Barcelona vs Celta Vigo: Betting preview

Ace Football previews the La Liga clash between Barcelona and Celta Vigo and offers team stats, fixture history, betting tips and the latest odds.

Barcelona will be hoping to inflict more misery on lowly placed Celta Vigo on Tuesday. The Catalan hosts should simply be able to bring far too much to the table for the visitors to have any say as they look to seal a runners-up spot in La Liga.

Position in the La Liga table: Barcelona vs Celta Vigo

As the current La Liga standings show us, the difference between the two teams is 26 points. Even though Celta Vigo cannot overtake Barcelona right away, they will surely look to reduce or at least maintain the current gap. Barcelona, who are now number two with 69 points, will do their part to widen the distance to their upcoming opponents on Tuesday.

Current form and fixture history of Barcelona vs Celta Vigo

Barcelona keep target in sight

Barcelona look back on their last 3 matches with 6 points to show for their efforts. Against Rayo Vallecano, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Mallorca in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Real Betis in their most recent outing.

Celta Vigo hoping for a fresh start

Celta Vigo have seen it all in their last 3 matches, which brought home 4 points. First, they went down 0-2 against Getafe, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Granada. Their latest match brought a 4-0 win in their encounter with Deportivo Alaves.

Fixture history: Barcelona vs Celta Vigo

The last time Barcelona played Celta Vigo at Abanca Balaidos, the game finished with a 3-3 scoreline. The bookmakers have the two sides more or less evenly matched in the betting market. The bookmakers naturally have prices available on the upcoming encounter. Betting on Celta Vigo will get you odds 7.50, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 13% chance of beating Barcelona. You can get a price of 1.36, should you wish to add Barcelona to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.

Betting stats and facts for Barcelona and Celta Vigo

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on statistics from the last couple of matches that Barcelona and Celta Vigo played across all tournaments.

Players to zoom in on in Barcelona vs Celta Vigo

Memphis Depay and Sergio Busquets have been the most prolific scorers for the home team recently. Surely, Barcelona will be relying on them to once again shine in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Celta Vigo will be looking to Iago Aspas in the hope that he will add more goals to his current total of 4 goals in his last 6 games.

Best betting tips: Barcelona vs Celta Vigo

To sum up, the upcoming La Liga clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the statements from above, we have come up with the main prediction for this match as well as some alternative betting tips.