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Spanien LaLiga: Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Spanien LaLiga round 35 match between Atletico Madrid and Celta Vigo and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Celta Vigo come to Riyadh Air Metropolitano for the Spanien LaLiga match on Saturday, Atletico Madrid will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 4 in the Spanien LaLiga standings, Atletico Madrid, have so far collected 63 points this season, while Celta Vigo collected 47 points. This puts them up as number 6 after 34 rounds.

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Form: Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo

Atletico Madrid Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Atletico Madrid recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal. This was followed by a 0-2 win against Valencia, before they lost 1-0 against Arsenal. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Atletico Madrid but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Spanien LaLiga matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 12 goals while conceding nine.

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo collected one win from their last three matches, as Barcelona won by 1-0. Villarreal were too strong as well, winning 2-1, before Celta Vigo won 3-1 against Elche. Celta Vigo claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Spanien LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Atletico Madrid and Celta Vigo

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 Atletico Madrid and Celta Vigo played across all tournaments.

  • In 9 of the last 11 Atletico Madrid home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Atletico Madrid matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Atletico Madrid home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Atletico Madrid matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 Celta Vigo matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Celta Vigo have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 9 of the last 11 Celta Vigo away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Celta Vigo have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • In 7 of the last 9 Celta Vigo matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5

Players on top: Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Alexander Soerloth has actually netted 12 goals during this Spanien LaLiga season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Celta Vigo should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Alexander Soerloth to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

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Full-time result

Atletico Madrid claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Celta Vigo won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Somehow Celta Vigo failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. Atletico Madrid have not lost to Celta Vigo in 14 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Atletico Madrid scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Celta Vigo scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Celta Vigo will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Atletico Madrid managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Atletico Madrid have scored in 12 consecutive league meetings with Celta Vigo.

Total goals

Atletico Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Celta Vigo, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Atletico Madrid scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches. Celta Vigo conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.