Celta Vigo vs Espanyol prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-11-29 17:30.
[p]Celta Vigo are still searching for their first home win of this La Liga campaign, and face an Espanyol side that is looking strong in the race for European qualification.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Celta’s 3-2 UEFA Europa League defeat to Ludogorets on Thursday marked a second loss in their last three matches (W1). The Sky Blues will hope this is only a minor blip following a preceding seven-game unbeaten run (W5, D2) that had propelled them into the mid-table logjam. With all three of their league wins so far this season coming in their last four top-flight matches (L1), Claudio Giráldez’s men have the momentum to push for a move up the table. That would still require Celta to end their wait for a home league win this season (D5, L2), with all of those draws finishing 1-1.[/p]
[p]Espanyol won 2-1 against Sevilla on matchday 13, ending their two-game losing run and keeping themselves firmly in the top-six race. It was just a third win for the Parakeets across their last nine league games (D2, L4), in a run that threatens to erase the positives of their four-game unbeaten start to the campaign (W3, D1). Manolo González will hope his team can rise above their recent mediocrity and claim consecutive La Liga wins for a third time this season, but they will have to overcome some demons on the road to do so, as Espanyol have won just one of their last nine La Liga trips (D3, L5).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Celta lost their last two La Liga H2Hs, and could lose three such games in a row for the first time since January 2013. The 2-0 loss at this venue in April 2025 puts Celta at risk of losing consecutive home top-flight H2Hs for only the second time ever.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Eight of Celta’s last nine home league matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Celta have conceded a pre-round joint-high of five La Liga penalties this season.[/p]
[p]In ten of Espanyol’s last 13 league games, at least one side scored exactly two goals.[/p]
[p]Espanyol failed to score before half-time in ten league matches this season.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Borja Iglesias could spring to life late in the day for Celta, as five of his seven league goals in this campaign have come during the second-half. Pere Milla could be the one to strike first, with three of his last four Espanyol goals being match-opening goals.[/p]
[p]Celta have no new injury concerns, while Javi Puado remains Espanyol’s only absentee.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Going by Espanyol’s recent trend, backing the second half to be the highest scoring half could be a winning pick.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]