Two of Spain’s form teams clash on Saturday at Balaidos. Our Celta Vigo vs Espanyol prediction and La Liga betting tips consider whether either side can pick up another three points here after impressive away victories last time out.
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Celta Vigo vs Espanyol prediction: Alfon to strike in home win
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- Our Celta Vigo vs Espanyol betting tips take into account that six of the home team’s last eight league fixtures have served up goals at each end.
- Despite their recent revival, Espanyol have still lost 71% of their away fixtures in La Liga this term.
- Their average of 0.57 points per away game is the second worst record in the division.
Correct score prediction: Celta Vigo 2-1 Espanyol
There’s plenty to like about both sides currently, with Espanyol a much-improved unit following some smart business in January.
However, Celta have a little bit more depth and they’ll certainly have the better attacking options to bring off the bench, which may help swing this game in their favour.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Celta the odds-on favourites
- HOME: 4/6 (1.67) – 60.0%
- DRAW: 27/10 (3.70) – 27.0%
- AWAY: 17/4 (5.25) – 19.0%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The hosts are the favourites according to the Celta Vigo vs Espanyol odds, with an implied probability of 60.0% that they win this match.
They head into this game following a fine 2-1 comeback victory at Mallorca, in a key clash in the race for European places.
Meanwhile, Espanyol were stunning 4-0 winners at Rayo Vallecano in their last match, in one of the surprise scorelines of the season given their otherwise awful away form.
For more from the upcoming matches in Spain and beyond, today’s football betting tips look at some of the best picks.
Most recent H2Hs: Goals normally flow when these sides meet
Our Celta Vigo vs Espanyol prediction suggests both teams will score for the fifth meeting in a row.
All of the last six meetings at Balaidos have also seen both teams on the scoresheet, with five of those matches ending level.
Spain La Liga 30/11/24
Espanyol
Celta Vigo
Spain La Liga 18/03/23
Espanyol
Celta Vigo
Spain Copa del Rey 03/01/23
Espanyol
Celta Vigo
Spain La Liga 13/08/22
Celta Vigo
Espanyol
Spain La Liga 10/04/22
Espanyol
Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo preview: Full squad for Giraldez to pick from
There are not expected to be any problems on the selection front for Claudio Giraldez, but he is prone to changing his lineup from week to week.
Predicted Lineup: Guaita (GK), M. Alonso, Starfelt, J. Rodriguez, Mingueza, Beltran, Sotelo, Carreira, Alfon, Losada & Iglesias
Spain La Liga 10/05/25 W Sevilla 2 Celta Vigo 3 Spain La Liga 04/05/25 L Real Madrid 3 Celta Vigo 2 Spain La Liga 23/04/25 W Villarreal 0 Celta Vigo 3 Spain La Liga 19/04/25 L Barcelona 4 Celta Vigo 3 Spain La Liga 12/04/25 L Espanyol 2 Celta Vigo 0
Espanyol preview: Two injury concerns for Manolo
The visitors are expected to be without the injured Jose Gragera. They also have a doubt over Brian Olivan.
Predicted Lineup: J. Garcia (GK), Romero, Cabrera, Kumbulla, El Hilali, Gonzalez de Zarate, Lozano, Kral, Puado, R. Fernandez & Jofre
Spain La Liga 11/05/25 L Leganes 3 Espanyol 2 Spain La Liga 04/05/25 L Real Betis 2 Espanyol 1 Spain La Liga 27/04/25 L Villarreal 1 Espanyol 0 Spain La Liga 22/04/25 D Valencia 1 Espanyol 1 Spain La Liga 18/04/25 W Getafe 0 Espanyol 1
Player to watch – Alfon
Alfon Gonzalez is just one of a number of Celta players who have made the step up from B-team football successfully this season. At 25, he’s not a youngster as such, but he is starting to make a big impact with three goals and an assist in his last four matches.
Alfon firing in the shots
The Celta forward is having 1.9 shots per game on average in La Liga. No player who could potentially feature in this match has had more.