Celta Vigo vs Atl. Madrid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-09-25 19:00.
[p]Safely sat in mid-table in La Liga ahead of matchday seven, it’s proven to be a great start for Celta Vigo. The Sky Blues spent much of last season looking over their shoulder at the relegation places, so they’ll hope a 3-1 defeat on the road to Athletic Club over the weekend didn’t dampen spirits too much, but as they’ve won each of their three home league games in 2024/25, a return to Estadio de BalaĂdos will be more than welcomed![/p]
[p]Not since December 2020 have Celta won four league games in succession on home soil, and that’ll be the aim here as they welcome Atlético Madrid. Having lost each of their last six H2Hs against this opposition, the hosts will have a sizable psychological barrier to overcome to achieve that feat, especially as their run against Diego Simeone’s side sits at 11 without victory overall (D3, L8)! [/p]
[p]For Atlético, it’s been another positive beginning to the season which sees them enter the matchday still unbeaten in the Spanish top-flight (W3, D3). The visitors will have wanted more than a point in a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano last time out, but that outing once again highlighted their recent strong defensive performances, having conceded a joint-league low three goals thus far. [/p]
[p]Each of those conceded strikes have come in away games which could cause some concern ahead of this fixture, but a current six-match unbeaten run on their league travels (W4, D2) continues to emphasise their ability to grind out results away from home as they look to remain in an early season title race. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Fran Beltrán has already struck one league goal on home soil this campaign, whilst he also found the back of the net in this exact fixture in 2019/20 – just one of his seven strikes in 216 appearances for Celta. AtlĂ©tico’s Conor Gallagher has netted in both of his last two La Liga matches, with each of his last nine goalscoring club appearances witnessing his side go unbeaten (W7, D2). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Celta’s six La Liga matches this season have averaged 4.5 goals scored in total – the joint-most in the competition. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]