Stuttgart vs Celta Vigo prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-09-24 19:00.
[p]Stuttgart are back in Europe for a second successive season and will hope that last year’s run gives them a significant advantage over Celta Vigo, who are short on recent continental experience. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Stuttgart make the step down to the UEFA Europa League (UEL) having missed out on the Champions League knockout stages by just one point last term, making this the first time they’re competing in back-to-back UEFA tournaments since 2010/11. They’ll certainly want better results than the four points they earned from their four home games in last season’s Champions League, and consecutive Bundesliga home wins in the last month, both with clean sheets, are an excellent foundation to build upon.[/p]
[p]Celta Vigo qualified for this UEL by virtue of finishing seventh in La Liga and are making their first appearance in the competition since 2016/17, when they enjoyed a club-best run to the semi-finals. It’s expected to be a steep learning curve for 37-year-old manager Claudio Giráldez, who had no first team managerial experience prior to joining Celta in March last year, whilst many of his players will also be making their UEFA debuts. Giráldez also faces the challenge of juggling this with a potential battle for survival after a winless start to their La Liga campaign (D5, L1). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Stuttgart last met Celta in this competition under its previous name, the UEFA Cup, in 2000/01, losing 2-1 on aggregate in the round of 16. Stuttgart have lost nine of their last 15 games against Spanish clubs (W2, D4), whilst the H2H victory was Celta’s only win from five matches against German opposition (D2, L2). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Stuttgart scored 3+ goals in four of their last six wins. [/p]
[p]Eight of Stuttgart’s last ten UEFA games saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]Celta’s last six matches all produced exactly two goals. [/p]
[p]Nine of Celta’s last ten wins were by a one-goal margin. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Ermedin Demirović poses as Stuttgart’s earliest threat, having scored the match opener in each of their last two Bundesliga matches. Celta veteran Iago Aspas brings continental experience to the squad having played in the 2016/17 UEL and the 38-year-old will be hoping to become the competition’s sixth oldest goalscorer. [/p]
[p]Stuttgart’s Luca Jaquez is still absent with a broken nose, but Justin Diehl is edging closer to a return. Marcos Alonso and Williot Swedberg remain out for Celta. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Celta may need time to get accustomed to continental away trips, and so Stuttgart to win could be a simple yet effective option. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]