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Spain La Liga

Celta Vigo

Athletic Club

Preview Team statistics AI Prediction H2H Team recent Odds Lineups Injuries / suspensions League table

Match Events

Ferran Jutglà

44'

W. Swedberg

48'

J. El Abdellaoui

55'

64'

Iñaki Williams

65'

N. Williams

66'

Iñaki Williams

Iago Aspas

77'

87'

Daniel Vivian

Borja Iglesias

90'

Preview

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club: La Liga Stalemate or Away Day Triumph?

Celta Vigo hosts Athletic Club in a La Liga clash where both teams have shown flashes of form but also significant inconsistencies. While Celta struggles for wins at home, Athletic have been vulnerable on the road, setting up a contest that could be decided by fine margins.

This fixture pits Celta Vigo's possession-based approach at home against Athletic Club's more direct, transitional style. The home side's tendency to draw games suggests they can hold their own but lack the cutting edge to secure wins, especially when conceding 1.5 goals per game at home. Athletic Club, while stronger overall, have a poor away defensive record, conceding 1.6 goals per away match. We could see Athletic attempting to exploit Celta's defensive frailties on the counter, while the home side will likely try to control the midfield and patiently build attacks, but their recent home form indicates they may struggle to break down their opponents.

Team statistics

Spain La Liga

Celta Vigo

Athletic Club

Matches played

4 - 7 - 4

Results

7 - 2 - 7

26.7%

Win %

43.8%

1.2

Goals scored

0.9

1.3

Goals conceded

1.3

3.9

Shots on target

4.2

Shots off target

5.2

2.9

Blocked shots

3.8

50.9

Ball possession

48.2

85.4

Pass accuracy

79.9

11.7

Fouls

12.3

3.5

Goalkeeper saves

2.8

1.9

Yellow cards

1.9

0.1

Red cards

0.2

League averages

Key points

• Celta Vigo are yet to win a home game this season, drawing five of their eight matches.
• Athletic Club have lost 57% of their away league fixtures.
• Both teams have similar average goals scored and conceded across the season, indicating a closely matched contest.

AI Prediction

Celta Vigo's inability to win at home, coupled with Athletic Club's significant struggles on the road, points towards a draw. Both teams have shown they can concede, making BTTS a reasonable shout, but their overall scoring averages and recent trends suggest a lack of clinical finishing. The odds also suggest a tight contest, with no clear favourite.

AI

Confidence

Pick

Recent Win% (20)
nova-lite-v1 (fr)

by amazon

70%

AWAY

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

57%

O/U

50%

BTTS

50%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (ar)

by google

65%

X DRAW

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

50%

O/U

50%

BTTS

50%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (es)

by google

68%

X DRAW

BTTS YES

2.5 UNDER

1x2

57%

O/U

63%

BTTS

53%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (ru)

by google

68%

X DRAW

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

53%

O/U

47%

BTTS

53%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (vi)

by google

70%

AWAY

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

63%

O/U

47%

BTTS

40%
gemini-2.5-flash-lite (en)

by google

65%

X DRAW

BTTS YES

2.5 UNDER

1x2

53%

O/U

53%

BTTS

53%
llama-3.1-8b-instruct (it)

by meta-llama

82%

AWAY

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

57%

O/U

47%

BTTS

33%
llama-3.1-8b-instruct (nl)

by meta-llama

82%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

53%

O/U

47%

BTTS

47%
llama-3.3-70b-instruct (pt)

by meta-llama

60%

AWAY

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

57%

O/U

47%

BTTS

37%
phi-4-multimodal-instruct (id)

by microsoft

85%

AWAY

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

53%

O/U

43%

BTTS

40%
mistral-nemo (de)

by mistralai

68%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 UNDER

1x2

57%

O/U

57%

BTTS

57%
gpt-oss-120b:exacto (tr)

by openai

78%

AWAY

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

47%

O/U

53%

BTTS

60%
qwen-turbo (th)

by qwen

75%

X DRAW

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

50%

O/U

43%

BTTS

33%
grok-4.1-fast (ja)

by x-ai

68%

X DRAW

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

53%

O/U

60%

BTTS

53%
grok-4.1-fast (ko)

by x-ai

72%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 UNDER

1x2

60%

O/U

53%

BTTS

53%

H2H

La Liga

Match date	Team	Score	Team	O/U 2.5	BTTS
1/19/2025	HOME Celta Vigo	L 1 - 2 W	Athletic Club	O	Y
9/22/2024	Celta Vigo	L 1 - 3 W	Athletic Club AWAY	O	Y
5/15/2024	HOME Celta Vigo	W 2 - 1 L	Athletic Club	O	Y
11/10/2023	Celta Vigo	L 3 - 4 W	Athletic Club AWAY	O	Y

Includes records from 2023 onwards.

