Celta Vigo vs Girona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th January 2024

Celta Vigo enjoy home advantage, when visitors Girona swing by on Sunday for a clash in the La Liga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Girona enjoy the view from the top of the table with 52 points after 21 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Celta Vigo find themselves positioned as number 16 in the La Liga with 17 points following 21 rounds.

Although Celta Vigo trail Girona by double digits, beating the league leaders in the La Liga still holds a lot of prestige. Pulling off a surprise win against their upcoming opponent could provide a serious spark for future matches.

Celta Vigo scored 11 goals, conceded 12 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Girona are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 26 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 2.6 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 12 goals, and while Girona claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match.

Girona ended up winning 1-0 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 Girona Prediction

Celta Vigo Form

In their last three matches, Celta Vigo won 1-3 against Valencia, before losing 0-1 against Real Sociedad and 1-2 to Real Sociedad. Celta Vigo claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the La Liga. They also drew two and lost two, scored five goals and conceded seven.

Girona Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Girona. They first took out Rayo Vallecano by 3-1 before downing Sevilla by 5-1. The winning streak came to an end against Mallorca, who ran out 3-2 winners. In their last six La Liga away matches, Girona won a very acceptable four times. They've also drawn twice and lost none, scoring 12 while also conceding six times.

Neither Celta Vigo nor Girona have been experts at maintaining a clean sheet in recent matches. We count on both to continue this trend and bank on both being able to score a goal.

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 14. As a contrast, Girona is the most scoring away side, hitting the target 21 times while conceding 11 goals.

Celta Vigo fought their way to zero wins and one point from their last seven games against teams inside the top six. They were on target six times in these matches, but also let in 14 goals. Girona have been very dominant in their previous eight encounters with teams from the bottom six. They picked up more points against lowly ranked opponents than any other top team this season. They collected seven wins, 22 points, while scoring 23 and conceding nine goals. Celta Vigo have a record of three wins, eight draws and ten defeats in the La Liga this season. Girona lost just once so far this season in the La Liga and after 21 games played they recorded 16 wins and four draws.

Celta Vigo vs Girona Squads

Celta Vigo Squad

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

Ivan Villar (0/10), Vicente Guaita (0/12), Carl Starfelt (1/16), Carlos Dominguez (0/8), Javi Dominguez (0/0), Javi Rodriguez (0/0), Javier Manquillo (0/0), Joseph Aidoo (0/6), Kevin Vazquez (0/9), Manuel Sanchez (0/17), Mihailo Ristic (0/7), Oscar Mingueza (1/21), Roberto Costa (0/0), Unai Nunez (1/21), Carlos Dotor (0/15), Fran Beltran (0/17), Hugo Alvarez (0/2), Hugo Sotelo (0/8), Jailson (0/2), Jonathan Bamba (2/18), Luca de la Torre (0/19), Renato Tapia (0/13), Williot Swedberg (2/8), Anastasios Douvikas (3/17), Carles Perez (0/9), Franco Cervi (0/10), Iago Aspas (3/20), Joergen Strand Larsen (7/21), Miguel Rodriguez (0/10).

Girona Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 48 year-old Girona manager Michel will select his starting XI from these players:

Juan Carlos (0/0), Paulo Gazzaniga (0/21), Toni Fuidias (0/0), Antal Yaakobishvili (0/1), Arnau Martinez (0/13), Daley Blind (1/21), Eric Garcia (1/16), Eric Monjonell (0/0), Juanpe (0/9), Miguel Gutierrez (1/20), Valery Fernandez (2/17), Yan Couto (1/20), Aleix Garcia (3/20), Borja Garcia (0/0), Cristian Portu (2/19), David Lopez (2/15), Ivan Martin (4/20), Jhon Solis (0/8), Pablo Torre (0/15), Ricard Artero (0/0), Toni Villa (0/0), Viktor Tsigankov (4/16), Yangel Herrera (4/16), Artem Dovbyk (14/20), Cristhian Stuani (7/20), Jastin Garcia (0/0), Savio (5/21).

Celta Vigo vs Girona Team News

Celta Vigo could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Girona. Jonathan Bamba gets a day off from the Celta Vigo squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Franco Cervi, Javier Manquillo, Joseph Aidoo and Javier Manquillo are all absent from the Celta Vigo squad that faces Girona at Abanca Balaidos.

Going to Celta Vigo, Girona have four players out of action for the match on Sunday.

Juanpe, David Lopez, Borja Garcia and Toni Villa all face a spell on the sidelines for Girona due to various injuries.

Celta Vigo vs Girona Lineups

Celta Vigo vs Girona H2H

Girona celebrated a 1-0 win in their most recent meeting with their Celta Vigo. Are we in for something similar at Abanca Balaidos on Sunday, or does the latter have something else in store? Celta Vigo have a 29% win rate in the against Girona, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 2-2-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Celta Vigo vs Girona Results

In four of the previous seven matches between Celta Vigo and Girona both teams scored.

Celta Vigo vs Girona 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 La Liga, while Artem Dovbyk managed seven goals in the last half dozen matches for Girona in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

In their last 10 matches at Abanca Balaidos across all tournaments Celta Vigo won two times, drew four and lost four times. Girona claimed seven wins, two draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Celta Vigo got the opening goal of the game in four of their last 10 matches on home soil, with Girona scoring the opener seven times in 10.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past seven encounters between Celta Vigo and Girona, with Celta Vigo scoring 1.29 goals on average per game. Girona averaged 1.42 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Celta Vigo’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.6 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Girona's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.9 goals in these matches.