n Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo
16th February 2000hrs
Football – Spain – La Liga
Pick Draw
Bookmaker BetVictor
Odds: 6/5 odds taken 20:27 GMT, Sunday, 15th February
On Sunday evening Real Madrid will be looking to establish their three-point lead at the top of La Liga over Barcelona. Their title rivals won on Saturday to put some pressure on. They may just be about as routine as it gets for Madrid who face the relegation-threatened Celta Vigo.
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An easy night ahead for Los Merengues?
Real Madrid are on a five-match winning streak in the Spanish top-flight flight. They are undefeated in their last 14 games, home and away combined. It’s fair to say that they will be expected to earn three points from this fixture.
Real Madrid are unbeaten on home soil in this campaign with a W8 D3 record on the board. They have won their last two at the Bernabeu, which were both one-goal margin successes in tougher games against Sevilla and Atletico Madrid.
Madrid have been back at their defensive best under Zinedine Zidane once again. It has been just two tho goals that they have conceded in their last nine league fixtures, with seven clean sheets in that spell.
It has been five clean sheets in their last seven league games at the Bernabeu that they have earned as well. Los Merengues have only given up seven goals at home all season in the division.
Real Madrid are averaging over two goals per home league game and have won 8 of their last 10 home games in this season’s campaign. They have also won 8 of their 9 home games against Celta Vigo in all competitions.
Real Madrid have scored at least two goals in each of their last seven games played against Celta Vigo across all competitions. They took a 3-1 away win over them earlier this season.
Celta Vigo with a tough road game
This is not the kind of game that Celta Vigo wants right now. They are sat in the relegation zone in La Liga, one point from safety. It looks like a big ask of them to get anything out of this fixture. Celta Vigo did win their last La Liga fixture, taking a home success over top-five side Sevilla.
Celta Vigo’s away record in La Liga is currently terrible. It has been for a while. They have claimed just the one within the last 23 top-flight away games. All but one of their last 13 games against Real Madrid have ended over 2.5goals. Their last win over Madrid was in a 2017 Copa del Rey fixture.
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Celta Vigo’s away record for this campaign is W1 D3 L7. Surprisingly however they have taken a W1 D2 L1 record from their four games against teams starting Sunday’s action in the top six. In front of goal, they have come up short, averaging under a goal per away game.
Celta Vigo have only managed one away clean sheet in the entire campaign as well. Only two sides have a worse away record in this season’s La Liga than Celta Vigo.
Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo Betting Advice
There has to be a comfortable home win here and Real Madrid to win to nil jumps off the page. Zidane’s men are rock solid at the back as you would expect under the Frenchman. There is a good chance that they will blank their visitors.
Key Facts – Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo Betting Tip
- Real Madrid have won 8 of their last 10 home matches
- Real Madrid have won all but one of their last 9 home games against Celta Vigo
- Celta Vigo have won just one of their last 23 La Liga away games
Celta Vigo, with their poor away record, don’t look too likely to turn up and break them. Real Madrid’s home form against Celta Vigo is there and as they have scored 11 goals in their last five league games, a 2-0 correct score sits comfortably as an option.
The best betting odds for Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo
Real Madrid to win: 1/4 at Bet365
Draw: 11/2 at Bet365
Celta Vigo: 9/1 at Bet365
