Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th March 2023

The La Liga clash at Abanca Balaidos on Saturday sees Celta Vigo hosting opponents Rayo Vallecano.

A look at the La Liga standings shows that seven points and five places currently separate the two teams.

Entering the match as a favourite, Celta Vigo will be highly motivated to extend their unbeaten streak that they currently have in this La Liga campaign. They should be in with a decent chance of adding another win to their account. The visitors will undoubtfully make their life as unpleasant as possible, however, they will have it very difficult considering the current form of the hosts.

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 eight for an average of 0.8 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Rayo Vallecano average 0.9 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of nine goals. They conceded an average of 0.9 per game, for a total of nine goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring four times.

The most recent outing between Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano ended up a 0-0 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 2/1.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad. They went on to beat Real Valladolid 3-0, before sharing the spoils with Osasuna in a 0-0 draw. 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 seven and conceded five goals.

Rayo Vallecano Form

Rayo Vallecano have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Sevilla, they gained a point in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Cadiz, who ran out 1-0 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 0-0 with Athletic Bilbao. In their last six La Liga away matches, Rayo Vallecano have three wins, they've drawn two and lost one one. They scored six while also conceding four times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

You don't look for Celta Vigo or Rayo Vallecano, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals on Saturday.

Celta Vigo have a record of seven wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the La Liga this season. Rayo Vallecano are looking at nine wins, eight draws and seven defeats in the La Liga.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Squads

Celta Vigo Squad

The 57-year-old Carvalhal will select the starting eleven against Rayo Vallecano from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Agustin Marchesin (0/19), Christian Sanchez (0/0), Coke Carrillo (0/0), Diego Alves (0/0), Ivan Villar (0/5), Carlos Dominguez (0/2), Hugo Mallo (0/17), Javi Dominguez (0/0), Joseph Aidoo (2/24), Kevin Vazquez (0/4), Martin Conde (0/0), Oscar Mingueza (0/18), Roberto Costa (0/0), Unai Nunez (0/22), Augusto Solari (0/9), Fran Beltran (0/24), Gabriel Veiga (8/23), Hugo Alvarez (0/0), Javi Galan (0/24), Luca de la Torre (0/15), Oscar Rodriguez (2/23), Renato Tapia (0/17), Williot Swedberg (0/2), Carles Perez (0/23), Fran Lopez (0/0), Franco Cervi (0/23), Goncalo Paciencia (1/13), Haris Seferovic (1/5), Iago Aspas (9/24), Joergen Strand Larsen (2/20), Miguel Rodriguez (0/0), Pablo Duran (0/4).

Rayo Vallecano Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 40 year-old Rayo Vallecano manager Iraola will select his starting XI from these players:

Diego Lopez (0/1), Mauricio Arboleda (0/0), Miguel Morro (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/23), Abdul Mumin (0/5), Alejandro Catena (1/22), Esteban Ariel Saveljich (0/0), Florian Lejeune (4/22), Mario Hernandez (0/2), Alvaro Garcia (4/22), Andres Martin (0/5), Diego Mendez (0/0), Francisco Garcia (0/24), Isi Palazon (5/23), Ivan Balliu (0/24), Mario Suarez (0/1), Oscar Valentin (0/21), Pablo Munoz (0/2), Pathe Ciss (1/22), Pep Chavarria (0/8), Salvi Sanchez (0/13), Santi Comesana (1/22), Unai Lopez (1/23), Jose Pozo (0/6), Oscar Trejo (2/22), Radamel Falcao (2/19), Raul de Tomas (0/6), Sergio Camello (5/24).

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Team News

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Lineups

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano H2H

Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano settled for a point in a 0-0 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 2/1. Celta Vigo have a 30% win rate in the against Rayo Vallecano, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 3-3-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet seven times in the last ten matches between Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 7/10 with the bookies.

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Betting Tips

Gabriel Veiga found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Florian Lejeune just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Celta Vigo claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Rayo Vallecano won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Of the previous 10 outings away from home, Rayo Vallecano scored the opening goal five times, whereas their hosts were first on target in four of their last 10 games on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals happened six times in the past ten encounters between Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano, with Celta Vigo scoring 1.5 goals on average per game. Rayo Vallecano averaged 1.4 goals, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Celta Vigo’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of Rayo Vallecano's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.