La Liga: Celta Vigo vs Villarreal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the La Liga game between Celta Vigo and Villarreal who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mid-placed Villarreal travel to Abanca Balaidos to face struggling Celta Vigo in a round 34 game, which kicks-off this coming Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Form: Celta Vigo vs Villarreal

Celta Vigo Form

Showing inconsistent form, Celta Vigo lost two of their past three matches, going down 2-1 against Real Betis, before beating Las Palmas 4-1. The joy was short-lived, as Deportivo Alaves proved too strong in a 3-0 defeat. Celta Vigo only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent La Liga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded five goals.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal look well suited to take on any opponent with seven points to show off from three matches. They started off drawing 1-1 with Athletic Club, before downing first Almeria by 1-2, then Rayo Vallecano in a 3-0 win. Villarreal recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the La Liga, in which they banged in 15 goals, whilst conceding nine. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Betting stats and facts for Celta Vigo and Villarreal

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

In-form players: Celta Vigo vs Villarreal

It’s been a great season for Alexander Soerloth so far with 17 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target five times in his last six games, and no doubt Villarreal want him to continue this productive spell against Celta Vigothis coming Sunday.

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Full-time result

Celta Vigo won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Abanca Balaidos. They drew two and lost four as well, while Villarreal won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Villarreal were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 10 matches. Villarreal remained without defeat in 6 away games on the bounce. Villarreal have not lost to Celta Vigo in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Celta Vigo only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Villarreal got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Villarreal played. 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, Villarreal kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Celta Vigo and Villarreal.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight 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 came out in eight of the last 10 matches Villarreal played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals themselves during this run. Villarreal scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.

Recommended tip: Celta Vigo vs Villarreal

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Celta Vigo and Villarreal seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this La Liga match.

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