Celta de Vigo vs Real Madrid – 20/08/2022
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La Liga continues this weekend with the second round of fixtures in the 2022/23 season and the final game to be played on the 20th of August sees Celta Vigo meet Real Madrid.
The match will be played at the Abanca-Balaídos and the hosts begin the weekend in 9th place on 1 point while the visitors are in 4th place on 3 points.
Celta Vigo started their campaign with a home fixture against Espanyol and the game ended in a 2-2 draw. It was a disappointing result for Celta Vigo who opened a 2 goal lead only to concede 2 goals in the final 18 minutes of the match, the latter of which was in added time at the end of the game.
If we go back to the end of last season, that result means Celta Vigo have won only 1 of their 4 most recent La Liga fixtures. The win came at home over Elche but there were defeats at Barcelona and Valencia.
However, home form shows Celta Vigo are undefeated in their last 3 league games at Abanca-Balaídos, including wins over Alaves and Elche.
Trends show Celta Vigo have a good record of 9 undefeated games in their last 11 home encounters in La Liga. Defensively they have been having some issues and Celta Vigo have conceded 2 or more goals in 4 of their last 7 home league matches.
Real Madrid travel to Abanca-Balaídos on the back of a 2-1 win at Almeria on the opening weekend of the season.
The defending champions conceded a goal after only 6 minutes and were forced to wait until the 61st minute to get the equaliser. The winning goal came in the 75th minute from a direct freekick.
That result means Real Madrid have won their 2 competitive games this season following the 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Super Cup.
If we go back to last season in La Liga, trends show Real Madrid are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 league fixtures.
They have lost only 1 of their last 9 away La Liga matches and have won 6 of their last 8 games on the road.
Trends show Real Madrid haven’t been beaten by Celta de Vigo in all their last 16 games in La Liga and both teams have scored in their last 8 meetings in Vigo.
Team news and Celta Vigo have no injury or suspension concerns for this game so should be at full strength.
Real Madrid could be without the injured duo of Daniel Carvajal and Rodrygo but the former could return in time from a muscle injury.
This should be a great game to watch and we expect to see both teams score and over 2.5 goals. Real Madrid have had the edge over Celta Vigo recently and we expect that to continue with the champions returning to Madrid with 3 points.
