Matchday 16 of La Liga sees Celta Vigo take on Mallorca on December 6 at the Balaidos Stadium. Celta Vigo vs. Mallorca: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
Matches – 7 (La Liga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 22;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.1;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 29%.
Predicted lineups for Celta Vigo vs. Mallorca
Celta Vigo (3-4-3): Vicente Guaita – Marcos Alonso, Javi Rodriguez, Carl Starfelt – Oscar Mingueza, Ilaix Moriba, Hugo Alvarez, Damian Rodriguez – Jonathan Bamba, Iago Aspas, Anastasios Douvikas.
Mallorca (4-2-3-1): Leo Roman – Pablo Maffeo, Joan Mojica, Antonio Raillo, Martin Valjent – Manu Morlanes, Samu Costa – Valery Fernandez Estrada, Sergi Darder, Antonio Sanchez – Vedat Muriqi.
Each team's starting lineup from their last match in this tournament is listed.
Celta Vigo
The Galicians suffered a 1-3 defeat away to Espanyol in the last round. Prior to that, the team was unbeaten in three consecutive league matches, drawing against stronger opponents – Betis and Barcelona (2-2) – and securing a victory over Getafe (1-0). Claudio Giraldez's side is positioned closer to the middle of the table, maintaining a five-point gap from the relegation zone. It's worth noting their weak defensive play, having conceded 27 goals, with only Valladolid having worse defensive statistics (32 goals).
- The club has not won in 5 of their last 6 La Liga encounters (2 draws and 3 losses).
- At least three goals have been scored in 14 of Celta Vigo's last 18 La Liga games.
- The number "1" has appeared in the final score in 8 of the Galicians' last 11 league matches.
Mallorca
The Islanders were overrun by Barcelona in their last La Liga match, losing 1-5 at home to the season leaders. However, before that, they defeated Las Palmas (3-2) and Valencia (2-1). Notably, the defeat to the Catalans was the club's first major loss in the league since early February this year. The team is in a high sixth place in the standings, though they score at a level similar to teams near the relegation zone, with only 16 goals.
- The number "1" has appeared in the final score in 11 of Mallorca's last 13 La Liga games.
- The first half of the last seven matches for the Islanders in La Liga ended in a draw.
- At least two goals have been scored in 8 of the club's last 11 away league matches.
Celta Vigo vs. Mallorca: Match Prediction
Jagoba Arrasate's team has repeatedly proven this season that they can quickly bounce back from defeats. I believe they will at least avoid losing this game, as they have fairly good away results this season – 4 wins and 3 losses, which is the fifth-best away record in La Liga. Celta Vigo is a home-oriented team, but their four home wins in the current La Liga season were against opponents ranked below 15th place in the standings.
Additionally, head-to-head statistics in La Liga favor a bet on Mallorca. In the last 12 meetings, the Galicians have secured just one victory. The Islanders have won six times, and five matches ended in a draw. Notably, in the last two encounters at Balaidos, Celta Vigo suffered two 0-1 defeats. Therefore, my prediction is "Mallorca to win or draw".
