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Celta de Vigo v Athletic Bilbao : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 19th Jan, 13:00 BST, Balaídos, Vigo, Pontevedra

Athletic Bilbao pay La Liga counterparts Celta de Vigo a visit on Sunday afternoon, as Ernesto Valverde Tejedor guides his team into an away clash with Claudio Giráldez González & co. at the Balaídos. Below you'll find predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and the best odds. Access it all via the tabs below.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's every chance of this match serving up goalmouth entertainment, but don't count on a deluge of goals. Under 3.5 goals is what we're predicting, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during a standard 90 mins. Get best odds on under 3.5 just below, followed by recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Celta are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.70.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Celta
40%
17/10
8%
17/10
3%
Draw
27%
21/1021/10
A.Bilbao
33%
7/4
5%
7/4
2%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/119/4
Celta 1-0
11%
13/2
7%
6/1
8%
A.Bilbao 1-0
10%
13/26/1
Celta 2-1
9%
10/1
10%
8/1
Draw 0-0
8%
13/26/1
8%
A.Bilbao 2-1
7%
10/117/2
Celta 2-0
7%
11/1
9%
10/1
10%
A.Bilbao 2-0
6%
11/1
8%
10/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/112/1
Celta 3-1
4%
22/118/1
Celta 3-0
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
11%
A.Bilbao 3-1
3%
25/118/1
Celta 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
25/1
A.Bilbao 3-0
2%
28/120/1
A.Bilbao 3-2
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
11/86/5
4%
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
4/73/5
2%
Home 1st Goal
49%
10/11
4%
21/20
Away 1st Goal
46%
6/5
2%
11/10
No 1st Goal
5%
13/26/1
BTTS - Yes
51%
19/2019/20
3%
BTTS - No
49%
4/54/5
3%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
5/19/2
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/210/3
2%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
11/29/2
4%
Home/draw
67%
2/54/9
3%
Away/draw
60%
4/9
4%
10/21
Home/away
73%
4/114/11
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
4/92/5
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
7/47/4
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
7/23/1
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/52/9
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
9/17/1
6%
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/161/18
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
20/116/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/661/150
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/121/12
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
13/26/1
Home DNB
59%
5/6
6%
4/5
Away DNB
52%
5/6
9%
10/11
Celta win to nil
23%
3/1
7%
-
A.Bilbao win to nil
18%
10/3-
Celta / Celta
19%
7/2
4%
16/5
Celta / A.Bilbao
3%
33/122/1
Celta / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Celta
14%
5/1
9%
19/4
Draw / A.Bilbao
13%
5/1
8%
5/1
Draw / Draw
19%
7/216/5
A.Bilbao / Celta
3%
28/122/1
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
18%
15/417/5
A.Bilbao / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Celta have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Celta have conceded 20 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 1 match and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Celta have played 10 games at home, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

A.Bilbao lay in 4th place on 36 points in the La Liga league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 1 game. They have scored 26 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. A.Bilbao have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

A.Bilbao have played 9 away games, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Celta
A.Bilbao
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
A.Madrid1913512244 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 16
l
 
0-1A
Mar 2
2
Real Madrid1913422443 
l
 
1-2A
May 4
w
 
2-1F
Apr 20
3
Barcelona1912252938 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 20
May 25
l
 
2-1A
4
A.Bilbao Away1910631236 
Jan 19
l
 
3-1A
-
-
5
Villarreal19865330 
Apr 23
l
 
4-3F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 6
6
Mallorca19937-230 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 6
Mar 9
d
 
0-00-0
7
R.Sociedad19847428 
w
 
2-0F
May 14
w
 
1-0F
May 4
8
Girona19847228 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 2
Feb 9
l
 
2-1A
9
R.Vallecano19676025 
May 18
l
 
2-1A
Apr 13
w
 
1-2A
10
Real Betis19676-225 
Feb 9
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
Feb 2
11
Osasuna19676-525 
Feb 23
l
 
