La Liga match tips and game guide for the Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club encounter

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 29.January
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Abanca-Balaídos

Celta de Vigo are leaning on their home following to assist them to win this meeting hosting Athletic Club. Who wins at Abanca-Balaídos?

Insights:
  • Celta de Vigo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Copa Del Rey. That game, against Valencia, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Athletic Club.

L D W L D

Celta de Vigo form and stats

2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Celta de Vigo have to build on here at Abanca-Balaídos in the La Liga. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

In their previous game, the manager da Silva led his Celta de Vigo to a defeat away at Mallorca. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Abanca-Balaídos. The first defeat after going unbeaten in four league rounds. Aspas, an attacker, was the declared top player for the side in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.12 (out of 10). Aspas hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 35 successful passes (of 43 total).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Villarreal that ended 1-1.

Betting people who like betting for low-scoring games might like knowing that this team have played 5 league rounds in a row with two goals or less (under 2.5).

Celta de Vigo has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Celta de Vigo have conceded 13 in these home matches.

W L W L D

Athletic Club form and stats

As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Athletic Club have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far.

Two trips in a row for Club, whose coach Valverde could celebrate last time after the Copa Del Rey win against Valencia. Midfielder Muniain was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Muniain scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).

A 0-2 loss hosting Real Madrid before that.

Athletic Club are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. Athletic Club struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Celta-Athletic Club H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Celta de Vigo four wins, Athletic Club three wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Celta de VigoI. Aspas Juncal
I. Aspas Juncal
8 goals
Athletic ClubI. Williams Arthuer
I. Williams Arthuer
5 goals
Athletic ClubG. Guruzeta Rodríguez
G. Guruzeta Rodríguez
5 goals

Celta de Vigo missing players

Athletic Club missing players

Celta de Vigo Athletic Club
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 4 8 18
4 2 0 Won W 2 2 7
5 4 1 Drew D 2 3 5
9 3 1 Lost L 0 3 6
17 12 3 Scored S 11 13 25
29 13 4 Conceded C 4 13 19
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 83%
67% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 61%
50% 56% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 75% 50%
28% 22% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 62% 39%
17% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 12% 11%
56% 78% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 33%
28% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 44%
22% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 39%
 
4.7 4.8 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.1 6.2
3.9 3.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 3.9 3.1
2.1 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
13.1 13.4 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 18.2 13.2 15.6
4.4 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.8 5
22% 29% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 34% 28%
 
9.9 8.3 11 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 10.6 9.1
3.9 3.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 4.9 3.6
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Athletic Club have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Athletic Club have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Celta de Vigo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Celta de Vigo have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Celta de Vigo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 17 14 2 1 36 6 9 7 2 0 19 1 8 7 0 1 17 5 30 44
2 Real Madrid 17 13 2 2 38 16 7 5 2 0 16 7 10 8 0 2 22 9 22 41
3 Real Sociedad 18 12 2 4 28 18 9 5 2 2 12 10 9 7 0 2 16 8 10 38
4 Atlético Madrid 18 9 4 5 27 16 9 4 2 3 14 9 9 5 2 2 13 7 11 31
5 Villarreal 18 9 4 5 21 13 8 6 1 1 14 6 10 3 3 4 7 7 8 31
6 Real Betis 17 8 4 5 19 14 8 5 2 1 12 5 9 3 2 4 7 9 5 28
7 Osasuna 18 8 4 6 18 17 9 6 0 3 12 8 9 2 4 3 6 9 1 28
8 Athletic Club 18 7 5 6 25 19 10 5 2 3 12 6 8 2 3 3 13 13 6 26
9 Rayo Vallecano 18 7 5 6 24 22 9 4 2 3 13 11 9 3 3 3 11 11 2 26
10 Mallorca 18 7 4 7 15 16 9 4 2 3 7 6 9 3 2 4 8 10 -1 25
11 Girona 18 5 6 7 26 28 9 4 3 2 16 14 9 1 3 5 10 14 -2 21
12 Valencia 17 5 5 7 25 20 10 4 2 4 17 10 7 1 3 3 8 10 5 20
13 Espanyol 18 4 8 6 22 26 9 2 3 4 11 15 9 2 5 2 11 11 -4 20
14 Almeria 18 5 4 9 20 28 9 5 1 3 14 11 9 0 3 6 6 17 -8 19
15 Sevilla 18 4 6 8 18 26 9 2 3 4 7 12 9 2 3 4 11 14 -8 18
16 Getafe 18 4 5 9 16 25 9 2 3 4 9 12 9 2 2 5 7 13 -9 17
17 Celta de Vigo 18 4 5 9 17 29 9 2 4 3 12 13 9 2 1 6 5 16 -12 17
18 Real Valladolid 18 5 2 11 13 28 9 4 1 4 8 9 9 1 1 7 5 19 -15 17
19 Cadiz 18 3 7 8 12 29 9 1 5 3 7 15 9 2 2 5 5 14 -17 16
20 Elche 18 0 6 12 12 36 9 0 3 6 5 15 9 0 3 6 7 21 -24 6

Celta de Vigo:
Athletic Club:

Read more about La Liga

La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.