Season ticket holders at Estadio de Balaídos haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Celta de Vigo languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Real Sociedad will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
It's no vacation for neither Celta de Vigo nor Real Sociedad as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Celta de Vigo form and stats
The story so far for Celta de Vigo at their home stadium (Estadio de Balaídos) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.The home team returns to Estadio de Balaídos after sharing the points with Huesca on their last time out; the La Liga game ended 3-3. Before that, Celta de Vigo had a home game versus Villarreal which ended with a victory 3-2.
This is expected to be a close game, with Celta de Vigo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Celta de Vigo as a small favourite), we find six games. Celta de Vigo has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
The Celta de Vigo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 22 in 15 matches. On the other hand, Celta de Vigo have conceded 21 goals.
Real Sociedad form and stats
The visitors are W5-D5-L5 on the road this term.The supporters enjoyed Real Sociedad's previous game versus Real Betis, a La Liga 2-1 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Real Valladolid that ended 1-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 20 similar matches played by Real Sociedad in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Real Sociedad, 7 draws and 8 defeats.
Real Sociedad have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, 15 away games. As opposed to that, Real Sociedad have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Celta de Vigo and Real Sociedad have met before this season: Real Sociedad - Celta de Vigo 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 3 - 4 (Celta de Vigo wins - draws - Real Sociedad wins).Top Goalscorers
  Iago Aspas 13 goals / 4 assists |   Mikel Oyarzabal 12 goals / 2 assists |  M. Gómez 10 goals / 5 assists |
Celta de Vigo missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Celta de Vigo | Real Sociedad | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 42 | 22 | Scored | 19 | 36 |
| 52 | 21 | Conceded | 19 | 35 |
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 87% | 83% |
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 67% |
| 57% | 47% | Over 2.5 | 47% | 50% |
| 37% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 23% |
| 30% | 27% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 7% |
| 63% | 53% | Both teams to score | 53% | 53% |
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 27% | 27% |
| 23% | 20% | Failed To Score | 33% | 37% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 79 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 48 | 70 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 26 | 62 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 57 |
| 4 | Getafe | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 46 |
| 6 | Valencia | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 46 |
| 7 | Deportivo Alavés | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -6 | 44 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 43 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 40 |
| 10 | Real Betis | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | -5 | 40 |
| 11 | Eibar | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -1 | 39 |
| 12 | Leganés | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -4 | 39 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 35 |
| 14 | Girona | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | -9 | 34 |
| 15 | Levante | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -12 | 32 |
| 16 | Villarreal | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 30 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -17 | 30 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 31 | -10 | 29 |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -22 | 24 |
| 20 | Huesca | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 30 | -20 | 23 |
