Celta Vigo vs Leganes prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-03-07 13:00.
[p]Celta Vigo remain well within reach of the European places as they look to return to the continental stage for the first time since 2016/17, trailing the top seven by just three points. The Sky Blues are enjoying their longest unbeaten run of this La Liga season (W2, D2) following a 2-2 draw at Girona that left boss Claudio Giráldez “unsatisfied”. [/p]
[p]Giráldez’s higher ambitions are perhaps reflective of the club taking points from the likes of Atlético Madrid and Real Betis in recent weeks, so their upcoming meeting with relegation-threatened Leganés should end in smiles for Celta. They have won five of their last seven La Liga home games (D1, L1), all against clubs currently sitting above Leganés, leaving them well positioned to avenge the 3-0 loss they suffered in this season’s reverse fixture. [/p]
[p]That win for Leganés ended an eight-game stretch without a league win in this competition (D4, L4), but a 1-0 win over Getafe last week ensured they enter this clash with no such worries. Manager Borja Jiménez hoped that victory was a “turning point” in their difficult campaign as it created a three-point gap between themselves and the drop zone.[/p]
[p]Leganés could certainly do with transforming their recent travelling form that has seen them fail to win any of their last four La Liga away games since their famous 1-0 triumph at Barcelona (D2, L2). They took points from eight of their first 11 league trips of the season as underdogs (W1, D7, L3) before losing at Valencia (2-0) and Sociedad (3-0), so Jiménez’s side can never be underestimated on the road. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Fran Beltrán struck in his last La Liga home start, and with six of his last eight La Liga goals coming on home soil, this is the most likely place for him to match his personal best of three goals in one season. LeganĂ©s’ Diego GarcĂa is also yet to score away from home in the league this term, but was on target last week and in the reverse fixture. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Celta have won eight of their nine home games as the pre-match favourite this La Liga season. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]