The matchday 23 La Liga clash between Celta Vigo and Osasuna will take place on february 6 at the Balaídos Stadium in Vigo. Celta Vigo vs Osasuna: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Celta Vigo
The club’s previous La Liga match ended in a goalless draw against Getafe (0:0). Celta Vigo have now gone two straight league games without a win, although prior to that the team produced its best spell of the season, recording five victories in their last six matches in this competition. At the same time, it is worth noting that last weekend the home side kept a clean sheet for the sixth time in the last eight La Liga rounds. Overall, since the start of the current La Liga season, Celta Vigo have conceded 23 goals in total, with only Real Madrid (18) and Atlético Madrid (17) allowing fewer. The club sits seventh in the table, two points away from the top five.
- At least one team failed to score in 8 of the last 10 league matches involving Celta Vigo in the Spanish championship.
- Celta Vigo’s no-draw home run in this competition stands at five matches (3 wins, 2 defeats).
- The club have scored in 9 of their last 10 home games in La Liga.
Potential Celta Vigo Lineup (3-4-3)*
Andrey Radu – Carl Starfelt, Marcos Alonso, Javi Rodríguez – Younes El-Abdellaoui, Ilaix Moriba, Miguel Román, Óscar Mingueza – Fer López, Williot Swedberg, Borja Iglesias.
Forward Bryan Zaragoza has left the club, while the squad has been strengthened by defender Álvaro Núñez and midfielder Matías Vecino.
Osasuna
Osasuna are unbeaten in three straight league matches — the club’s longest such run in this season’s competition. First, Osasuna claimed back-to-back wins for the first time since may last year, then followed that up with an entertaining home draw against Villarreal (2:2). It is worth noting that the team started to find form a couple of months ago as well. Across their last nine La Liga games, Osasuna have suffered only two defeats while picking up four wins. As a result, Osasuna currently sit ninth in the table. However, the standings remain precarious, as the club are eight points off the European places — by comparison, the gap to 18th place is only four points.
- The team have scored in 5 of their previous 6 La Liga matches.
- Osasuna have covered a (+1.5) handicap in six straight matches in this competition.
- Osasuna have scored only six goals in away matches this La Liga season — the worst return, level with Alavés.
Potential Osasuna Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Sergio Herrera – Valentin Rosier, Enzo Boyomo, Alejandro Catena, Javier Galán – Jon Moncayola, Lucas Torró – Víctor Muñoz, Raúl Moro, Rubén García – Ante Budimir.
Midfielder Lucas Torró is suspended. Midfielder Iker Benito is not ready for the game due to injury. Forward Sheraldo Becker has left the club.
Match Prediction: Celta Vigo vs Osasuna
Celta Vigo continue to battle for a European place. While the team have slowed slightly over the past couple of weeks after their best spell of the current La Liga season, across the last eight rounds the home side have suffered just one defeat. Just as importantly, since the start of winter in the league, the club have dropped points only away from home. In total, Celta Vigo have lost only three of their last 11 home matches in the current La Liga campaign (3 wins, 5 draws). It is also worth adding that these games have regularly produced at least two goals, yet we have seen more than three goals in only two of those 11 matches.
Osasuna have also impressed with their resilience, but even now, during this upturn, the team still need to improve significantly in away fixtures. Although in the last match against struggling Rayo Vallecano, Osasuna finally ended a 13-game winless away run in La Liga, it is too early to draw conclusions about real progress. Before that, over the course of the season the club had collected only 2 points from 30 available. Returning to goal output, it is worth noting that in 10 of Osasuna’s last 13 away matches in the Spanish league, a maximum of two goals were scored.
Prediction: Celta Vigo win or draw + under 3.5 goals
* For each team, the starting lineup from its previous match in this competition is listed.