3-2A
Mar 30
w
 
1-2A
12
Celta Home19739-224 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
Jan 19
13
Sevilla19658-723 
May 11
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 16
14
Las Palmas19649-522 
Mar 30
w
 
0-1F
Apr 23
w
 
2-3F
15
Getafe19478-319 
w
 
1-0F
May 25
d
 
1-1F
May 14
16
Leganes19478-1119 
Mar 9
l
 
3-0A
Jan 26
w
 
0-2F
17
Alaves194510-1017 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 27
May 11
d
 
1-1F
18
Espanyol194411-1416 
Apr 13
l
 
3-1A
w
 
4-1F
Feb 16
19
Valladolid194312-2415 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 16
Feb 23
d
 
1-1A
20
Valencia192710-1113 
w
 
3-1A
Feb 2
w
 
1-0F
May 18
Win / draw / win form
10
A.Bilbao have not lost in 10 consecutive league games
Celta 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Celta2 - 0R.Sociedad
Celta2 - 0Mallorca
Celta2 - 2Barcelona
Celta1 - 0Getafe
Celta1 - 2Real Madrid
Celta1 - 1Girona
Celta0 - 1A.Madrid
Celta3 - 1Valladolid
Celta3 - 1Valencia
Celta2 - 1Alaves
Celta2 - 2Valencia
Celta2 - 1A.Bilbao
Celta3 - 2Villarreal
Celta4 - 1Las Palmas
Celta0 - 0R.Vallecano
Celta1 - 0Almeria
Celta1 - 2Barcelona
Celta0 - 1Girona
Celta0 - 1R.Sociedad
Celta2 - 1Real Betis
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACelta1 - 2R.Vallecano
HCelta2 - 0R.Sociedad
ACelta0 - 1Sevilla
HCelta2 - 0Mallorca
ACelta1 - 3Espanyol
HCelta2 - 2Barcelona
ACelta2 - 2Real Betis
HCelta1 - 0Getafe
ACelta0 - 3Leganes
HCelta1 - 2Real Madrid
ACelta1 - 0Las Palmas
HCelta1 - 1Girona
HCelta0 - 1A.Madrid
ACelta1 - 3A.Bilbao
HCelta3 - 1Valladolid
ACelta2 - 3Osasuna
ACelta3 - 4Villarreal
HCelta3 - 1Valencia
HCelta2 - 1Alaves
HCelta2 - 2Valencia
A.Bilbao 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
10
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Osasuna1 - 2A.Bilbao
Alaves1 - 1A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano1 - 2A.Bilbao
Valladolid1 - 1A.Bilbao
Mallorca0 - 0A.Bilbao
Girona2 - 1A.Bilbao
Leganes0 - 2A.Bilbao
Las Palmas2 - 3A.Bilbao
Barcelona2 - 1A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano0 - 1A.Bilbao
Celta2 - 1A.Bilbao
Getafe0 - 2A.Bilbao
A.Madrid3 - 1A.Bilbao
Real Madrid2 - 0A.Bilbao
Las Palmas0 - 2A.Bilbao
Real Betis3 - 1A.Bilbao
Almeria0 - 0A.Bilbao
Cadiz0 - 0A.Bilbao
Valencia1 - 0A.Bilbao
Sevilla0 - 2A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AA.Bilbao2 - 1Osasuna
AA.Bilbao1 - 1Alaves
HA.Bilbao2 - 0Villarreal
HA.Bilbao2 - 1Real Madrid
AA.Bilbao2 - 1R.Vallecano
HA.Bilbao1 - 0R.Sociedad
AA.Bilbao1 - 1Valladolid
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Real Betis
AA.Bilbao0 - 0Mallorca
HA.Bilbao4 - 1Espanyol
AA.Bilbao1 - 2Girona
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Sevilla
HA.Bilbao3 - 1Celta
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Leganes
AA.Bilbao3 - 2Las Palmas
HA.Bilbao0 - 1A.Madrid
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Valencia
AA.Bilbao1 - 2Barcelona
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Getafe
AA.Bilbao1 - 0R.Vallecano
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Celta since 2015
Celta
A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
9
11
Games: Scored
6 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
4 / 10
CEL
4
D
1
ATH
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Celta
Celta2 - 1
Celta1 - 0
0 - 1A.Bilbao
Draw0 - 0Draw
Celta1 - 0
1 - 2A.Bilbao
Celta3 - 1
0 - 3A.Bilbao
0 - 1A.Bilbao
1 - 2A.Bilbao
League games at A.Bilbao since 2014
A.Bilbao
Celta
Goals: Scored
19
15
Games: Scored
9 / 11
11 / 11
Clean sheets
0 / 11
2 / 11
CEL
2
D
3
ATH
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT A.Bilbao
A.Bilbao3 - 1
A.Bilbao4 - 3
A.Bilbao2 - 1
0 - 2Celta
0 - 2Celta
Draw1 - 1Draw
A.Bilbao3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
A.Bilbao2 - 1
A.Bilbao2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Athletic Bilbao's defensive record is to be admired, E. Valverde Tejedor's men having conceded 1 or less in 10 consecutive La Liga outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.3 for Celta de Vigo makes sense in this context.

