Celta de Vigo vs FC Barcelona Preview & Prediction 04 Jun 2023

Celta de Vigo saw a 0-1 result against Cádiz in their previous match, a game to remember. Next up is this robust FC Barcelona team.

Insights:

Celta de Vigo is in the worst form (0-1-5)
FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (18) in La Liga

Relegation threatens Celta who should definitely be looking for some points here. Happy, happy days for FC Barcelona who are already winners of the La Liga. This could affect their motivation.

These teams have little in common geographically as FC Barcelona have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Celta de Vigo form and stats

6 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Celta de Vigo have to build on here at Abanca-Balaídos in the La Liga.

In their previous game, the manager Carvalhal led his Celta de Vigo to a defeat away at Cádiz. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Abanca-Balaídos. Pérez, who usually features in attack, was the best performer for the side in that match, earning a rating of 7.64 (out of 10). Pérez dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).

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

Celta are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 18 games. 20 goals have been conceded.

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FC Barcelona form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 13 wins, 1 draw and only 4 losses in the La Liga.

FC Barcelona had fun at their own home (Abanca-Balaídos) last time out, beating Mallorca 3-0. Gavi and Fati (2) scored. The attacker Lewandowski got a match rating of 8.41 in that game. Lewandowski hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Real Valladolid's place.

Barcelona are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 32 times in 18 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far). It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

FC Barcelona - Celta de Vigo 1-0 was the end result in these participants' last H2H match, played this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Celta de Vigo won two games, three matches ended with a tie and FC Barcelona have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be aggressive, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

R. Lewandowski

23 goals

I. Aspas Juncal

12 goals

Celta de Vigo missing players

FC Barcelona missing players

Total First Half Second Half

Celta de Vigo				FC Barcelona
Total	Home	vs top	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
37	18	5	Played	P	6	18	37
10	6	1	Won	W	3	13	28
10	6	1	Drew	D	1	1	4
17	6	3	Lost	L	2	4	5
41	24	4	Scored	S	13	32	69
52	20	8	Conceded	C	6	14	18
95%	100%	100%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	83%	94%	92%
65%	72%	60%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	67%	56%	59%
49%	50%	40%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	67%	56%	51%
27%	17%	20%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	67%	33%	24%
11%	6%	20%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	17%	11%	5%
51%	56%	60%	BTTS	BTTS	33%	39%	27%
27%	33%	20%	Clean Sheets	C S	50%	56%	70%
27%	11%	20%	Failed to Score	F T	33%	11%	11%

4.9	5.3	5.6	Corners for (avg)	C F	5	5	6.5
4.4	3.8	3.8	Corners against (avg)	C A	4.5	4.1	2.9
2.2	2	2.6	Yellow cards (avg)	Y C	2.2	2.7	2.2
6	2	1	Red cards	R C	0	3	6

12.7	14.1	14.4	Shots (avg)	S (	15.2	13.1	15.4
4.3	4.9	3.8	Shots on Target (avg)	S O	5	4.4	5.3
26%	27%	21%	Goal Efficiency	G E	43%	41%	35%

10.2	8.9	9.6	Shots against (avg)	S A	9.3	10.9	9.2
3.6	3	4.4	Shots on Target against (avg)	S O	3.3	3.7	2.8

Celta de Vigo			First Half	FC Barcelona
Total	Home	vs top	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
37	18	5	Played	P	6	18	37
8	5	1	Won	W	2	7	19
14	7	2	Drew	D	2	6	12
15	6	2	Lost	L	2	5	6
19	11	3	Scored	S	4	11	34
24	11	4	Conceded	C	3	8	10
73%	72%	80%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	67%	72%	73%
24%	28%	40%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	33%	28%	35%
14%	17%	20%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	17%	6%	11%
5%	6%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	0%	0%
0%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
19%	22%	40%	BTTS	BTTS	0%	6%	5%
49%	56%	40%	Clean Sheets	C S	67%	67%	78%
59%	50%	40%	Failed to Score	F T	67%	56%	43%

Celta de Vigo			Second Half	FC Barcelona
Total	Home	vs top	Statistics	Stat	vs low	Away	Total
37	18	5	Played	P	6	18	37
11	7	1	Won	W	2	8	17
12	5	1	Drew	D	3	9	18
14	6	3	Lost	L	1	1	2
22	13	1	Scored	S	9	21	35
28	9	4	Conceded	C	3	6	8
76%	78%	80%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	67%	67%	62%
35%	28%	20%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	67%	50%	35%
22%	17%	0%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	50%	28%	16%
3%	0%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	17%	6%	3%
0%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
19%	11%	0%	BTTS	BTTS	33%	28%	16%
49%	61%	40%	Clean Sheets	C S	67%	72%	81%
57%	50%	80%	Failed to Score	F T	33%	33%	41%

Key stats in La Liga this season:

