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LaLiga: Valencia vs Celta Vigo – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 22 match between Valencia and Celta Vigo and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Celta Vigo travel to Estadio Mestalla to face struggling Valencia in a round 22 game, which kicks-off on Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Valencia are number 19 in the table on 16 points after 21 matches. Celta Vigo rank as number 13 with 25 points after 21 matches played.

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Team form: Valencia vs Celta Vigo

Valencia Form

Valencia have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Sevilla, before claiming 3 points in a 1-0 win against Real Sociedad. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 7-1 defeat at the hands of Barcelona. Valencia only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored ten and conceded ten goals.

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Real Madrid, they gained a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Athletic Club, who ran out 1-2 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 1-1 draw with Deportivo Alaves. Celta Vigo came through their last six away games in the LaLiga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for Valencia and Celta Vigo

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Valencia and Celta Vigo. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

  • In 8 of the last 10 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Valencia matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Valencia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Valencia home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 14 of the last 16 Celta Vigo away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Celta Vigo away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Celta Vigo have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 6 of the last 8 Celta Vigo away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In the last 4 Celta Vigo matches the sum of goals was over 2.5

In-form players: Valencia vs Celta Vigo

Hugo Duro has three strikes in six LaLiga matches for Valencia, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Celta Vigo. The visitors are looking to Pablo Duran, who has provided his team with three LaLiga goals.

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Full-time result

Valencia won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Estadio Mestalla. They drew three and lost four as well, while Celta Vigo won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Valencia have not lost to Celta Vigo in 8 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Valencia scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Celta Vigo only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Celta Vigo managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Valencia and Celta Vigo.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Valencia, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Celta Vigo, who scored two times on average in these matches.

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