Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th October 2026

When Deportivo Alaves come to Abanca Balaidos for the LaLiga match this coming Sunday, Celta Vigo will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Celta Vigo are number 9 in the table on eight points after eight matches. Deportivo Alaves rank as number 7 with 11 points after eight matches played.

Celta Vigo have their eyes set on a good performance and, more importantly, three points, when facing Deportivo Alaves. On home soil, the former should have the upper hand, as they aim to move inside the top six.

Celta Vigo 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 seven. That amounts to an average of 0.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Deportivo Alaves managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded ten goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded one goals an average per game.

Celta Vigo lost to 3-4 Deportivo Alaves in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Celta Vigo dished out the match before that.

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Prediction

Celta Vigo Form

In their last three matches, Celta Vigo beat Racing Santander 5-0, drew 0-0 with Elche, before losing 1-2 against Juventus. Celta Vigo claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the LaLiga. They also drew one and lost three, scored ten goals and conceded eight.

Celta Vigo were spoken of as contenders for a title, but current form has them running a little behind in the LaLiga.

Deportivo Alaves Form

In their past three games, Deportivo Alaves lost 0-1 against Valencia, drew 0-0 with Athletic Club, and lost 1-2 against Atletico Madrid. Deportivo Alaves claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by six goals to five.

Deportivo Alaves were spoken of as contenders for a title, but current form has them running a little behind in the LaLiga.

Celta Vigo don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when Deportivo Alaves come visiting this coming Sunday.

Celta Vigo have taken one points from their last two games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won zero of these matches with a scoreline of zero goals to two. Deportivo Alaves won zero of their last two matches against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table, scoring one and conceding two goals. They collected one points from these. Celta Vigo have so far been able to win just once after eight LaLiga games played, in stead showing off five draws and two defeats. Deportivo Alaves enjoy a record of three wins, two draws and three defeats in the LaLiga.

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Squads

Celta Vigo Squad

Claudio Giraldez will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Deportivo Alaves from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Ionut Andrei Radu (0/8), Ivan Villar (0/0), Abdoulaye Faye (0/1), Alvaro Nunez (0/4), Carl Starfelt (1/3), Javi Galan (0/7), Javi Rodriguez (0/4), Javi Rueda (0/8), Marcos Alonso (0/6), Roberto Costa (0/0), Sebastian Caceres (0/2), Sergio Carreira (0/8), Aleix Febas (0/3), Ilaix Moriba (1/8), Jones El-Abdellaoui (0/3), Miguel Roman (1/7), Williot Swedberg (0/7), Yoel Lago (0/8), Borja Iglesias (0/3), Couhaib Driouech (0/4), Ferran Jutgla (1/8), Hugo Alvarez (0/6), Hugo Gonzalez (1/4), Iago Aspas (1/6), Pablo Duran (2/6).

Deportivo Alaves Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Deportivo Alaves players that the manager Quique Sanchez Flores will choose from for the upcoming game:

Adrian Rodriguez (0/0), Antonio Sivera (0/8), Adrian Pica (0/0), Facundo Garces (0/0), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Jonny Otto (0/7), Nahuel Tenaglia (1/8), Nicolas Valentini (0/5), Youssef Enriquez (0/6), Ander Guevara (0/4), Antonio Blanco (0/8), Carles Alena (0/6), Carlos Protesoni (0/4), Denis Suarez (0/7), Mikel Rodriguez (1/3), Pablo Ibanez (1/8), Selu Diallo (0/0), Ville Koski (1/8), Abderrahman Rebbach (0/8), Aitor Manas (0/5), Angel Perez (0/8), Antonio Martinez (0/7), Lander Pinillos (0/0), Lucas Boye (5/7), Mariano Diaz (3/8), Miguel Rodriguez (0/3).

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Team News

Celta Vigo are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Deportivo Alaves. For their upcoming match in round 9, Celta Vigo are unable to call upon Ilaix Moriba, who is suspended.

Deportivo Alaves are juggling with five absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Celta Vigo. Jonny Otto, Nicolas Valentini, Carlos Protesoni, Nahuel Tenaglia and Antonio Blanco can't be called upon by Deportivo Alaves, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Lineups

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves H2H

Celta Vigo took a hit when Deportivo Alaves handed them a 3-4 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win. Celta Vigo have been slightly more successful than Deportivo Alaves in recent meetings. With a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match, betting on Celta Vigo has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 11/10.

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Results

Of the last ten encounters between Celta Vigo Deportivo Alaves over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alaves Betting Tips

Pablo Duran is the most prolific LaLiga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Deportivo Alaves look to Lucas Boye, hoping he can add to his current total of five LaLiga goals in his latest games.

Celta Vigo won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Deportivo Alaves won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew five and lost two in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Abanca Balaidos since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Celta Vigo. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Deportivo Alaves.

Both teams scored six times in the last ten encounters between Celta Vigo and Deportivo Alaves, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Celta Vigo scored 1.9 goals on average, while Deportivo Alaves pulled 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Celta Vigo, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Deportivo Alaves, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.