Celta Vigo vs Villarreal prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-08-30 15:00.
[p]Celta Vigo and Villarreal have endured differing starts to their respective La Liga campaigns, with the hosts still winless, while the Yellow Submarine topped the table coming into the round. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Despite the early advantage of having played three La Liga games before this latest round, Celta have only picked up a paltry two points. They came from behind to claim one of them in midweek against Betis (1-1) and this isnât an unusual position for them, as theyâve now failed to register a win in their first three La Liga games in three of the last five campaigns. The last season in which they fell to such a fate, they did win on matchday four, but having lost their last five Sunday-held La Liga games, replicating that may prove tricky.[/p]
[p]Coming into this weekend, Villarreal topped La Liga after winning their opening two league games for only the second time in the last 12 seasons. They only went on to finish fifth on the other occasion, although the ease with which they dispatched Real Oviedo (2-0) and Girona (5-0) so far suggests theyâve perhaps got the ability to stay the course this time around. Challenging La Ligaâs elite remains a huge challenge, but after winning each of their last eight La Liga games, few would bet against them at least being in the UCL conversation again this season. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Recent success in this fixture has been enjoyed by the home side of the day, with that team winning the last five H2Hs and scoring 3+ goals in each game. When hosting, Celta havenât lost against Villarreal since January 2021 (W2, D2). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Celta have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight La Liga home games, though that was against Villarreal![/p]
[p]All three of Celtaâs La Liga games this season saw exactly two total match goals. [/p]
[p]Villarreal are unbeaten in their last nine Sunday-held La Liga games, winning each of the last four.[/p]
[p]Villarreal have scored 2+ goals in six of their last seven La Liga games. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Hugo Ălvarez was on target for Celta in midweek, with all six of his La Liga goals for the club arriving at home. Nicolas PĂ©pĂ© has only ever collected two La Liga yellow cards, and both came against Celta, going into the refereeâs book after the 80th minute in both H2Hs last season. Heâs also directly contributed to a goal in both of Villarrealâs games this term.[/p]
[p]Celtaâs Carl Starfelt hasnât played a minute in La Liga yet this season due to injury, while Gerard Moreno sat out Villarrealâs win against Girona last weekend. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given the contrasting fortunes of these sides this season and the visitorsâ rampant form, it’s hard to look past a Villarreal win here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]