Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 18 match between Celta Vigo and Valencia and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Valencia come to Abanca Balaidos for the LaLiga match this coming Saturday, Celta Vigo will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Ranked as number 7 in the LaLiga standings, Celta Vigo, have so far collected 23 points this season, while Valencia collected 16 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 17 rounds.
Form: Celta Vigo vs Valencia
Celta Vigo Form
The Celta Vigo team look in good shape before their match against Valencia, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Athletic Club 2-0, then they held Albacete to a 2-2 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 0-0 draw Real Oviedo. Celta Vigo just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the Abanca Balaidos. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded eight goals.
Valencia Form
Valencia claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-1 against Atletico Madrid. A 0-2 win followed against Sporting Gijon, before drawing 1-1 with Mallorca. Valencia came through their last six away games in the LaLiga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Celta Vigo and Valencia
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 Valencia played across all tournaments.
- In 17 of the last 19 Celta Vigo matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Celta Vigo home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Celta Vigo home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Celta Vigo home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Celta Vigo matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Valencia matches in the LaLiga, 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 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Valencia away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Celta Vigo vs Valencia
Hugo Duro shows decent form right now for Valencia, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Celta Vigo, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Williot Swedberg also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.
Popular markets: Celta Vigo vs Valencia
Full-time result
Celta Vigo won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Abanca Balaidos. They drew four and lost three as well, while Valencia won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four.
Both teams to score
Celta Vigo scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Valencia scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Celta Vigo have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Valencia games. Valencia managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 5 last consecutive meetings between Celta Vigo and Valencia when playing at Abanca Balaidos.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Celta Vigo, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Valencia, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.
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