Celta de Vigo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Celta de Vigo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
Celta de Vigo is in the worst form (0-1-5)
FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (14) away in La Liga
FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (18) in La Liga
FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in La Liga
FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in La Liga
FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (10) away in La Liga
FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (26) in La Liga
FC Barcelona have the most points (40) away in La Liga
FC Barcelona have the most scored goals (32) away in La Liga
FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+18) away in La Liga
FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+51) in La Liga
FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
FC Barcelona have won significantly less corners away then 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	FC Barcelona	37	28	4	5	69	18	19	15	3	1	37	4	18	13	1	4	32	14	51	88
2	Real Madrid	37	24	5	8	74	35	18	13	4	1	43	15	19	11	1	7	31	20	39	77
3	Atlético Madrid	37	23	7	7	68	31	19	13	3	3	41	15	18	10	4	4	27	16	37	76
4	Real Sociedad	37	20	8	9	49	34	18	10	5	3	24	15	19	10	3	6	25	19	15	68
5	Villarreal	37	19	6	12	57	38	18	12	2	4	34	16	19	7	4	8	23	22	19	63
6	Real Betis	37	17	8	12	45	40	18	9	4	5	25	17	19	8	4	7	20	23	5	59
7	Osasuna	37	14	8	15	35	41	18	10	1	7	22	20	19	4	7	8	13	21	-6	50
8	Athletic Club	37	14	8	15	46	42	19	8	3	8	22	15	18	6	5	7	24	27	4	50
9	Girona	37	13	10	14	57	53	19	10	3	6	35	26	18	3	7	8	22	27	4	49
10	Rayo Vallecano	37	13	10	14	45	50	19	9	5	5	28	22	18	4	5	9	17	28	-5	49
11	Sevilla	37	13	10	14	46	52	19	7	5	7	24	25	18	6	5	7	22	27	-6	49
12	Mallorca	37	13	8	16	34	43	18	9	5	4	19	12	19	4	3	12	15	31	-9	47
13	Valencia	37	11	8	18	41	44	19	8	5	6	27	19	18	3	3	12	14	25	-3	41
14	Cádiz	37	10	11	16	29	52	19	7	6	6	19	23	18	3	5	10	10	29	-23	41
15	Getafe	37	10	11	16	34	45	19	7	6	6	21	20	18	3	5	10	13	25	-11	41
16	Almería	37	11	7	19	46	62	19	10	3	6	29	22	18	1	4	13	17	40	-16	40
17	Celta de Vigo	37	10	10	17	41	52	18	6	6	6	24	20	19	4	4	11	17	32	-11	40
18	Real Valladolid	37	11	6	20	33	63	18	8	3	7	21	25	19	3	3	13	12	38	-30	39
19	Espanyol	37	8	12	17	49	66	18	4	6	8	24	32	19	4	6	9	25	34	-17	36
20	Elche	37	5	9	23	29	66	18	3	5	10	17	28	19	2	4	13	12	38	-37	24

Celta de Vigo:

RC 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	FC Barcelona	37	28	4	5	69	18	19	15	3	1	37	4	18	13	1	4	32	14	51	88
2	Real Madrid	37	24	5	8	74	35	18	13	4	1	43	15	19	11	1	7	31	20	39	77
3	Atlético Madrid	37	23	7	7	68	31	19	13	3	3	41	15	18	10	4	4	27	16	37	76
4	Real Sociedad	37	20	8	9	49	34	18	10	5	3	24	15	19	10	3	6	25	19	15	68
5	Villarreal	37	19	6	12	57	38	18	12	2	4	34	16	19	7	4	8	23	22	19	63
6	Real Betis	37	17	8	12	45	40	18	9	4	5	25	17	19	8	4	7	20	23	5	59
7	Osasuna	37	14	8	15	35	41	18	10	1	7	22	20	19	4	7	8	13	21	-6	50
8	Athletic Club	37	14	8	15	46	42	19	8	3	8	22	15	18	6	5	7	24	27	4	50
9	Girona	37	13	10	14	57	53	19	10	3	6	35	26	18	3	7	8	22	27	4	49
10	Rayo Vallecano	37	13	10	14	45	50	19	9	5	5	28	22	18	4	5	9	17	28	-5	49
11	Sevilla	37	13	10	14	46	52	19	7	5	7	24	25	18	6	5	7	22	27	-6	49
12	Mallorca	37	13	8	16	34	43	18	9	5	4	19	12	19	4	3	12	15	31	-9	47
13	Valencia	37	11	8	18	41	44	19	8	5	6	27	19	18	3	3	12	14	25	-3	41
14	Cádiz	37	10	11	16	29	52	19	7	6	6	19	23	18	3	5	10	10	29	-23	41
15	Getafe	37	10	11	16	34	45	19	7	6	6	21	20	18	3	5	10	13	25	-11	41
16	Almería	37	11	7	19	46	62	19	10	3	6	29	22	18	1	4	13	17	40	-16	40
17	Celta de Vigo	37	10	10	17	41	52	18	6	6	6	24	20	19	4	4	11	17	32	-11	40
18	Real Valladolid	37	11	6	20	33	63	18	8	3	7	21	25	19	3	3	13	12	38	-30	39
19	Espanyol	37	8	12	17	49	66	18	4	6	8	24	32	19	4	6	9	25	34	-17	36
20	Elche	37	5	9	23	29	66	18	3	5	10	17	28	19	2	4	13	12	38	-37	24