Sevilla vs Celta Vigo prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-12-13 17:30.
[p]Antoine Griezmann’s stoppage-time goal saw Sevilla slump to a dramatic 4-3 defeat to AtlĂ©tico Madrid in the previous La Liga round. This means that after nine consecutive seasons (2013/14 – 2021/22) of sitting in the top eight after the first 16 games, Sevilla have now recorded a third successive season in which they sit in the bottom half of the table after Round 16 – also eventually finishing in the bottom half in those previous two campaigns! [/p]
[p]Whilst that seems discouraging, they’ll at least be hoping they can repeat last season’s Round 17 3-0 victory over Granada when they face Celta Vigo. Having lost only one of their last six La Liga home games (W4, D1), they have the right to be confident of turning things around, even despite not having beaten Celta in a H2H since 2021 (D4, L1)![/p]
[p]They’ll also be boosted knowing that this is a Celta side which has struggled on their travels, with only Alavés, Valladolid, and Espanyol suffering more away defeats after the previous round than their five so far (W1, D1). Despite an impressive 2-0 home win over Mallorca last weekend, Celta dragged the burden of a three-game league winless away run with them to Seville (D1, L2). [/p]
[p]The difference between their home and away performances were highlighted last week when manager Claudio Giráldez stated after the victory over Mallorca that “there were times when it seemed like we were playing with twelve players’’. He’ll therefore be hoping the travelling crowd are in good numbers to boost his side, which has one of the leakiest defences on the road – only basement boys Valladolid (22) have conceded more than Celta’s 18 league goals away from home this season. [/p]
[p]Key battle: The king of BalaĂdos, Iago Aspas has delivered goals in successive appearances as well as assisting in this same fixture last season (W 2-1). He’ll likely face young Sevilla defender Juanlu Sánchez, who recently displayed his eye for goal by netting in successive games for the first time in his La Liga career![/p]
[p]Hot stat: Four of the last five La Liga H2Hs ended in 1-1 or 2-2 draws.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Luke Bridle[/i]Â [/p]