Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 24 match between Atletico Madrid and Celta Vigo and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Atletico Madrid are highly favoured to claim a win against Celta Vigo, whom they face this coming Saturday. In their current shape, a win at Riyadh Air Metropolitano seems to be the obvious outcome.
Atletico Madrid approach the next LaLiga round as number 2 in the table, having claimed 49 points this season so far. With 23 games behind them, Celta Vigo amassed 28 points, placing them as number 12 before their next fixture.
Form: Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo
Atletico Madrid Form
In their last three matches, Atletico Madrid won 2-0 and 5-0 against first Mallorca then Getafe, before drawing 1-1 against Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 11 times, while letting in five themselves.
Celta Vigo Form
Celta Vigo got a mix of results in their last three matches. An encounter with Deportivo Alaves brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Valencia. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Real Betis by a 3-2 scoreline. Celta Vigo came through their last six away games in the LaLiga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to six.
Betting facts for Atletico Madrid and Celta Vigo
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Atletico Madrid and Celta Vigo. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 9 of the last 11 Atletico Madrid matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Atletico Madrid home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Atletico Madrid matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Atletico Madrid home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Atletico Madrid matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Celta Vigo away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Celta Vigo matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Celta Vigo matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Celta Vigo matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Celta Vigo have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo
Julian Alvarez is the most prolific LaLiga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Celta Vigo look to Pablo Duran, hoping he can add to his current total of four LaLiga goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo
Full-time result
Atletico Madrid won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew one and lost none. Celta Vigo won three games, drew two and lost five in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Atletico Madrid are on an amazing streak of now 12 games at home in a row without defeat. Atletico Madrid have beaten Celta Vigo in impressive 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Atletico Madrid scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Celta Vigo scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Celta Vigo games. Atletico Madrid were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Atletico Madrid have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Celta Vigo.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atletico Madrid, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Celta Vigo, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.