Celta de Vigo - Getafe: Small difference between teams in La Liga clash

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Wed 12.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abanca-Balaídos

With their 13 point advantage in the league table, Celta de Vigo fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Getafe.

Insights:
  • Celta de Vigo have the most matches over the total-line (22) in La Liga
  • Getafe have the fewest scored goals (26) in La Liga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Celta and Getafe.

Celta are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Getafe are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Celta de Vigo form and stats

Overall La Liga stats at home this season for Celta de Vigo are 8-3-6 (wins-draw-losses). Two home wins in a row for Celta bring valid hopes of a third.

A good away victory last time out for Celta de Vigo, who won 4-2 against Villarreal (placed 6th). Ahead of that match, Celta won a home game hosting Levante (2-0).

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Celta have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost four.

Celta are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Barcelona awaits in four days.

Celta de Vigo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Abanca-Balaídos with 27 goals in 17 league matches. Celta have conceded 27 from these games.

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Getafe form and stats

Getafe, who have the fewest scored goals (26) in La Liga, have only collected 13 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 3-4-10 (17 played).

Getafe are looking to quickly end their 218 minutes long goal drought in the La Liga.

Getafe failed to get anything from their last game, a La Liga home match vs Eibar (placed 20th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Prior to that match, the Getafe manager J. Bordalás Jiménez faced defeat when travelling to Villarreal and losing 0-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Getafe in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Getafe, three draws and two defeats.

After this away game Getafe return home for a La Liga game against Levante. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Getafe as they have only managed to score 13 times from 17 away games in the league. Getafe have conceded 29 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Getafe - Celta de Vigo 1-1. Celta de Vigo-Getafe H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Celta de Vigo one win, Getafe four wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Celta de VigoI. Aspas Juncal
I. Aspas Juncal
13 goals
CeltaS. Mina Lorenzo
S. Mina Lorenzo
10 goals
Celta de VigoB. Méndez Portela
B. Méndez Portela
8 goals

Celta de Vigo missing players

Getafe missing players

Celta de Vigo Getafe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
12 8 4 Won W 1 3 8
11 3 2 Drew D 2 4 10
12 6 0 Lost L 2 10 17
50 27 11 Scored S 5 13 26
53 27 4 Conceded C 8 29 41
89% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 82% 83%
89% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 65% 49%
51% 65% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 47% 31%
34% 41% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 24% 14%
14% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 6%
60% 59% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 29% 26%
23% 24% 33% Clean Sheets C S 40% 29% 37%
29% 24% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 59% 54%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.8 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.6 3.4 3.1
5 2 0 Red cards R C 1 5 6
 
9.3 10.9 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 7.9 9.1
3.5 4.1 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 2.4 2.8
40% 39% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 32% 27%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Celta de Vigo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Celta de Vigo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Getafe have scored away.
  • Celta de Vigo have the most matches over the total-line (22) in La Liga
  • Getafe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Getafe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Getafe have the fewest scored goals (26) in La Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 35 23 8 4 61 22 17 13 3 1 37 9 18 10 5 3 24 13 39 77
2 Real Madrid 35 22 9 4 60 26 18 12 3 3 31 12 17 10 6 1 29 14 34 75
3 Barcelona 35 23 6 6 80 33 18 11 5 2 43 18 17 12 1 4 37 15 47 75
4 Sevilla 35 22 5 8 51 29 17 12 1 4 25 11 18 10 4 4 26 18 22 71
5 Real Sociedad 35 15 11 9 53 35 18 8 6 4 30 20 17 7 5 5 23 15 18 56
6 Villarreal 35 13 13 9 53 42 18 7 6 5 25 23 17 6 7 4 28 19 11 52
7 Real Betis 34 14 9 11 43 46 17 8 5 4 24 20 17 6 4 7 19 26 -3 51
8 Celta de Vigo 35 12 11 12 50 53 17 8 3 6 27 27 18 4 8 6 23 26 -3 47
9 Athletic Club 35 11 13 11 46 38 18 8 6 4 29 18 17 3 7 7 17 20 8 46
10 Granada 34 13 6 15 43 55 17 9 3 5 24 21 17 4 3 10 19 34 -12 45
11 Cadiz 35 11 10 14 31 50 18 5 5 8 16 27 17 6 5 6 15 23 -19 43
12 Osasuna 35 10 11 14 33 43 17 6 5 6 18 20 18 4 6 8 15 23 -10 41
13 Valencia 35 9 12 14 46 51 18 7 7 4 30 22 17 2 5 10 16 29 -5 39
14 Levante 35 9 12 14 40 50 17 5 7 5 22 25 18 4 5 9 18 25 -10 39
15 Getafe 35 8 10 17 26 41 18 5 6 7 13 12 17 3 4 10 13 29 -15 34
16 Deportivo Alaves 35 7 11 17 30 54 18 5 6 7 17 23 17 2 5 10 13 31 -24 32
17 Real Valladolid 35 5 16 14 32 49 17 3 7 7 18 26 18 2 9 7 14 23 -17 31
18 Huesca 35 6 12 17 33 52 17 4 6 7 16 21 18 2 6 10 17 31 -19 30
19 Elche 35 6 12 17 29 52 17 4 8 5 16 21 18 2 4 12 13 31 -23 30
20 Eibar 35 6 11 18 27 46 17 2 6 9 11 19 18 4 5 9 16 27 -19 29

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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.