Villarreal vs Celta Vigo – Villarreal will be hoping for a better outcome after losing to Sevilla 2-1 in their most recent La Liga match. Villarreal controlled 62% of the game’s possession and 6 of its 18 shots on goal were successful.
Pau Torres scored for Villarreal in the 55th second. Sevilla had 17 shots on goal overall, with 4 of those attempts finding the back of the net. Sevilla scored goals through Rafa Mir (34′) and Youssef En-Nesyri (94′).
In their last six games, Villarreal, led by Quique Setién, have scored ten goals altogether. Seven goals have been scored in comparison to them in the same period of time.
Villarreal had not lost to Celta Vigo in their previous three league contests coming into this one. Celta Vigo will enter the match on the heels of a 1-0 La Liga victory over Elche CF in their most recent game.
Celta Vigo had 49% of the possession in that game and made 15 efforts on goal, scoring on nine of them. Joseph Aidoo (90′) was the lone player to score for Celta Vigo.
Elche had 12 shots on goal at the other end, but only 1 of them were successful. The numbers speak for themselves; Celta Vigo has been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, giving up a total of 8 goals.
Celta Vigo hasn’t been very strong defensively. Celta Vigo hasn’t won away from home in their last two league games entering this matchup.
Villarreal vs Celta Vigo – Betting Analysis
When looking at their previous head-to-head matches dating back to June 13, 2020, it can be seen that Villarreal has won 3 of them and Celta Vigo 1, with 2 of them ending in draws.
During those matches, they combined to score 16 goals, 10 of which came from El Submarino Amarillo and six from Os Celestes. 2.67 goals have been scored on average per game. On January 13, 2023, these clubs played in La Liga Match Day 17, which ended with a score of Celta Vigo 1-0 Villarreal.
Celta Vigo had 51% of the possession in that game and made 21 attempts on goal, 8 of which were successful. Jorgen Strand Larsen (68′) scored the goal.
Villarreal, their adversaries, had 3 shots at goal with 1 of them being successful. 15 seconds later, Gerard Moreno scored. Javier Alberola Rojas served as the official.
Quique Setién, the manager of Villarreal, will be without Étienne Capoue (Unknown Injury), Gerard Moreno (Calf Injury), and Francis Coquelin (Cruciate Ligament Rupture).
Carlos Carvalhal, the manager of Celta Vigo, has no fitness concerns going into this match because he has a fully healthy squad at his disposal.
Against this Villarreal lineup, Celta Vigo should have plenty scoring chances, albeit perhaps not quite as many as they’ll give up.
What are the best odds for this match?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game on the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Villarreal is available for 1.82, backing the draw is 3.78 and betting on victory for Celta Vigo comes in at 4.25. Those are the best bets available at this very moment.
Villarreal vs Celta Vigo – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Home Win or Draw
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