Oviedo vs Celta Vigo prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-12-19 13:00.
[p]Managerless Real Oviedo will look to end a six-match scoreless run in La Liga as they welcome European contenders Celta Vigo to town for the first time in 25 years.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]It’s proving to be a very difficult return to La Liga this season for Real Oviedo, who have won just two of their opening 16 fixtures (D4, L10) and begin this matchday sitting second-last in the table. Their latest disappointment came in the form of a 4-0 defeat to Sevilla last weekend, a result which saw the board pull the trigger again as Luis Carrión became the second head coach to leave the club this season. In his place comes Uruguayan Guillermo Almada knowing that his new side not only desperately need some stability quickly in the dug-out, as he’s their third manager of the season, but also some goals as Oviedo have now failed to score in each of their last five La Liga fixtures on home soil in the league, though their defence has held strong to record 0-0 draws in each of the last three.[/p]
[p]The hosts could be in for another miserable afternoon as Celta Vigo arrive in solid form, with a 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday making it back-to-back league victories and five across their last seven in total (L2). That return means that the visitors sit just outside the European places as they look to equal or surpass their seventh-place finish last term, and it’s their recent defensive performances that have paved the way for their success. Celta have improved to keep three clean sheets across their last four games, as many as they managed across their prior 25 La Liga outings from mid-November back to March. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This is the first La Liga meeting between these sides since March 2001.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Oviedo’s last four La Liga games have witnessed five red cards in total.[/p]
[p]Only three of Oviedo’s 16 La Liga games this season have seen both teams score – a league-low tally. [/p]
[p]None of Celta Vigo’s last 13 La Liga games against newly-promoted opposition have finished level (W7, L6).[/p]
[p]None of Celta Vigo’s seven away league games have witnessed a goal in the opening 15 minutes.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Salomón Rondón is the only Oviedo player to net multiple La Liga goals this term, with three of his last four club goals now coming beyond the 85th minute. Williot Swedberg has netted three in his last three league appearances for Celta, with 11 of his 12 overall in La Liga for the club coming in the second half. [/p]
[p]Oviedo are without the suspended David Carmo here, whilst Celta are likely without injured duo Pablo Durán and Javier Rueda.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]We expect the visitors to put the pressure on Oviedo and go for Celta Vigo to win with a clean sheet. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]