Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 15 match between Espanyol and Celta Vigo and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Mid-placed Celta Vigo travel to RCDE Stadium to face struggling Espanyol in a round 15 game, which kicks-off this coming Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Espanyol are number 19 in the table on ten points after 13 matches. Celta Vigo rank as number 11 with 18 points after 14 matches played.
Form: Espanyol vs Celta Vigo
Espanyol Form
Espanyol endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-2 against Sevilla, before Barcelona won 3-1, while Girona claimed a victory in a 4-1 match. Espanyol 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 eight and conceded nine goals.
Celta Vigo Form
In their previous three outings, Celta Vigo won by 1-0 against Getafe, drew 2-2 with Real Betis, before also drawing 2-2 against Barcelona. Celta Vigo claimed just one win from the last six away games in the LaLiga. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 15 goals to nine.
Betting stats for Espanyol and Celta Vigo
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Espanyol and Celta Vigo. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 20 of the last 21 Espanyol home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Espanyol have lost 6 of the last 7 matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Espanyol have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Celta Vigo away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Celta Vigo away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Celta Vigo away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 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
Players in form: Espanyol vs Celta Vigo
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Javier Puado, who is performing well for Espanyol. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Celta Vigo.The visitors will be looking to Anastasios Douvikas to find the net once again, after managing two LaLiga goals for Celta Vigo in recent matches.
Betting markets: Espanyol vs Celta Vigo
Full-time result
Espanyol claimed five wins, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Celta Vigo won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Espanyol lost their last 4 matches.
Both teams to score
Espanyol scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Celta Vigo got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Espanyol managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Celta Vigo kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Espanyol have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Celta Vigo.
Total goals
Espanyol saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Celta Vigo, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves. Somehow Espanyol failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.
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