LaLiga: Celta Vigo vs Elche – Betting preview

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

Despite their unconvincing form, Celta Vigo stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 34. They face Elche this coming Sunday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Abanca Balaidos.

Ranked as number 7 in the LaLiga standings, Celta Vigo, have so far collected 44 points this season, while Elche collected 38 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 33 rounds.

Team form: Celta Vigo vs Elche

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-3 against Freiburg, before Barcelona won 1-0, while Villarreal claimed a victory in a 2-1 match. Celta Vigo managed to win two of their past six home matches in the LaLiga. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored ten and conceded 11 goals.

Elche Form

Elche are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Valencia got left behind in a 1-0 win, before Atletico Madrid got hammered in a 3-2 victory. Real Oviedo was the most recent victim in a 1-2 win for Elche. Elche only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 13 goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Celta Vigo and Elche

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Celta Vigo and Elche. 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 Elche

Andre Silva shows decent form right now for Elche, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Celta Vigo, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Ferran Jutgla also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

Betting markets: Celta Vigo vs Elche

Full-time result

Celta Vigo 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. Elche won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Celta Vigo have not lost to Elche in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Celta Vigo scored first in six of their last ten home games. Elche got the opening goal in four out of their 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 one of the last 10 games, Elche kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Celta Vigo have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Elche.

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 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Elche played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals themselves during this run. Celta Vigo conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.