Sevilla vs Celta Vigo prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-03-16 13:00.
[p]Whilst the attention was all about AlmerĂa’s record-breaking winless start to the season, Sevilla must have returned from their 2-2 draw with the league’s worst team feeling miserable themselves. All the promise of home victories against AtlĂ©tico Madrid (1-0) and Real Sociedad (3-2) have not been realised on the road, and consequently they’re not yet guaranteed their place in the 2024/25 edition of La Liga.[/p]
[p]Making the most of their final five home games should get them to the mark of 41 points that has been enough to survive each of the last 11 top-flight seasons, but there are no guarantees of that either. Their next two home outings against Celta Vigo and Mallorca are seemingly a great opportunity to ease the late season tension that a record of just one league win from five home games (D2, L2) against clubs starting this round in the bottom half has contributed to.[/p]
[p]Much has been made of Celta Vigo’s disastrous centenary year under Rafael BenĂtez, and a 4-0 loss against former employers Real Madrid in the last round proved to be the final straw, as the Spaniard was dismissed from his post. B team boss Claudio Giráldez will take charge of the team, and his immediate focus ought to be on building on the four points they picked up against AlmerĂa (W 1-0 home) and Cádiz (2-2 away) in the two of La Liga games before that drubbing.[/p]
[p]That Cádiz draw, amongst others, suggests Celta should be confident of taking at least a point home from Seville, thus staying out of the relegation zone for another round. Earlier in the season, they also picked up La Liga draws at Vallecano (0-0) and Mallorca (1-1), two clubs who are jostling with Sevilla to avoid a relegation scrap, while the reverse H2H in November also ended level (1-1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: As well as second half goals in two of Sevilla’s last four league wins, veteran defender Sergio Ramos was on the scoresheet in his last personal appearance against Celta Vigo. Celta would dearly love to see Jørgen Strand Larsen go on another goalscoring run here as his last three goals came on the road.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Sevilla conceded the opening goal in 11 of their 12 La Liga losses this season, whilst Celta Vigo did so in 11 of their 14. [/p]