Celta Vigo vs Barcelona prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-11-22 20:00.
[p]A 95th-minute goal robbed Celta Vigo of victory as they drew 2-2 against Real Betis going into the international break, although their current unbeaten streak (W2, D1) is their longest of the campaign so far. Manager Claudio Giráldez is looking to plot a way into the top half and a slice of history awaits, as he could become the fourth Celta boss to win their first La Liga meeting with Barcelona.[/p]
[p]Based on recent history, the hosts are unlikely to be intimidated by the visit of the current league leaders, having lost just two of their last ten home H2Hs (W4, D4). Fans will hope that impressive record can be maintained over the coming years and have good reason to be confident, as the Sky Blues have won four of their last seven La Liga games at BalaĂdos (D1, L2), losing only to Real Madrid and AtlĂ©tico Madrid.[/p]
[p]Barcelona went into the international break after a 1-0 loss to Real Sociedad which snapped a run of seven consecutive wins and marked the first match under Hansi Flick in which they’ve failed to score! A controversially ruled-out goal played a part in ending that streak, making it just the second time since the 2003/04 La Liga season that they haven’t registered a shot on target. Flick didn’t want to offer “excuses”, even though their lead at the top was cut to six points ahead of this round, while Real Madrid also have a game in hand.[/p]
[p]It was just Barça’s third competitive defeat of 2024/25 (W14), and all three have come away from home. While that isn’t cause for concern yet, the Blaugrana will be worried about their recent record at Celta, having lost on seven of their last 17 league visits there this century (W6, D4), only losing more top-flight games on the road at the Santiago Bernabéu (nine) during this period.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Celta’s Iago Aspas has scored 11 goals in 19 league matches against Barcelona, a personal joint-high tally against any team, while also picking up six yellow cards. Another player looking forward to this contest could be Robert Lewandowski, who has netted four of Barcelona’s last five H2H goals.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: The last ten H2Hs and 20 of Barcelona’s last 21 league games have seen at least one first-half goal scored.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]