celta vigo vs athletic club prediction
Athletic suffered a rare home defeat in midweek - Photo by IMAGO.
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Draw no bet - Celta Vigo to win

Celta have won 60% of their home games this season.

Athletic Club travel to Balaidos this Sunday. Our Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club prediction and La Liga betting tips consider whether they can bounce back from a poor start to 2025.

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club prediction: Both teams to score in home win

Key stats

  • Our Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club betting tips take into account that the visitors have failed to win any of their three matches so far in 2025, excluding penalties.
  • Celta average an impressive 1.70 goals per home game.
  • 78% of Athletic’s away league games this term have seen both teams score.

Correct score prediction: Celta Vigo 2-1 Athletic Club

It was an impressive start to the season from Athletic, but they haven’t looked quite as sharp since the break, with cup exits against Barcelona and Osasuna.

Celta’s home record this term has been really strong, with six wins at Balaidos, while three of the four games they failed to win were against the top three. If they can produce their normal home level here, they have every chance of winning.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies struggling to call it

  • HOME: 7/4 (2.75) – 36.4%
  • DRAW: 21/10 (3.10) – 32.3%
  • AWAY: 17/10 (2.70) – 37.0%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

The visitors are the very slight favourites according to the Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club odds with an implied probability of 37.0% that they win this match.

Los Leones head into this one following a 3-2 home defeat against Osasuna in the Copa del Rey, with strikes from Nico Williams and Oscar De Marcos not enough to prevent a disappointing exit.

As for Celta, they took Real Madrid to Extra Time on Thursday night, but ultimately ran out of steam, and succumbed to a 5-2 defeat at the Bernabeu.

For more from the upcoming matches in Europe, today’s free football betting tips look at some of the best picks.

Most recent H2Hs: Goals normally guaranteed

Our Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club prediction suggests both teams will score for the fifth time in a row in games between these sides.

All of the last five league meetings have been won by the team playing at home.

Spain La Liga 22/09/24

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

3
Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo

1

Spain La Liga 15/05/24

Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo

2
Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

1

Spain La Liga 10/11/23

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

4
Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo

3

Spain La Liga 20/05/23

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

2
Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo

1

Spain La Liga 29/01/23

Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo

1
Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

0

Celta Vigo preview: Alonso serves ban

The home team are without the suspended Marcos Alonso here. They are also missing Iago Aspas and Alfonso Gonzalez to injury.

Predicted Lineup: Guaita (GK), C. Dominguez, Starfelt, Manquillo, Ristic, Beltran, Ilaix, Mingueza, H. Alvarez, Duran & Iglesias

Spain La Liga 10/05/25

W

Sevilla

Sevilla

2

Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo

3

Spain La Liga 04/05/25

L

Real Madrid

Real Madrid

3

Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo

2

Spain La Liga 23/04/25

W

Villarreal

Villarreal

0

Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo

3

Spain La Liga 19/04/25

L

Barcelona

Barcelona

4

Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo

3

Spain La Liga 12/04/25

L

Espanyol

Espanyol

2

Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo

0

Athletic Club preview: Rotation possible ahead of Istanbul trip

Athletic are away to Besiktas on Wednesday in the Europa League, so Ernesto Valverde is likely to rotate following the cup defeat on Thursday. Oihan Sancet is their only doubt.

Predicted Lineup: Simon (GK), Boiro, Vivian, Yeray, Gorosabel, Prados, Ruiz de Galarreta, N. Williams U. Gomez, I. Williams & Guruzeta

Spain La Liga 11/05/25

W

CD Alaves

CD Alaves

0

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

1

UEFA Europa League 08/05/25

L

Man Utd

Man Utd

4

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

1

Spain La Liga 04/05/25

D

Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad

0

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

0

UEFA Europa League 01/05/25

L

Man Utd

Man Utd

3

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

0

Spain La Liga 23/04/25

W

Las Palmas

Las Palmas

0

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao

1

Player to watch – Borja Iglesias

With Aspas not expected to play any part, Borja Iglesias is likely to be the home team’s main goal threat. He has scored five in 19 La Liga appearances for Celta, although only 12 of those games were starts.

celta vigo vs athletic club predictions
Iglesias in action at the Bernabeu on Thursday – Photo by IMAGO.

Iglesias striking before the break

All of the forward’s goals in La Liga this term have been scored before the interval. He has scored four times between the 25th and 35th minutes.

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Mark is a freelance football writer based in Madrid. He regularly attends and covers La Liga matches around Spain, whilst also following football across Europe.