Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alavés Predictions

The La Liga season gets underway this week with Friday 16th August playing host to what is sure to be an interesting matchup between Celta Vigo and Deportivo Alavés at the Estadio de Balaidos.

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alavés Key Stats

• Celta Vigo have lost just 1 of their last 10 games
• Deportivo Alavés have seen both teams score in 4 of their last 5 matches
• Celta Vigo have scored 13 goals in their last 6 fixtures
• Deportivo have scored 3 in their last 3 games

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alavés Previous Meetings

Since 2017 these two teams have played each other 16 times with Celta Vigo winning on 7 occasions to Deportivo's 6 wins. 3 ending in draws.

Celta Vigo are in fact on quite an impressive run right now having won 6 of the last 7 meetings between the two sides. However, the most recent game they played actually ended in a win for this week's away side Deportivo Alavés who came away with a 3-0 victory. Something they will look to replicate in this fixture.

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alavés Team News & Predicted Lineups

Both sides are expected to come into this game with a number of absentees.

Celta Vigo will be without Joseph Aidoo having picked up an injury. As well as this they will also be without Ilaix Moriba who is suspended for this match.

As for Deportivo Alavés, they will be missing Carlos Benavidez, Nahuel Tenaglia, Antonio Blanco and Aleksandar Sedlar for this match.

Celta Vigo - Ivan Villar, Carl Starfelt, Oscar Mingueza, Borja Iglesias, Fran Beltran, Iago Aspas, Jailson, Jonathan Bamba, Mihailo Ristic, Javier Manquillo, Damian Rodriguez

Deportivo Alavés - Jesús Owono, Hugo Novoa, Moussa Diarra, Nikola Maras, Manu Sanchez, Ander Guevara, John Guridi, Abdallahi Mahmoud, Luis Rioja, Kike Garcia, Luka Romero

Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alavés Prediction

Celta Vigo come into this game on a hot run of form having lost just 1 of their last 10 matches. And although Deportivo Alavés have looked good at times in preseason, Celta Vigo will be a much tougher test for them.

With the record of both teams in this fixture as well - especially in recent years - it is hard to argue against Celta Vigo coming away with all three points here.

That is why our team of professional tipping experts are backing odds of 21/20 for Celta Vigo To Win in this game as our best value tip. A £10 bet has the potential to return up to £21.50.

Where To Watch Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alavés

This game is a must watch in La Liga and is set to get underway on Friday 16th August 2024 at 18:00 pm. In the UK, you can check out all of the action live on Premier Sports 1 with an appropriate Premier Sports subscription.