Celta de Vigo fights Villarreal in La Liga battle

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 14.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Balaídos (31800 seats)

Celta de Vigo hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 26 points and a 17th position in the La Liga table. Visiting Villarreal holds 8th place with 38 pts.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

These teams have little in common geographically as Villarreal have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Celta de Vigo form and stats

The story so far in the La Liga for Celta de Vigo at their home stadium (Estadio de Balaídos) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio de Balaídos.

Stress levels are on the rise for Celta de Vigo's attacking players as they have now played 208 minutes without scoring in a league game. I. Aspas was their last goal scorer. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Ruben Blanco Veiga not having conceded a league goal in 295 minutes.

An away draw last time out for Celta de Vigo, facing Getafe in a game that ended 0-0. Before that, Celta de Vigo played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Granada.

Celta de Vigo's goalie Rubén Blanco played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Getafe with a stunning six saves.

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 ten games. Celta de Vigo has won four of these, drawn two and lost four.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Celta de Vigo here at Estadio de Balaídos in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 13 games). From these home matches, Celta de Vigo have conceded only 12 goals.

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Villarreal form and stats

Playing away, Villarreal have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 8 defeats in the La Liga this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Villarreal as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Levante match. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Villarreal have lost on their last two travels.

Villarreal's previous game was their home loss versus Leganés (1-2). Prior to that match, the Villarreal manager J. Calleja Revilla faced defeat when travelling to Athletic Club and losing 0-1.

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

Villarreal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 14 games (in the league). As for defending, Villarreal rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 21 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Villarreal - Celta de Vigo 1-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Celta de Vigo wins - draws - Villarreal wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
11 goals
Celta de VigoI. Aspas Juncal
I. Aspas Juncal
9 goals
VillarrealS. Cazorla González
S. Cazorla González
8 goals

Celta de Vigo missing players

Villarreal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Celta de Vigo Villarreal
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 6 14 27
5 4 2 Won W 3 5 11
11 5 1 Drew D 1 1 5
11 4 1 Lost L 2 8 11
22 10 3 Scored S 9 18 44
34 12 3 Conceded C 7 21 38
81% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
59% 46% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 86% 81%
33% 23% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 79% 74%
26% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 14% 30%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
48% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 79% 74%
30% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 14% 22%
41% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 11%
 
4.4 5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.1 4.3
5.7 4.2 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 6.6 6.5
2.8 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.2 2.3
5 4 2 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
269 154 50 Total Shots T S 69 180 375
97 49 16 Shots on Target S O 24 55 123
23% 20% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 33% 36%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Celta de Vigo has the fewest scored goals (10) at home
  • Celta de Vigo has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
  • Celta de Vigo has the most matches under the total-line (16)
  • Villarreal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Villarreal 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 Barcelona 27 18 4 5 63 31 14 13 1 0 45 12 13 5 3 5 18 19 32 58
2 Real Madrid 27 16 8 3 49 19 13 9 4 0 27 9 14 7 4 3 22 10 30 56
3 Sevilla 27 13 8 6 39 29 13 6 5 2 19 13 14 7 3 4 20 16 10 47
4 Real Sociedad 27 14 4 9 45 33 13 8 2 3 27 12 14 6 2 6 18 21 12 46
5 Getafe 27 13 7 7 37 25 14 7 4 3 21 13 13 6 3 4 16 12 12 46
6 Atletico Madrid 27 11 12 4 31 21 14 8 5 1 20 9 13 3 7 3 11 12 10 45
7 Valencia 27 11 9 7 38 39 14 8 6 0 23 12 13 3 3 7 15 27 -1 42
8 Villarreal 27 11 5 11 44 38 13 6 4 3 26 17 14 5 1 8 18 21 6 38
9 Granada 27 11 5 11 33 32 13 8 2 3 16 8 14 3 3 8 17 24 1 38
10 Athletic Club 27 9 10 8 29 23 13 7 3 3 15 7 14 2 7 5 14 16 6 37
11 Osasuna 27 8 10 9 34 38 14 5 5 4 20 20 13 3 5 5 14 18 -4 34
12 Real Betis 27 8 9 10 38 43 14 7 3 4 27 21 13 1 6 6 11 22 -5 33
13 Levante 27 10 3 14 32 40 13 7 3 3 19 12 14 3 0 11 13 28 -8 33
14 Deportivo Alavés 27 8 8 11 29 37 14 6 5 3 18 11 13 2 3 8 11 26 -8 32
15 Real Valladolid 27 6 11 10 23 33 13 3 7 3 14 13 14 3 4 7 9 20 -10 29
16 SD Eibar 27 7 6 14 27 41 14 6 1 7 19 20 13 1 5 7 8 21 -14 27
17 Celta de Vigo 27 5 11 11 22 34 13 4 5 4 10 12 14 1 6 7 12 22 -12 26
18 Mallorca 27 7 4 16 28 44 14 6 2 6 16 14 13 1 2 10 12 30 -16 25
19 Leganés 27 5 8 14 21 39 14 4 3 7 13 19 13 1 5 7 8 20 -18 23
20 Espanyol 27 4 8 15 23 46 13 1 5 7 12 24 14 3 3 8 11 22 -23 20

Celta de Vigo:
Villarreal:
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 Barcelona 27 18 4 5 63 31 14 13 1 0 45 12 13 5 3 5 18 19 32 58
2 Real Madrid 27 16 8 3 49 19 13 9 4 0 27 9 14 7 4 3 22 10 30 56
3 Sevilla 27 13 8 6 39 29 13 6 5 2 19 13 14 7 3 4 20 16 10 47
4 Real Sociedad 27 14 4 9 45 33 13 8 2 3 27 12 14 6 2 6 18 21 12 46
5 Getafe 27 13 7 7 37 25 14 7 4 3 21 13 13 6 3 4 16 12 12 46
6 Atletico Madrid 27 11 12 4 31 21 14 8 5 1 20 9 13 3 7 3 11 12 10 45
7 Valencia 27 11 9 7 38 39 14 8 6 0 23 12 13 3 3 7 15 27 -1 42
8 Villarreal 27 11 5 11 44 38 13 6 4 3 26 17 14 5 1 8 18 21 6 38
9 Granada 27 11 5 11 33 32 13 8 2 3 16 8 14 3 3 8 17 24 1 38
10 Athletic Club 27 9 10 8 29 23 13 7 3 3 15 7 14 2 7 5 14 16 6 37
11 Osasuna 27 8 10 9 34 38 14 5 5 4 20 20 13 3 5 5 14 18 -4 34
12 Real Betis 27 8 9 10 38 43 14 7 3 4 27 21 13 1 6 6 11 22 -5 33
13 Levante 27 10 3 14 32 40 13 7 3 3 19 12 14 3 0 11 13 28 -8 33
14 Deportivo Alavés 27 8 8 11 29 37 14 6 5 3 18 11 13 2 3 8 11 26 -8 32
15 Real Valladolid 27 6 11 10 23 33 13 3 7 3 14 13 14 3 4 7 9 20 -10 29
16 SD Eibar 27 7 6 14 27 41 14 6 1 7 19 20 13 1 5 7 8 21 -14 27
17 Celta de Vigo 27 5 11 11 22 34 13 4 5 4 10 12 14 1 6 7 12 22 -12 26
18 Mallorca 27 7 4 16 28 44 14 6 2 6 16 14 13 1 2 10 12 30 -16 25
19 Leganés 27 5 8 14 21 39 14 4 3 7 13 19 13 1 5 7 8 20 -18 23
20 Espanyol 27 4 8 15 23 46 13 1 5 7 12 24 14 3 3 8 11 22 -23 20

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