Barcelona Vs Celta Vigo
Barcelona Vs Celta VigoTuesday, 10 May 2022 – 20:30 (BST)
Spanish La Liga
Pick: Under 3.5 Goals
Odds: 3/5
Bookmaker: BetVictor
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 8 May 2022)
Preview: With the home side certain of Champions League football next season and the visitors assured of another season in Spain’s top division, both Barcelona and Celta Vigo could struggle for motivation at Camp Nou as their campaigns begin to wind down.
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Barcelona – Intensity set to drop with UCL confirmed?
Jordi Alba’s sumptuous winner in the dying seconds of Saturday’s 2-1 away win against Real Betis meant that, at worst, the club can finish no lower than fourth in this season’s La Liga standings. Thus they will extend their record of having played in each of the last 18 editions of the Champions League into a 19th successive campaign, which is significant ahead of a first summer transfer window under Xavi Hernandez.
Victory at the Benito Villarmarin also ensured the Catalans avoided drawing in La Liga for the 12th game running (W10 L2). Some may argue a stalemate has been long overdue, though, with each of the last seven settled by single-goal margins. Barca are 5/2 to win by exactly one goal, a feat they have managed on eight occasions since Xavi’s first league game in charge in November – a 1-0 win at home to Espanyol.
Key Stat: All three La Liga defeats for Barcelona with Xavi Hernandez at the managerial helm have come here at the Camp Nou, and via the same scoreline: 1-0.
Celta Vigo – Visitors can relax with top-flight status secured?
Seven points from the last four matches was enough for Los Celestes to surge past the 40-point mark which usually signals safety. The club and its supporters can therefore look ahead to an 11th consecutive term at this level. But not before trying to achieve back-to-back top-half finishes, something they last managed in 2014/15 and 2015/16. They’ll approach Matchday 36 a point shy of tenth-placed Valencia.
Getting something positive from the Camp Nou may seem daunting initially. However, this team needn’t cast their minds back far for inspiration. A 2-1 victory in this fixture last season ending a run of four defeats in five since a 1-0 success in 2014. Eduardo Coudet will also take confidence from recent away displays, his team looking to go unbeaten for the third successive away outing after visits to Bilbao and Granada.
Key Stat: Six of Celta Vigo’s eight previous La Liga games went Under 2.5 for goals, as have each of their last five away from home.
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Barcelona Vs Celta Vigo Betting Advice
For Barcelona, finishing best of the rest behind Real Madrid in second is all there is to play for in what little remains of the 2021-22 season in Spain. Likewise Celta Vigo can still achieve their second successive top ten finish. How much importance either side places on following through with those objectives is up for debate, though the home side could be motivated by last season’s 2-1 loss at home to Celta Vigo.
Barcelona Vs Celta Vigo – Key Facts:
- Second welcomes 11th to the Camp Nou with the team marooned in mid-table, Celta Vigo, seeking successive La Liga away wins over the mighty Barcelona, after a 2-1 victory in this fixture last season.
- Barcelona haven’t played out a drawn encounter in La Liga since early February (W10 L2), though each of their last seven matches were settled by a single goal.
- Celta Vigo have scored in their past two La Liga away games (W1 D1) having previously been without an away goal for four successive matches (D1 L3).
The goals have somewhat dried up for Barca who have netted under 1.5 team goals in four of the last seven league games and needed a last gasp stunned from their full back to grab an all important second in Saturday’s 2-1 win at Real Betis. Their opponents are something of an enigma, though, scoring twice at Betis, Real Madrid and Sevilla but still failing to score in 53% (9/17)of away league games in 2021-22.
Best Betting Odds – Barcelona vs Celta Vigo
Barcelona – 4/11 (WilliamHill)
Draw – 4/1 (PaddyPower)
Celta Vigo – 13/2 (Betfair)
