Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th December 2023

The La Liga tie at Estadio de la Ceramica this coming Wednesday sees home team Villarreal up against Celta Vigo.

Placed 14th in the table Villarreal have amassed 16 points after 17 matches. On 13 points, Celta Vigo rank 18th with 17 matches played this season.

Villarreal got hammered last time out and have no intention of letting that go by unnoticed. Celta Vigo need to strap up before the ride this coming Wednesday, as the home side look for revenge.

Villarreal are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 20 goals, or an average of two a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.

Celta Vigo are currently not the most scoring team in the La Liga, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded 14 times, an average of 1.4 per game. They managed three clean sheets in these.

Villarreal celebrated a 3-1 win in their most recent meeting with their Celta Vigo. Are we in for something similar at Estadio de la Ceramica on Wednesday, or does the latter have something else in store?

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Prediction

Villarreal Form

In their previous three games, Villarreal lost 3-0 against Real Sociedad, beat Rennes 2-3, before losing 4-1 against Real Madrid. Villarreal claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the La Liga, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo claimed five points in their previous three matches, which started with a 1-1 draw with Cadiz. This was followed by another draw with Rayo Vallecano, this time 0-0, before they outclassed Granada by 1-0. Celta Vigo didn't manage a single away win in their last six La Liga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded ten and scored six goals themselves.

Villarreal won ten points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored eight and let in seven goals. Celta Vigo claimed two wins from six goals scored and five conceded from their past five matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them eight points to their account. Villarreal are looking at a record of four wins, four draws and nine defeats in the La Liga this season. Celta Vigo show off two wins, seven draws and eight defeats in the La Liga.

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Squads

Villarreal Squad

The 58-year-old Villarreal manager, Marcelino Garcia, will select the lineup against Celta Vigo from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the La Liga this season):

Filip Joergensen (0/17), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/8), Aissa Mandi (0/8), Alberto Moreno (0/11), Antonio Espigares (0/0), Jorge Cuenca (1/11), Juan Foyth (1/12), Kiko (0/6), Raul Albiol (0/15), Alejandro Baena (1/15), Dani Requena (0/0), Daniel Parejo (1/16), Denis Suarez (0/4), Etienne Capoue (0/17), Francis Coquelin (0/1), Manuel Trigueros (0/5), Ramon Terrats (0/12), Santi Comesana (0/10), Alexander Soerloth (6/15), Alfonso Pedraza (0/12), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/13), Gerard Moreno (8/15), Ilias Akhomach (0/13), Jorge Pascual (0/1), Jose Luis Morales (5/12), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Celta Vigo Squad

Here is the full team squad of Celta Vigo. The 63 year-old Rafael Benitez will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Agustin Marchesin (0/0), Ivan Villar (0/10), Vicente Guaita (0/8), Carl Starfelt (1/15), Carlos Dominguez (0/4), Javi Dominguez (0/0), Joseph Aidoo (0/6), Kevin Vazquez (0/8), Manuel Sanchez (0/13), Mihailo Ristic (0/6), Oscar Mingueza (1/17), Roberto Costa (0/0), Unai Nunez (1/17), Carlos Dotor (0/12), Fran Beltran (0/16), Hugo Sotelo (0/8), Jonathan Bamba (2/17), Luca de la Torre (0/15), Renato Tapia (0/9), Williot Swedberg (1/6), Anastasios Douvikas (2/13), Carles Perez (0/6), Franco Cervi (0/8), Iago Aspas (1/17), Joergen Strand Larsen (6/17), Miguel Rodriguez (0/7).

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Villarreal, as they prepare to meet Celta Vigo, since seven could be missing. For their upcoming match in round 18, Villarreal are unable to call upon Alfonso Pedraza, who is suspended.

Due to various ailments Juan Foyth, Francis Coquelin, Santi Comesana, Yeremi Pino, Denis Suarez, Ramon Terrats and Jorge Cuenca will be absent from the squad, Villarreal are able to field against Celta Vigo on Wednesday.

At the time of writing, Celta Vigo just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Wednesday. Iago Aspas won't turn out for Celta Vigo in their next match, as he has been suspended due to accumulating too many penalty points.

Joseph Aidoo is too injured to face Celta Vigo.

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Lineups

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo H2H

Villarreal ran out 3-1 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are in pursuit of yet another three points on Wednesday. Rest assured, the latter have their target aimed at getting one back. Villarreal enter the match against Celta Vigo with a 4-2-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Results

In the previous ten matches between Villarreal and Celta Vigo, both teams found the back of the net seven times.

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Betting Tips

Jose Luis Morales has five strikes in six La Liga matches for Villarreal, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Celta Vigo. The visitors are looking to Joergen Strand Larsen, who has provided his team with three La Liga goals.

In their last 10 matches at Estadio de la Ceramica across all tournaments Villarreal won four times, drew two and lost four times. Celta Vigo claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. In nine of the previous 10 games at Estadio de la Ceramica, more than 2.5 goals paid out with the bookmakers. Over 3.5 goals paid dividends four times in these. Over 2.5 goals came out in five of the last 10 league matches away for Celta Vigo, while over 3.5 goals paid out three times.

Over 2.5 goals happened six times in the past ten encounters between Villarreal and Celta Vigo, with Villarreal scoring 1.8 goals on average per game. Celta Vigo averaged 1.6 goals, while both teams scored seven times. In their previous ten matches across all tournaments Villarreal saw over 2.5 goals scored eight times, and they scored 1.6 goals on average during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Celta Vigo, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.