LaLiga: Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 20 match between Celta Vigo and Athletic Club and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Celta Vigo welcome Athletic Club this coming Sunday in the LaLiga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 20 match.

Celta Vigo are number 12 in the table on 24 points after 19 matches. Athletic Club rank as number 4 with 36 points after 19 matches played.

Form: Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club

Celta Vigo Form

In the last three outings, Celta Vigo beat Racing Santander by 2-3, lost 2-1 against Rayo Vallecano, before drawing 2-2 with Real Madrid. Celta Vigo claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded five goals.

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 1-1 draw with Deportivo Alaves, before they won a game against Osasuna with a 1-2 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-3 defeat at the hands of Osasuna. Athletic Club claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats and facts for Celta Vigo and Athletic Club

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Celta Vigo and Athletic Club played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Iago Aspas, who is performing well for Celta Vigo. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Athletic Club.The visitors will be looking to Oihan Sancet to find the net once again, after managing three LaLiga goals for Athletic Club in recent matches.

Betting markets: Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club

Full-time result

Celta Vigo claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Athletic Club won four, drew five and lost one of their last 10 games away. Athletic Club have hit a nice vein of form with 10 matches now without losing. Athletic Club remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Celta Vigo scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Athletic Club got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Athletic Club played. Celta Vigo managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Athletic Club were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Athletic Club have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Celta Vigo.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Celta Vigo, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Athletic Club’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches. Athletic Club scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.