Betting preview: Almería vs Celta de Vigo should be interesting

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Fri 01.Sep
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo

Almería prepare to battle it out with Celta de Vigo in this La Liga fixture. All you must know about the game can be found here!

Insights:
  • Almería have the the worst goal difference (-4) in La Liga

Celta de Vigo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Both sides have had adequate rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic fixture!

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Almería form and stats

0 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Almería, who have the the worst goal difference (-4) in La Liga, have to build on here at Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo in the La Liga.

Almería shared the glory with Cadiz in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The hometeam coach Peris made a successful contribution in the game against Cadiz, bringing on Kaiky who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Midfielder Baba was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.14 (out of ten) in that game. Baba dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 33 successful passes (of 41 total).

Ahead of that match, Almería lost 1-3 at home to Real Madrid.

This is expected to be a close game, with Almería perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Almería as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Almería has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.

At Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo, Almería has the goal stats of 1-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Celta de Vigo form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first La Liga away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 4 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Celta de Vigo in their previous game as they lost hosting Real Madrid, 0-1. Midfield player Bamba was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.35/10. Bamba hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

A 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Celta de Vigo in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Celta de Vigo, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

It's early days yet, but Celta de Vigo has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior ten meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Almería, two draws and five wins for Celta de Vigo. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

AlmeríaKaiky
Kaiky
1 goals
AlmeríaS. Arribas Calvo
S. Arribas Calvo
1 goals
Celta de VigoÓ. Mingueza García
Ó. Mingueza García
1 goals

Almería missing players

Celta de Vigo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Almería Celta de Vigo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 2 0 Lost L 0 0 2
2 1 0 Scored S 0 1 1
6 5 0 Conceded C 0 1 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 67%
 
5 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 5.7
5 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 9 5.3
2 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.7 19.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 17 13.7
5 6.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6 3.7
13% 8% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 9%
 
15.3 17.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11 10.7
5.3 6.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 3.3
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Almería have the most conceded goals (5) at home in La Liga
  • Almería have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in La Liga
  • Almería have the the worst goal difference (-4) in La Liga
Almería Last season Celta de Vigo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
11 10   Won W   4 11
8 3   Drew D   4 10
19 6   Lost L   11 17
49 29   Scored S   17 43
65 22   Conceded C   32 53
97% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 95%
82% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 66%
61% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 50%
34% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 26%
13% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 11%
66% 63%   BTTS BTTS   47% 53%
11% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 26%
26% 21%   Failed to Score F T   42% 26%
 
3.9 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.8
6 5.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.3
2.6 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.3
4 2   Red cards R C   4 6
 
11.4 12.4   Shots (avg) S (   11.3 12.7
4.2 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.4
31% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 26%
 
14.7 13.2   Shots against (avg) S A   11.5 10.2
5.7 5.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 3 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 1 5 9
2 Girona 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 7
3 Rayo Vallecano 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6
4 Valencia 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
5 Atletico Madrid 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
6 Barcelona 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
7 Real Betis 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Cadiz 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
9 Deportivo Alaves 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 Athletic Club 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
11 Osasuna 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
12 Villarreal 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
13 Real Sociedad 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
14 Granada 3 1 0 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 3
15 Las Palmas 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
16 Mallorca 3 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
17 Celta de Vigo 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
18 Getafe 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
19 Almería 3 0 1 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
20 Sevilla 3 0 0 3 5 8 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 38 28 4 6 70 20 19 15 3 1 37 4 19 13 1 5 33 16 50 88
2 Real Madrid 38 24 6 8 75 36 19 13 5 1 44 16 19 11 1 7 31 20 39 78
3 Atletico Madrid 38 23 8 7 70 33 19 13 3 3 41 15 19 10 5 4 29 18 37 77
4 Real Sociedad 38 21 8 9 51 35 19 11 5 3 26 16 19 10 3 6 25 19 16 71
5 Villarreal 38 19 7 12 59 40 19 12 3 4 36 18 19 7 4 8 23 22 19 64
6 Real Betis 38 17 9 12 46 41 19 9 5 5 26 18 19 8 4 7 20 23 5 60
7 Osasuna 38 15 8 15 37 42 19 11 1 7 24 21 19 4 7 8 13 21 -5 53
8 Athletic Club 38 14 9 15 47 43 19 8 3 8 22 15 19 6 6 7 25 28 4 51
9 Mallorca 38 14 8 16 37 43 19 10 5 4 22 12 19 4 3 12 15 31 -6 50
10 Girona 38 13 10 15 58 55 19 10 3 6 35 26 19 3 7 9 23 29 3 49
11 Rayo Vallecano 38 13 10 15 45 53 19 9 5 5 28 22 19 4 5 10 17 31 -8 49
12 Sevilla 38 13 10 15 47 54 19 7 5 7 24 25 19 6 5 8 23 29 -7 49
13 Celta de Vigo 38 11 10 17 43 53 19 7 6 6 26 21 19 4 4 11 17 32 -10 43
14 Cadiz 38 10 12 16 30 53 19 7 6 6 19 23 19 3 6 10 11 30 -23 42
15 Valencia 38 11 9 18 42 45 19 8 5 6 27 19 19 3 4 12 15 26 -3 42
16 Getafe 38 10 12 16 34 45 19 7 6 6 21 20 19 3 6 10 13 25 -11 42
17 Almería 38 11 8 19 49 65 19 10 3 6 29 22 19 1 5 13 20 43 -16 41
18 Real Valladolid 38 11 7 20 33 63 19 8 4 7 21 25 19 3 3 13 12 38 -30 40
19 Espanyol 38 8 13 17 52 69 19 4 7 8 27 35 19 4 6 9 25 34 -17 37
20 Elche 38 5 10 23 30 67 19 3 6 10 18 29 19 2 4 13 12 38 -37 25

Celta de Vigo:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 3 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 1 5 9
2 Girona 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 7
3 Rayo Vallecano 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6
4 Valencia 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
5 Atletico Madrid 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
6 Barcelona 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
7 Real Betis 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Cadiz 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
9 Deportivo Alaves 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 Athletic Club 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
11 Osasuna 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
12 Villarreal 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
13 Real Sociedad 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
14 Granada 3 1 0 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 3
15 Las Palmas 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
16 Mallorca 3 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
17 Celta de Vigo 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
18 Getafe 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
19 Almería 3 0 1 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
20 Sevilla 3 0 0 3 5 8 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 -3 0

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