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LaLiga: Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Athletic Club and Celta Vigo who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Round 37 of the LaLiga serves up an encounter between Athletic Club and Celta Vigo taking place at San Mames this coming Sunday.

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Team form: Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-4 victory against Deportivo Alaves. They went on to lose 0-1 against Valencia, before getting dumped in a 2-0 defeat against Espanyol. Athletic Club claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored six and conceded six goals.

Celta Vigo Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Celta Vigo. They first took out Elche by 3-1 before downing Atletico Madrid by 0-1. The winning streak came to an end against Levante, who ran out 2-3 winners. Celta Vigo won half their previous six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats and facts for Athletic Club 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 Athletic Club and Celta Vigo played across all tournaments.

  • In 19 of the last 21 Athletic Club home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 14 of the last 16 Athletic Club home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Celta Vigo away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Celta Vigo matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Celta Vigo matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Celta Vigo away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Celta Vigo have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals

In-form players: Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo

It has been an excellent season for Borja Iglesias who managed to score an impressive 14 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. Celta Vigo are looking to him against Athletic Club, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

Athletic Club claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Celta Vigo won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Athletic Club have beaten Celta Vigo in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Athletic Club 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. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Athletic Club managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Celta Vigo kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Athletic Club and Celta Vigo when playing at San Mames.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Athletic Club’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Celta Vigo, who managed to hit the net 1.4 times on average in these games.