Celta de Vigo will pray that their home comfort is enough to get at least a point from this hard battle, against potent Real Sociedad.
- Celta de Vigo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (6) in La Liga
It's no vacation for neither Celta 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
Celta de Vigo have collected 3 points from their La Liga home games so far after 1-0-4.
It's back home for Celta, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Getafe away with the result 3-0. Iago Aspas and Santi Mina (2) found the net in that victory. The attacker Santi Mina was named "man of the match" for Celta with a rating of 9.03/10. Mina scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Celta lost 0-1 at home to Sevilla.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 seven games. Celta has won two of these, drawn one and lost four.
The manager E. Coudet will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rayo Vallecano in only four days.
Celta aren't scoring a lot here at Abanca-Balaídos in the league, with only 3 goals from 5 games. Celta have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Real Sociedad form and stats
Playing away, Real Sociedad, who have the most clean sheets (6) in La Liga, have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the La Liga this season. Sociedad has drawn their two previous away games.
Sociedad has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Atletico Madrid for a La Liga game that ended a draw (2-2). It looked so good for Real Sociedad vs Atletico Madrid, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Attacker Alexander Isak got a player rating of 7.93 in the game. "Man of the match" Isak scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Sturm Graz.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Real Sociedad playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Real Sociedad win, two draws and three defeats.
After this away game Sociedad return home for a La Liga game against Athletic Club. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The Sociedad manager I. Alguacil Barrenetxea has got the team scoring on the road, with 10 away goals in 5 league matches. As for defending, Sociedad rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Celta de Vigo wins - draws - Real Sociedad wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Oyarzabal Ugarte 6 goals |   S. Mina Lorenzo 4 goals |  I. Aspas Juncal 3 goals |
Celta de Vigo missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Celta de Vigo | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 30% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 60% | 30% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 40% | 20% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | 40% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 60% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 13 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 12.8 | 11.9 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 30% | 20% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 38% | 30% |
- All of Real Sociedad's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Celta de Vigo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Real Sociedad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Sociedad have scored at least twice as many goals away as Celta de Vigo have scored home.
- Real Sociedad have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Real Sociedad have the most clean sheets (6) in La Liga
- Real Sociedad haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 Sociedad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Osasuna | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Barcelona | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Valencia | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Elche | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Granada | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Cadiz | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 19 | Levante | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 5 |
| 20 | Getafe | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -13 | 2 |