Celta Vigo vs Elche prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-04-25 20:00.
Few were surprised when Celta Vigo’s brave Bernabéu stand against Real Madrid ended, as a goal either side of the break condemned them to a 2-0 loss last time out. And while the gap from danger remains a comfortable one, a run of four games without victory keeps some of their fans doubting, as may Celta’s previous La Liga (LL) results when starting a game as favourites (W7, D4, L5) as they do here.
That record is all the more patchy if isolating the home games within it (W4, D4, L3), with a 1-0 loss to Mallorca in their most recent BalaĂdos outing amongst the defeats. But they still have a long-standing reputation for defensive solidity after scoring first on home turf, with nine of the Celestes’ ten home victories posted since the start of 2022 seeing them register a shutout.
Despite losing for the eighth time across ten LL rounds in Sunday’s meek 2-0 surrender to Valencia, Elche won’t see relegation mathematically confirmed before the upcoming weekend’s round. But after a fifth successive beating, they remain in more danger than ever of becoming the first side not to hit 20 points in a LL campaign this century, as they travel to a ground that has delivered defeat in both of their last two visits.
Elche have also returned to their woeful ways on hostile turf too, losing three road trips in succession after a solitary away triumph against Mallorca in early March. And in a stat that demonstrates their lack of tenacity just before the break, the Franjiverdes still lament a runaway league-high of first-half away goals conceded after the half-hour mark (13).
Players to watch: Combined, Iago Aspas and Gabri Veiga still account for a majority (21) of Celta’s 36 LL goals this term, with either man netting a brace in six of the Celestes’ last eight home wins. Contrastingly, talismanic figures are in short supply amongst the visitors, though Tete Morente remains their sole scorer across the ongoing losing streak, with two of his three competitive strikes this term coming in stoppage time.
Hot stat: Just one of the previous ten H2H meetings has seen both teams score before half-time.