Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th August 2024

Celta Vigo start the season as favourites to land the LaLiga crown. They launch their title bid this coming Friday at home in an opening day fixture with Deportivo Alaves at Abanca Balaidos.

Since both Celta Vigo and Deportivo Alaves are looking to start their season on a good note, we are in for a tough fight over their first points of the season on Friday.

Celta Vigo scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing 14 goals against. This is an average of 1.4 goals against per match with one clean sheets along the way.

Deportivo Alaves travel to their next LaLiga match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 13 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Deportivo Alaves came away as 3-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Friday.

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Prediction

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 2-1 and 1-2 winners against Athletic Club and Granada, respectively. Against Valencia, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 2-2 scoreline. Celta Vigo managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 12 goals and conceded six times.

Deportivo Alaves Form

In their last three matches, Deportivo Alaves lost 5-0 against Real Madrid, won 1-0 against Getafe, and drew 1-1 with Las Palmas. Deportivo Alaves claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to two.

Celta Vigo and Deportivo Alaves are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet at Abanca Balaidos

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Squads

Celta Vigo Squad

Giraldez will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Deportivo Alaves from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Ivan Villar (0/0), Vicente Guaita (0/0), Carl Starfelt (0/0), Carlos Dominguez (0/0), Javier Manquillo (0/0), Joseph Aidoo (0/0), Kevin Vazquez (0/0), Mihailo Ristic (0/0), Oscar Mingueza (0/0), Roberto Costa (0/0), Sergio Carreira (0/0), Unai Nunez (0/0), Damian Rodriguez (0/0), Fran Beltran (0/0), Hugo Sotelo (0/0), Ilaix Moriba (0/0), Jailson (0/0), Luca de la Torre (0/0), Williot Swedberg (0/0), Alfon Gonzalez (0/0), Anastasios Douvikas (0/0), Borja Iglesias (0/0), Franco Cervi (0/0), Goncalo Paciencia (0/0), Hugo Alvarez (0/0), Iago Aspas (0/0), Jonathan Bamba (0/0), Pablo Duran (0/0), Tadeo Allende (0/0).

Deportivo Alaves Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Deportivo Alaves players that the manager Luis Garcia will choose from for the upcoming game:

Antonio Sivera (0/0), Jesus Owono (0/0), Abdelkabir Abqar (0/0), Aleksandar Sedlar (0/0), Manuel Sanchez (0/0), Moussa Diarra (0/0), Nahuel Tenaglia (0/0), Nikola Maras (0/0), Abdallahi Mahmoud (0/0), Ander Guevara (0/0), Antonio Blanco (0/0), Carlos Benavidez (0/0), Jon Guridi (0/0), Abderrahman Rebbach (0/0), Asier Villalibre (0/0), Carlos Vicente (0/0), Joaquin Panichelli (0/0), Kike Garcia (0/0), Luis Rioja (0/0), Luka Romero (0/0), Stoichkov (0/0), Tomas Conechny (0/0).

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Team News

Celta Vigo could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Friday. There is no need for Ilaix Moriba to show up in the Celta Vigo dressing room, as he is suspended.

Celta Vigo are unable to field Joseph Aidoo on Friday against Deportivo Alaves, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Deportivo Alaves face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Friday against Celta Vigo. Carlos Benavidez, Nahuel Tenaglia and Antonio Blanco racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Deportivo Alaves travelling party for their next match.

Aleksandar Sedlar won't be travelling with Deportivo Alaves this time, as he nurses an injury.

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Lineups

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Deportivo Alaves came away as 3-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Friday. Celta Vigo were a little more successful than Deportivo Alaves in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 5-2-3 advantage. Naturally, betting on Celta Vigo has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/1.

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Celta Vigo and Deportivo Alaves. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 2/3 with bookies.

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves 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 Jon Guridi managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Deportivo Alaves in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Celta Vigo won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Deportivo Alaves won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Celta Vigo on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened two times for Deportivo Alaves in their last 10 league games away from home.

Celta Vigo managed an average of 1.8 goals in the past ten encounters against Deportivo Alaves, who scored 0.9 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Celta Vigo’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Deportivo Alaves's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.