Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Celta Vigo and Freiburg who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Freiburg come to Abanca Balaidos for the Europa League match this coming Thursday, Celta Vigo will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Form: Celta Vigo vs Freiburg
Celta Vigo Form
Celta Vigo managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-3 victory against Valencia. They went on to lose 3-0 against Freiburg, before getting dumped in a 0-3 defeat against Real Oviedo. Celta Vigo won four of their previous six Europa League games at the Abanca Balaidos. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded six and scored ten goals.
Freiburg Form
Freiburg look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Bayern Munich, they were left empty-handed in a 2-3 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Celta Vigo in a 3-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Mainz 05 in their most recent outing. Freiburg claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Europa League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by nine goals to four.
Betting stats and facts for Celta Vigo and Freiburg
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 Freiburg played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Celta Vigo matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Celta Vigo home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Celta Vigo matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Celta Vigo home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Celta Vigo matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Freiburg have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 3 Freiburg away matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Freiburg matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Freiburg matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 Freiburg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Celta Vigo vs Freiburg
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 Freiburg.The visitors will be looking to Matthias Ginter to find the net once again, after managing two Europa League goals for Freiburg in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Celta Vigo vs Freiburg
Full-time result
Celta Vigo won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Abanca Balaidos. They drew one and lost four as well, while Freiburg won two of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost six.
Both teams to score
Celta Vigo scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Freiburg only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Celta Vigo managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Freiburg kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Celta Vigo’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Freiburg, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.
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