Europa League: Celta Vigo vs Juventus – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 2 match between Celta Vigo and Juventus and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Celta Vigo hope to live up to their early billing as the Europa League title favourites this coming Thursday when they welcome Juventus over to the Abanca Balaidos for a round 2 match.

Team form: Celta Vigo vs Juventus

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Omonia Nicosia, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 5-0 win against Racing Santander. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Elche. Celta Vigo won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Juventus Form

In their three most recent outings, Juventus won 5-0 and 2-0 against NEC Nijmegen and Atalanta, before drawing 1-1 against Cagliari. Juventus managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Europa League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding five times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting facts for Celta Vigo and Juventus

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Celta Vigo and Juventus. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Celta Vigo vs Juventus

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Williot Swedberg, who is performing well for Celta Vigo. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Europa League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Juventus.The visitors will be looking to Federico Gatti to find the net once again, after managing two Europa League goals for Juventus in recent matches.

Betting markets: Celta Vigo vs Juventus

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Abanca Balaidos across all tournaments Celta Vigo won four times, drew two and lost four times. Juventus claimed five wins, four draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Celta Vigo only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Juventus scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Celta Vigo managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Juventus were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Celta Vigo saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Juventus, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.