Real Madrid will look to continue their fine start to the season as they travel to Celta Vigo for a Spanish La Liga clash on Saturday. The champions have a fine record against Celta Vigo and are expected to continue their dominance in this fixture.
Celta Vigo have the chance to make some early headway in La Liga with three of their opening four games being played at home. However, they failed to secure a win last time out, playing out a 2-2 draw with Espanyol.
Manager Eduardo Coudet will be particularly disappointed with Celta Vigo’s defending as they surrendered a two lead. They looked on course for victory after goals from Iago Aspas and Goncalo Paciencia but conceded the equaliser in the 8th minute of added time.
That result is an extension of Celta Vigo’s poor showing in preseason as they are winless in their last four matches across all competitions. Given their form, they could be set for a difficult night against Real Madrid on Saturday.
Real Madrid began their title defence with a 2-1 victory over newly promoted Almeria. They were made to come from behind with second half goals from Lucas Vazquez and David Alaba sealing the win.
It has been a fine start to the season for Real Madrid, who have already captured major silverware this season. They claimed a 2-0 victory over German side Eintracht Frankfurt to win the UEFA Super Cup prior to the start of La Liga.
Although it is still early days in the season, Real Madrid are already showing championship mentality, winning despite playing slightly below par. The victory at Almeria means Carlo Ancelotti’s men have now suffered just one defeat in their last nine away matches in La Liga.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have Real Madrid as overwhelming favourites with a win priced at 14/19 with SBK. Celta Vigo are considered outsiders at home at 15/4 with Coral while a draw is set at odds of 3/1 by Betfred.
Recent head to head
Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 12 matches with Celta Vigo, claiming nine wins in that run. Los Blancos did the double over Celta Vigo last season with the clash at Abanca-Balaidos ending 2-1 thanks to a brace from Karim Benzema.
Players to watch
Iago Aspas has been the top scorer for Celta Vigo in the last five seasons and is already off the mark this term. Bet365 has the striker at odds of 5/2 to score anytime on Saturday.
Karim Benzema heads into Saturday’s clash still seeking his first goal of the season after failing to score in Real Madrid ‘s opening day win. The French striker has seven goals in his last seven matches against Celta Vigo and is priced at 20/22 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Celta Vigo and Real Madrid have produced over 3.5 goals in four of their last six meetings and a repeat could be considered at 7/4 with bet365. Los Blancos have scored in both halves in their last four matches against Celta Vigo and Saturday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 6/4 with BoyleSports.
Karim Benzema has grabbed the opening goals in two of the last three meetings with Celta Vigo and could be tipped to score the first goal on Saturday at 3/1 with Paddy Power.
This La Liga match between Celta Vigo and Real Madrid will be played on Aug 20, 2022 and kick off at 21:00. Check below for our tipsters best Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
