injuries and won't take part for Celta Vigo against Barcelona at Abanca Balaidos.

Barcelona have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match on Saturday against Celta Vigo.

Barcelona need to do without Ferran Torres, Joao Felix, Sergi Roberto, Alex Balde, Marcos Alonso and Gavi, who are not fit enough to travel to Abanca Balaidos.

Celta Vigo vs Barcelona Lineups

Celta Vigo vs Barcelona H2H

It finished with a 3-2 win for Barcelona in the most recent meeting between the two sides. Will they be able to put the brakes on their opponent again on Saturday at Abanca Balaidos, or will Celta Vigo manage to assert some revenge? Celta Vigo have a 30% win rate in the against Barcelona, who won five of these matches. The total record reads 3-2-5, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Celta Vigo vs Barcelona Results

The past ten matches between Celta Vigo and Barcelona have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/3 with the bookies.

Celta Vigo vs Barcelona Betting Tips

Iago Aspas managed to hit the target twice recently for Celta Vigo, while Ferran Torres, added four strikes in La Liga for Barcelona in his last six outings.

Celta Vigo claimed two wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing four and losing four. Barcelona won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost four of these matches. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Celta Vigo managed a clean sheet in one of their games at home, Barcelona kept a clean sheet in zero of their last 10.

There were more than three goals scored five times in the past ten encounters between Celta Vigo and Barcelona, with the former averaging 1.5 goals a game. Barcelona scored 2.1 goals per game, while both teams to score paid out seven times in this run. Celta Vigo scored an average of 1.8 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Barcelona, who managed to hit the net 2.5 times on average in these games.