Team recent

Celta Vigo

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
AWAY	Real Madrid	2 - 0	W	U	N	N
HOME	Espanyol	0 - 1	L	U	N	N
AWAY	Alaves	1 - 0	W	U	N	N
HOME	Barcelona	2 - 4	L	O	Y	N
AWAY	Levante	2 - 1	W	O	Y	N
AWAY	Osasuna	3 - 2	W	O	Y	N
HOME	Real Sociedad	1 - 1	D	U	Y	N
HOME	Atletico Madrid	1 - 1	D	U	Y	Y
AWAY	Elche	1 - 2	L	O	Y	N
AWAY	Rayo Vallecano	1 - 1	D	U	Y	Y

Celta Vigo's season has been a tale of draws, particularly at home, where they've secured points in five of their eight matches but are yet to taste victory. Their overall scoring average of 1.2 goals per game is respectable, but this dips to just 0.9 when playing in front of their own fans. Recent form shows a concerning trend, with two losses and a draw in their last three home outings, conceding two goals in each of those defeats. Despite decent possession numbers at home, they've struggled to translate that dominance into goals.

Athletic Club

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
HOME	Atletico Madrid	1 - 0	W	U	N	Y
HOME	Real Madrid	0 - 3	L	O	N	Y
AWAY	Levante	2 - 0	W	U	N	N
AWAY	Barcelona	0 - 4	L	O	N	Y
HOME	Oviedo	1 - 0	W	U	N	Y
AWAY	Real Sociedad	2 - 3	L	O	Y	N
HOME	Getafe	0 - 1	L	U	N	N
AWAY	Elche	0 - 0	D	U	N	N
HOME	Mallorca	2 - 1	W	O	Y	Y
AWAY	Villarreal	0 - 1	L	U	N	Y

Athletic Club present a mixed bag, with their overall win rate hovering around 44% for the season. However, their away form is a stark contrast to their home record, having lost four of their seven away fixtures. Despite this, they've managed to score in all but one of their recent away games and have picked up three wins and a loss in their last four away matches, showing a capacity to cause problems. Their last outing was a convincing 2-0 victory, suggesting they might be building some momentum.

Over

Under

Yes

Odds

1x2

HOME

2.75

DRAW

3.2

AWAY

2.62

2.5 OVER/UNDER

OVER

2.2

UNDER

1.67

BTTS

YES

1.91

Lineups

Celta Vigo

(3-4-3)

I. Radu

M. Alonso

C. Starfelt

M. Fernandez

O. Mingueza

M. Roman

H. Sotelo

J. Rueda

F. Jutgla

I. Aspas

W. Swedberg

G. Guruzeta

N. Williams

O. Sancet

A. Berenguer

M. Jauregizar

I. Ruiz de Galarreta

Y. Berchiche

A. Paredes

D. Vivian

J. Areso

U. Simon

Athletic Club

(4-2-3-1)

Average Player Rating

Injuries / suspensions

Celta Vigo

Name	Reason	Type	G/A
J. Aidoo	Muscle Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
C. Dominguez	Muscle Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
P. Duran	Shoulder Injury	Missing Fixture	2 / 2
B. Zaragoza	Muscle Injury	Questionable	1 / 1

Athletic Club

Name	Reason	Type	G/A
Y. Alvarez	Doping	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
U. Egiluz	Knee Injury	Missing Fixture	- / -
A. Laporte	Muscle Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 1
R. Navarro	Ankle Injury	Missing Fixture	6 / 1
B. Prados Diaz	Knee Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
M. Sannadi	Knee Injury	Missing Fixture	1 / 0

League table

Spain La Liga

#	Team	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Barcelona	18	15	1	2	51	20	31	46	WWWWW
2	Real Madrid	18	13	3	2	36	16	20	42	WWLWD
3	Atletico Madrid	18	11	4	3	33	16	17	37	WWLLW
4	Villarreal	16	11	2	3	31	15	16	35	LWWWW
5	Espanyol	17	10	3	4	22	17	5	33	WWWWW
6	Real Betis	17	7	7	3	29	19	10	28	WDLWD
7	Celta Vigo	17	5	8	4	20	19	1	23	DWWLW
8	Athletic Club	18	7	2	9	16	24	-8	23	LLWLW
9	Elche	17	5	7	5	23	20	3	22	WLWLD
10	Sevilla	17	6	2	9	24	26	-2	20	LWDLL
11	Getafe	17	6	2	9	13	22	-9	20	LLLWL
12	Osasuna	17	5	3	9	17	20	-3	18	WLWDL
13	Mallorca	17	4	6	7	19	24	-5	18	DWDDL
14	Alaves	17	5	3	9	14	20	-6	18	LLWLL
15	Rayo Vallecano	17	4	6	7	13	20	-7	18	LDLDD
16	Real Sociedad	17	4	5	8	21	25	-4	17	DLLLW
17	Valencia	17	3	7	7	16	26	-10	16	DLDDW
18	Girona	17	3	6	8	15	33	-18	15	LWLDD
19	Oviedo	17	2	5	10	7	26	-19	11	DLDLD
20	Levante	16	2	4	10	17	29	-12	10	DLLLL

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club AI Match Preview, Prediction, Team Stats Comparison, League table

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Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club: La Liga Stalemate or Away Day Triumph?

Team statistics

Team Stats Comparison

Key points

AI Prediction

H2H

Team recent

Celta Vigo Team recent

Athletic Club Team recent

Odds

Celta Vigo

Athletic Club

Injuries / suspensions

Celta Vigo Injuries / suspensions

Athletic Club Injuries / suspensions

League table