Celta 12th A.Bilbao 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Celta will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that A.Bilbao will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+19
Celta have scored 19% more goals at home than predicted
-7
A.Bilbao’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Celta
PG (predicted goals)
A.Bilbao
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
CEL
ATH
12%
better
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Games scored16
17
Failed to score3
2
Scored first7
11
Goals scored28
29
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
17
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
CEL
ATH
28%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
14
Clean sheets4
5
Conceded first12
7
Goals conceded30
17
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against19%
13%
Avg. XG against1.1
1
KickOff rating
+28%

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Celta La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18655
Óscar MinguezaI AspasÓscar MinguezaJ. Rodríguez Galiano
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Álvarez MID1931
4
-
B Iglesias FWD195
-
Óscar Mingueza DEF1825
3
-
C Starfelt DEF181
4
-
J. Rodríguez Galiano DEF1712
5
-
W Swedberg MID1723
1
-
A Douvikas FWD1731
2
-
I Moriba MID161
4
1
I Aspas FWD1663
3
1
V Guaita GLK15
-
M Alonso DEF15
4
1
F Beltrán MID151
1
-
H Sotelo MID13
4
-
J Bamba FWD121
1
-
A González FWD1211
1
D Rodríguez MID11
2
-
J Manquillo DEF9
1
-
P Durán FWD921
2
-
C Domínguez DEF8
-
S Carreira DEF6
-
Jailson  MID6
-
I Villar GLK4
-
M Ristić DEF4
-
F Cervi MID2
1
-
J Aidoo DEF1
-
L Torre MID1
-
T Allende FWD1
1
-
A.Bilbao La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17766
I WilliamsO SancetI WilliamsB Prados
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Guruzeta FWD1852
2
-
I Williams FWD1846
-
Álex Berenguer FWD1844
2
-
U Gómez MID1711
1
-
N Williams FWD1713
1
-
Y Berchiche DEF16
3
-
D Vivian DEF162
1
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID161
3
1
O Sancet MID1671
2
-
B Prados DEF151
6
-
Óscar de Marcos DEF154
-
I Galarreta MID152
2
-
J Agirrezabala GLK14
1
1
A Paredes DEF122
3
1
M Vesga MID12
1
-
Álvaro Djaló FWD121
-
Y Álvarez DEF10
2
-
A Herrera MID8
2
-
I Lekue DEF7
1
-
A Gorosabel DEF71
1
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF7
1
-
?. Padilla Pérez GLK5
-
U Núñez DEF3
1
-
J Martón FWD3
1
-
N Serrano  FWD3
-
U Simón GLK2
-
P. Canales Urtasun MID1
-