Alaves vs Celta Vigo prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-01-26 20:00.
[p]After ending their seven-game winless La Liga run with a 3-1 win over Betis in the previous round, relegation-threatened Alavés must now aim to record back-to-back league wins for the first time since September to keep their survival push rolling along. Whilst they remained perilously close to the drop zone pre-round, Alavés do have an identical points haul to this stage of last season when they eventually stayed afloat.[/p]
[p]Despite their recent success, Alavés remain winless in their last three home games (D2, L1) and are at risk of failing to win four straight top-flight home games for the first time since 2022. Current boss Eduardo Coudet was in charge only for the last two home outings and five of his six games across all venues as Alavés head coach saw both teams score, albeit with Alavés showing character by coming from behind to draw in half of his games at the helm (W1, D3, L2). [/p]
[p]Sitting four points above their hosts but occupying an increasingly perilous position following back-to-back league losses are Celta Vigo, who could yet find themselves in the fight for survival. A third straight top-flight defeat in succession would be Celta’s worst streak since 2022/23, although despite their recent failures, Celta remain seven points better off than they were at the same stage last season. [/p]
[p]Playing on a Monday often ends in frustration for Celta, who recorded stalemates in the majority of their last ten such La Liga matches (W1, D6, L3). Also winless in their last six away trips to sides from the Basque Country (D2, L4), the last three of which saw Celta lose whilst conceding at least three goals, may raise a sense of trepidation ahead of their latest visit. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Kike García became La Liga’s sixth-oldest player to net a hat-trick this century in the previous round, with the 35-year-old Alavés man also scoring the opener of the reverse fixture. For Celta, Borja Iglesias could prove an outlet after scoring five times in his last four career meetings with Alavés (L4).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Alavés lost six of their last seven La Liga games played on Mondays (W1), failing to score in five of them. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]