Celta Vigo vs Getafe prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-10-07 16:30.
Celta Vigo’s disastrous beginning to what was meant to be a joyful celebration of their centenary was epitomised almost perfectly in their last game, where they surrendered a one-goal lead by conceding in the 84th and 97th minutes to lose 2-1 to recently promoted Las Palmas. That was Celta’s fifth loss of this La Liga (LL) season after just eight games (W1, D2), which saw them condemned to the relegation zone.
Another loss here would see a dark cloud cast over the Sky Blues, as it would equal their WDL record at the same stage of the 1943/44 season, which remains their worst-ever opening after nine games of a top-flight campaign. The Estadio de BalaĂdos faithful in attendance might very well find themselves witnessing such notorious history repeating itself, since their side has already fallen to three defeats in their four home matches this season (D1), with only one goal scored.
Visitors Getafe will be looking to take advantage of the depressive state of their hosts, against whom they suffered defeat only twice from the last 12 H2Hs (W5, D5). José Bordalás Jiménez’s men could do with a positive result themselves, after consecutive LL draws kept them winless across their last three matches (L1).
Their progress has been held back by an inability to collect sufficient points on the road, having won only one of their last 17 away LL fixtures (D5, L11). This season’s curse in particular seems to be the early concession of goals on the road, which saw Getafe finding themselves trailing within the first 15 minutes in three of their four LL away games this term.
Players to watch: Celta’s new signing Anastasios Douvikas registered two second half goals across his last three games, which further extended his streak of scoring after half-time to seven straight games. He’ll be competing with Getafe’s Ă“scar RodrĂguez who spent last season on loan at Celta, and might fancy his chances of getting off the mark this campaign against his former club, since seven of his last nine goals have come on the road.
Hot stat: Only three of the last 14 H2Hs produced more than 2.5 total goals.