Fresh from their victory over Atletico Madrid, Sevilla face Celta Vigo in a Monday night Spanish La Liga clash at Abanca-Balaidos. Celta Vigo are a dangerous side, especially at home, but the Andalusians will take confidence from their win against the league leaders and should have the edge in this one.
Sevilla showed their quality last time out in La Liga, claiming a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid. Marcus Aruna got the only goal midway through the second half as they put up a solid defensive display to hold off the league leaders.
Julen Lopetegui’s men are firmly in control of the top four race as they sit fourth on the table, 12 points above fifth place Real Betis. They are unbeaten in their last four La Liga matches, claiming three wins in that run.
Sevilla are not as solid defensively on the road as they are at home with eight goals conceded in their last four away matches.
Celta Vigo are coming off a 3-1 victory at Deportivo Alaves in their previous La Liga outing. Goals from Nolito, Iago Aspas and Santi Mina gave them a healthy lead before Alaves pulled one back four minutes from time.
Eduardo Coudet's men still maintain slim hopes of securing a Europa League finish as they sit nine points behind sixth place Real Sociedad. They have struggled lately though with just three wins from their last 13 La Liga matches.
Celta Vigo have not been in good form at home and are winless in their last three home matches. They suffered a 3-1 defeat against Real Madrid in their previous home fixture.
How the bookies view it
The bookies have installed Sevilla as the favourites here with an away win valued at 21/17 by SBK. Betway is offering 23/10 for a Celta Vigo win while a draw is set at odds of 12/5 by SBK.
With Celta Vigo struggling at home lately, I am backing Sevilla to claim the win on Monday.
Head to head
Celta Vigo have a slight edge in this fixture with 17 wins from 39 previous matches. Sevilla have been victorious 15 times while there have been seven draws between both teams.
Sevilla earned a 4-2 victory in the reverse fixture back in November.
Players to watch
Youssef En-Nesyri remains the top scorer for Sevilla with 15 La Liga goals this season. The Morocco striker was on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 7/4 by Unibet in the anytime goalscorer market.
As always Celta Vigo will look to Iago Aspas to provide the spark in attack. The striker is seeking his 11th goal of the season and is valued at 12/5 by Unibet in the anytime goalscorer market.
Anything else catch the eye?
Celta Vigo and Sevilla produced over 5.5 goals in the reverse fixture and Unibet is offering 20/1 for a similar outcome. Over 4.5 is priced at 42/5 by SBK, who also values over 3.5 goals at 16/5 while over 2.5 goals is set at odds of 5/4 with BetVictor.
There are also likely to be goals in both halves at 21/20 with William Hill.
This La Liga match between Celta Vigo and Sevilla will be played on Apr 12, 2021 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Celta Vigo vs Sevilla prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
