Getafe vs Celta Vigo prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-05-23 19:00.
[p]After a bruising run of six successive defeats, the last five of which came without reply, Getafe finally confirmed their La Liga survival last week with a 2-1 win at Mallorca. The Azulones will look to round off the campaign by recording just a second home win since December as they take on Celta Vigo on the final day, and should be confident having lost just two home H2Hs in La Liga (W6, D6).[/p]
[p]That may not help Getafe keep hold of their manager, with José Bordalás reportedly a target for the Sevilla job. One of the reasons he’s so sought after is his ability to construct a defence, with only two sides in the division conceding fewer goals than Getafe’s 37 despite their bottom-half standing, although one of those came in defeat in November’s reverse fixture (L 1-0).[/p]
[p]Celta Vigo are the side with most at stake in this fixture, as a win would secure European qualification for the first time since 2016/17. Their place in next season’s UEFA Europa League would already be assured had they beaten Rayo Vallecano last week, but a 2-1 defeat leaves the Galicians vulnerable to both Rayo and Osasuna, who sit just a point behind in an intriguing race.[/p]
[p]In any case this will be Celta’s first top-ten finish since 2020/21, while they’re 12 points better off than at the same stage of the previous two seasons. Struggles on the road have plagued them this time around, with their 18 league trips producing just four wins (D4, L10), yet three of those came in their last five such matches (L2), with each of those five outings decided by a single-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Mauro Arambarri ended Getafe’s goal drought with the opening strike against Mallorca last weekend – his side have not lost any of the last eight games he’s scored in (W5, D3). After being on the bench in two of their last three games, Celta’s top scorer Borja Iglesias (G10) could be pushing for a start here given that seven of those strikes came on the road.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Getafe have scored in both halves of just one of their 18 home league matches this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]