Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips & Predictions

Celta Vigo will be looking to keep their European qualification dreams, as they welcome Real Sociedad to Estadio de Balaídos.

Key Stats

• Celta Vigo have won one of their last five La Liga fixtures.
• Real Sociedad have kept a clean sheet in six consecutive matches in all competitions.
• Real Sociedad have lost just one of their last nine fixtures.

Having won four of their opening five fixtures, Celta Vigo’s steady decline has been a concern for all parties involved. Now sitting 13th in the La Liga standings (six wins, three draws and eight losses), Los Celestes are six points from European contention.

Real Sociedad currently stand in 6th position after their opening 17 fixtures with 25 points - just two points from a European place. With four wins in their last six La Liga fixtures, Imanol Alguacil’s side will be hoping to capitalise on this momentum.

Celta Vigo Preview

Celta Vigo Predicted Line-up: Guaita, Rodriguez, Starfelt, Alonso, Mingueza, Beltran, Moriba, Alvarez, Swedberg, Aspas, Iglesias

Celta Vigo will be wanting to avenge the damaging 1-0 loss to Sevilla in their previous fixture, in order to regain their form from earlier this campaign.

Jailson remains out of contention with an adductor pain, however Celta Vigo are expected to have no other injury concerns heading into the fixture.

Real Sociedad Preview

Real Sociedad Predicted Line-up: Remiro, Aramburu, Zubeldia, Aguerd, Munoz, Zubimendi, Kubo, Mendez, Sucic, Gomez, Oyarzabal

Real Sociedad may feel hard done by to have only walked away with a point against Las Palmas, but having not faced defeat in six matches, Txuri-Urdin will have plenty of positives to focus on before kick-off.

Arsen Zakharyan and Hamari Traore are unavailable for selection.

Head To Head

Real Sociedad have managed to avoid defeat against Celta Vigo in their last six meetings, winning six and drawing twice in the process.

• 8th January 2022 - Real Sociedad 1-0 Celta Vigo
• 16th October 2022 - Celta Vigo 1-2 Real Sociedad
• 18th February 2023 - Real Sociedad 1-1 Celta Vigo
• 19th August 2023 - Real Sociedad 1-1 Celta Vigo
• 20th January 2024 - Celta Vigo 0-1 Real Sociedad
• 23rd January 2024 - Celta Vigo 1-2 Real Sociedad (Copa del Rey)

Betting Tips For Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad have won five and drawn once in the last six weeks. With players such as Oyarzabal, Kubo and Mendez, they will be full of confidence and looking to carry their form into the fixture.

Real Sociedad are also known to be a danger from set pieces and control possession in the majority of games they’re involved in.

With this in mind, our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this game is Real Sociedad to win. Odds on Betfred of 8/5 means that a £10 bet could see a potential return of £26.

Final Prediction

Celta Vigo 0-2 Real Sociedad