Celta Vigo are bidding to boost their European hopes with three points at Balaidos on Saturday. Our Celta Vigo vs Leganes prediction and La Liga betting tips consider whether they can see off struggling opponents.
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Celta Vigo vs Leganes prediction: Home win with plenty of Celta corners
Key stats
- Our Celta Vigo vs Leganes betting tips take into account that the Galicians average 1.69 goals per home game this season.
- Claudio Giraldez’s side have an excellent 62% home win ratio.
- Leganes have won just one of their 13 away games in La Liga this season.
Correct score prediction: Celta Vigo 2-1 Leganes
It’s hard to look past the home team here. Celta are in good form with eight points from their last four matches, including two victories at Balaidos where they have been strong all season.
As for Leganes, they’ve been comfortably beaten in their last two away games and don’t look to have enough up top to compete against this Celta side.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Celta the clear favourites
- HOME: 4/7 (1.57) – 63.6%
- DRAW: 29/10 (3.90) – 25.6%
- AWAY: 19/4 (5.75) – 17.4%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The hosts are the favourites according to the Celta Vigo vs Leganes odds, with an implied probability of 63.6% that they win this match.
They head into this one following a 2-2 draw at Girona last time out when Marcos Alonso and Iker Losada grabbed the goals.
As for Leganes, they claimed a dramatic late 1-0 derby victory over Getafe in their last game, with Diego Garcia scoring an overhead kick in the 92nd minute.
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Most recent H2Hs: Low-scoring games the norm at Balaidos
Our Celta Vigo vs Leganes prediction suggests this will be more open than recent clashes on this ground, with all of the last five meetings in Vigo ending with one or fewer goals.
However, the sides haven’t met at Balaidos since 2020. Leganes won the reverse fixture 3-0 earlier this term.
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Celta Vigo preview: Swedberg the only absentee
The home team are expected to be at full strength, with the exception of the injured Williot Swedberg.
Predicted Lineup: Guaita (GK), M. Alonso, Starfelt, J. Rodriguez, Mingueza, Beltran, Moriba, Carreira, F. Lopez, Duran & Losada
Spain La Liga 15/03/25 W Valladolid 0 Celta Vigo 1 Spain La Liga 08/03/25 W Leganes 1 Celta Vigo 2 Spain La Liga 01/03/25 D Girona 2 Celta Vigo 2 Spain La Liga 21/02/25 W Osasuna 0 Celta Vigo 1 Spain La Liga 15/02/25 D Atletico Madrid 1 Celta Vigo 1
Leganes preview: Munir serves final game of ban
The visitors are without Munir for the third match running due to suspension. Long-term injury absentees Borna Barisic and Enric Franquesa are also still out.
Predicted Lineup: Dmitrovic (GK), Saenz, Sergio, Nastasic, J. Hernandez, Cisse, Tapia, Neyou, Rosier, Raba & D. Garcia
Spain La Liga 08/03/25 L Celta Vigo 2 Leganes 1 Spain La Liga 02/03/25 W Getafe 0 Leganes 1 Spain La Liga 23/02/25 L Real Sociedad 3 Leganes 0 Spain La Liga 15/02/25 D CD Alaves 3 Leganes 3 Spain La Liga 09/02/25 L Valencia 2 Leganes 0 
Player to watch – Pablo Duran
Giraldez has opted to rotate his attacking players from week to week this season, with young forward Pablo Duran getting more opportunities of late. He has scored four goals in his last nine appearances in La Liga.
Duran’s rapid rise
The 23-year-old was playing third tier football with Celta B only last season. He hadn’t started a top flight match before this campaign, but averages 1.0 shots per game and a goal every 220 minutes this term.