Espanyol vs Celta Vigo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th March 2023

Espanyol enjoy home advantage, when visitors Celta Vigo swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the La Liga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Espanyol will be eager to close the gap on Celta Vigo in the La Liga table on Saturday. At the same time, the hosts will be very cautious of not losing further ground on their upcoming opponent. We could have a tight match between these two coming on.

Espanyol go into their next La Liga match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 16. That amounts to an average of 1.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring twice.

Celta Vigo managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded seven goals in total, and while claiming five clean sheets, they conceded 0.7 goals an average per game.

It finished all square on when Espanyol last faced Celta Vigo. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 2-2 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/5.

Espanyol vs Celta Vigo Prediction

Espanyol Form

Espanyol managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-1 victory against Mallorca. They went on to lose 2-1 against Real Valladolid, before getting dumped in a 3-1 defeat against Real Madrid. Espanyol claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the La Liga. They also drew two and lost two, scored eight goals and conceded eight.

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Real Valladolid by 3-0, before drawing 0-0 with Osasuna. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Rayo Vallecano by a 3-0 scoreline. In their last six away matches in the La Liga, Celta Vigo won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and six scored.

Espanyol and Celta Vigo looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

Espanyol claimed six wins, nine draws as well as ten defeats in the La Liga this season. Celta Vigo put eight wins, seven draws and ten defeats on the board in the La Liga.

Espanyol vs Celta Vigo Squads

Espanyol Squad

Martinez will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Celta Vigo from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Alvaro Fernandez (0/11), Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/5), Joan Garcia (0/0), Adria Pedrosa (0/0), Aleix Vidal (0/19), Brian Olivan (1/23), Cesar Montes (0/8), Fernando Calero (0/18), Leandro Cabrera (0/22), Omar El Hilali (0/5), Oscar Gil (0/21), Ronael Pierre-Gabriel (0/5), Ruben Sanchez (0/13), Sergi Gomez (0/19), Wassim Keddari (0/5), Daniel Villahermosa (0/0), Denis Suarez (0/6), Edu Exposito (2/20), Javier Puado (3/24), Jose Carlos Lazo (1/11), Jose Gragera (0/5), Keidi Bare (0/11), Luca Koleosho (0/0), Roger Martinez (0/0), Sergi Darder (4/25), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/23), Daniel Gomez (0/7), Joselu (12/22), Martin Braithwaite (8/20), Nabili Touaizi (0/0), Nico Ribaudo (0/19).

Celta Vigo Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Celta Vigo players that the manager Carlos Carvalhal will choose from for the upcoming game:

Agustin Marchesin (0/19), Christian Sanchez (0/0), Coke Carrillo (0/0), Diego Alves (0/0), Ivan Villar (0/6), Carlos Dominguez (0/2), Hugo Mallo (0/17), Javi Dominguez (0/0), Joseph Aidoo (2/25), Kevin Vazquez (0/5), Martin Conde (0/0), Oscar Mingueza (0/18), Roberto Costa (0/0), Unai Nunez (0/23), Augusto Solari (0/10), Fran Beltran (0/25), Gabriel Veiga (8/24), Hugo Alvarez (0/0), Javi Galan (0/25), Luca de la Torre (0/16), Oscar Rodriguez (2/24), Renato Tapia (0/17), Williot Swedberg (0/2), Carles Perez (0/24), Fran Lopez (0/0), Franco Cervi (0/24), Goncalo Paciencia (1/14), Haris Seferovic (1/6), Iago Aspas (11/25), Joergen Strand Larsen (2/21), Miguel Rodriguez (0/0), Pablo Duran (0/4).

Espanyol vs Celta Vigo Team News

Espanyol could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Saturday.

Keidi Bare and Adria Pedrosa nurses various injuries and won't take part for Espanyol against Celta Vigo at RCDE Stadium.

Espanyol vs Celta Vigo Lineups

Espanyol vs Celta Vigo H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Espanyol played against Celta Vigo. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair. Espanyol have a 20% win rate in the against Celta Vigo, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 2-7-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Espanyol vs Celta Vigo Results

Both teams to score came out eight times in the past ten matches between Espanyol and Celta Vigo. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1/1 with the bookies.

Espanyol vs Celta Vigo Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Iago Aspas who bagged 11 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Celta Vigo.

RCDE Stadium witnessed Espanyol winning four times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing four and losing two as well. Celta Vigo claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Espanyol scored the first goal of the game in only four of their 10 previous matches played at RCDE Stadium. Celta Vigo scored first in five of their last 10 outings away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Espanyol managed an average of 1.3 goals, with Celta Vigo averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Espanyol saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Celta Vigo's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.