Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th August 2022

Round two of the new La Liga season sees Real Madrid put their title credentials to the test by visiting Celta Vigo for a showdown at Abanca Balaidos this coming Saturday. Real Madrid won 2-1 and 5-2 in the two most recent meetings with Celta Vigo, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Celta Vigo failed to win their La Liga opening match, when they settled for a single point on the board. Real Madrid made the best possible opening to a new La Liga season, claiming three points and now aim for another.

Nobody likes to be on the losing side, especially so early into a new season. Celta Vigo and Real Madrid are no exception in this respect. Both teams are eager to improve from last term, leading us to expect an exciting affair at Abanca Balaidos.

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 13 for an average of 1.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Real Madrid 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 seven, an average of 0.7 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these.

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid Prediction

Celta Vigo added four points to the standings in their previous three matches, where they first beat Elche 1-0. They were then defeated 2-0 against Valencia, before drawing 2-2 against Espanyol. In their last six La Liga home matches, Celta Vigo have two wins, while they've drawn two and lost two. They scored eight and conceded six goals.

Real Madrid are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Liverpool got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Eintracht got hammered in a 2-0 victory. Almeria was the most recent victim in a 1-2 win for Real Madrid. Real Madrid won four times in their last six away games in the La Liga, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded seven goals while scoring 11 themselves.

Defending champion Real Madrid are of course a red-hot favourite to re-claim the title, and they aim to make a good start to the season.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Celta Vigo and Real Madrid.

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid Stats

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid Team News

Celta Vigo just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Real Madrid at Abanca Balaidos.

Celta Vigo are unable to field Santi Mina this coming Saturday against Real Madrid, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Apparently, Real Madrid have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday.

Real Madrid need to do without Rodrygo and Sergio Ramos, who are not fit enough to travel to Abanca Balaidos.

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid H2H

Real Madrid got the better of Celta Vigo in their most recent meetings, as they first won 2-1, then 5-2. Real Madrid will be excited about a meeting with Celta Vigo, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Real Madrid go into the match with a 8-2-0 advantage. The bookies have Real Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 1.80.

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid Results

Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between Celta Vigo and Real Madrid would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1.61 with the bookies.

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid Betting Tips

With another La Liga season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Celta Vigo and Real Madrid. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Celta Vigo claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Real Madrid won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing two in this series of matches. Celta Vigo claimed a clean sheet in five of their 10 most recent matches on home soil. They hope to do so again on Saturday, when Real Madrid come visiting on the back of two clean sheets in their last 10 away games.

Over 3.5 goals happened seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Celta Vigo managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Real Madrid averaging 3.1 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Celta Vigo’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Real Madrid played across all tournaments this season. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process.