Celta Vigo will visit Estadio Benito Villamarin on Saturday for a La Liga fixture with home side Real Betis.
The hosts are currently sixth in the La Liga standings with 31 points after 19 rounds. Celta Vigo are trailing behind them on 20 points, which makes them 16th in the rankings ahead of their next game.
Real Betis are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Celta Vigo and odds favour them to pull it off.
Real Betis scored eight goals, conceded ten and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Celta Vigo scored eight goals, conceded 13 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.
The last time the pair played each other, Celta Vigo came out the other side as 1-0 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.
Real Betis vs Celta Vigo Prediction
Real Betis Form
In their previous three games, Real Betis lost 1-0 against Espanyol, beat Getafe 0-1, before losing 2-1 against Barcelona. In their last six La Liga home matches, Real Betis have two wins, while they've drawn two and lost two. They scored eight and conceded seven goals.
Celta Vigo Form
Celta Vigo collected four points from a possible nine in their last three matches. An encounter with Villarreal brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Mallorca. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Athletic Bilbao by a 1-0 scoreline. Celta Vigo only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the La Liga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by nine goals to three.
Celta Vigo will be looking for a good result at Estadio Benito Villamarin, but backing Real Betis in current form looks the value bet on Saturday.
Real Betis took 15 points from their last ten encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to four wins after scoring ten times and conceding eight. Celta Vigo claimed one win and four points in their last six games against teams from the top six. They scored five times in these matches, but also conceded 12 goals. Real Betis enjoy a record of nine wins, four draws and six defeats in the La Liga this season. Celta Vigo have five wins, five draws and nine defeats in the La Liga.
Real Betis vs Celta Vigo Stats
- Real Betis have scored in 20 of the last 22 home matches
- Real Betis have not won the last 5 home matches in a row
- In 7 of the last 9 Real Betis home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Real Betis have conceded in 7 of the last 9 matches
- Real Betis have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Celta Vigo have scored in 14 of the last 16 matches
- In the last 4 Celta Vigo matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Celta Vigo have not lost 9 of the last 11 matches
- In 6 of the last 7 Celta Vigo matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Celta Vigo matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
Real Betis vs Celta Vigo Team News
Real Betis might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Celta Vigo.
Youssouf Sabaly, Paul Akouokou and Juan Cruz are missing from the squad, Real Betis will field against Celta Vigoon Saturday.
Real Betis vs Celta Vigo H2H
Celta Vigo celebrated a 1-0 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Estadio Benito Villamarin on Saturday? Despite a 1-0 win to Celta Vigo in their recent match, the last ten encounters have seen the two teams equally paired with Real Betis winning four and Celta Vigo taking three wins. The bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 5/2.
Real Betis vs Celta Vigo Results
In six of the previous ten matches between Real Betis and Celta Vigo both teams scored.
Real Betis vs Celta Vigo Betting Tips
Having scored just once lately in the La Liga, Borja Iglesias will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Celta Vigo hope Iago Aspas can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two La Liga goals in his last six La Liga games.
Estadio Benito Villamarin witnessed Real Betis winning two times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing three and losing five as well. Celta Vigo claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Estadio Benito Villamarin since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Real Betis. The same occurred in four of the last 10 league games away from home for Celta Vigo.
Over 2.5 goals happened five times in the past ten encounters between Real Betis and Celta Vigo, with Real Betis scoring 1.4 goals on average per game. Celta Vigo averaged 1.4 goals, while both teams scored six times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Betis, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Celta Vigo, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches.
