Elche vs Celta Vigo prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-09-27 14:15.
[p]Elche bid to keep their impressive unbeaten return to La Liga going against a Celta Vigo side still searching for their first win in any competition this season.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Elche maintained their excellent start to this La Liga campaign (W2, D4) by coming from behind to draw 1-1 with Osasuna on Thursday evening, and incredibly ended the matchday in fifth place. Head coach Eder Sarabia hailed his team’s resilience, and that’s something that’s been on show throughout the season, as Elche have conceded first in four La Liga games this term, battling back to draw all four. If that and their solid start wasn’t enough to breed confidence, Los Franjiverdes are also unbeaten across their last seven top-flight home games (W4, D3).[/p]
[p]Celta Vigo, who lost 2-1 to Stuttgart in midweek Europa League action, are still waiting for their first La Liga win of the campaign having lost their opener and then drawn five consecutive games 1-1, becoming only the fourth team in Spanish top-flight history to draw five games in a row by the same scoreline. While that streak sounds them out as an early-season relegation candidate, Los Celestes might believe that their best chance of registering a first win of the season comes on the road, where they’ve lost just two of their last ten league games (W4, D4). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Celta have won the last three H2Hs 1-0 and lost only one of the last eight meetings (W5, D2). Four of the last five H2Hs Elche hosted produced just a single goal (Elche: W2, D1, L2)![/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Elche are unbeaten in their last four Sunday-held La Liga games (W3, D1).[/p]
[p]Each of Elche’s last six home La Liga fixtures produced under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Celta’s La Liga games have averaged a pre-round joint-league low 0.5 goals per game in the first half.[/p]
[p]Celta have yet to score before the 30th minute in La Liga this term.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Adrià Pedrosa was Elche’s hero on Thursday but might be more likely to upset the referee given he’s collected a second-half booking in his last two league appearances. Fellow defender Javi Rueda has three goal contributions (G1, A2) and a booking from five La Liga appearances this season, while each of his last four club goals came in games that were eventually drawn.[/p]
[p]Rodrigo Mendoza and Martim Neto missed Elche’s draw with Osasuna, with Celta likely to still be without Sergio Carreira and Mihailo Ristić.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]This seems unlikely to be a high-scoring affair so our tip is to back under 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p][i]Author: John Pennington[/i][/p]