Espanyol vs Celta Vigo prediction 30.11.2024 | La Liga
Espanyol
Kick off:
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Celta Vigo
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3.38
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3.44
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2.34
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- Competition: La Liga
- Date: 30th November 2024
- Kick-off: 17:30 UTC / 18:30 CET
- Venue: Cornellà-El Prat
Espanyol will be looking to keep their Spanish top flight survival hopes alive when they play host to Celta Vigo on Saturday evening.
The hosts worked so hard to secure their return to La Liga, going through to the play-offs after finishing fourth in the Segunda Division last season, but they have yet to make their supporters smile this season. El Glorioso are just one point off the bottom and conceded 13 goals in their last four games, all of which they lost.
Celta Vigo meanwhile started the campaign in fine style, winning their first two games 6-2 on aggregate, but it wasn't long before their form faded. The visitors managed just one win between rounds 3 and 8, while they lost four and drew one. More recently, however, Claudio Giráldez González's side have been in much better form - going unbeaten in their last four matches - and came from two goals down to draw with Barca last time out.
Espanyol vs Celta Vigo Betting Tips: Over 2.5 goals
One of the major reasons Espanyol are in the bottom two is their defence. The hosts bring a run of ten consecutive league games without a clean sheet into Saturday’s encounter and shipped seven goals in the last two games alone.
Entertainment was also the major headline in the recent meetings between Espanyol and Celta Vigo. Each of the last four meetings between the two sides produced exactly four goals and I don’t think Saturday’s game will be different.
- Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals
- Espanyol vs Celta Vigo prediction: 2-3
Espanyol vs Celta Vigo Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Espanyol
1 : 3
Celta Vigo
La Liga
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Espanyol
3 : 1
Celta Vigo
Copa Del Rey
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Celta Vigo
2 : 2
Espanyol
La Liga
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Espanyol
1 : 0
Celta Vigo
La Liga
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Celta Vigo
3 : 1
Espanyol
La Liga
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Espanyol
0 : 0
Celta Vigo
La Liga
Espanyol team news
Espanyol head coach Manolo González is expected to make wholesale changes to his side that was on the pitch from kick off in the defeat to Girona last weekend.
Having been replaced at the start of the second half, Carlos Romero is among those expected to be demoted to the bench this weekend.
Last matches of Espanyol
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Girona
4 : 1
Espanyol
La Liga
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FC Barcelona
3 : 1
Espanyol
La Liga
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San Tirso
0 : 4
Espanyol
Copa Del Rey
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Espanyol
0 : 2
Sevilla
La Liga
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Athletic Bilbao
4 : 1
Espanyol
La Liga
Espanyol lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Joan García
Defenders
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14
Brian Oliván
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22
Carlos Romero
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6
Leandro Cabrera
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23
Omar El Hilali
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12
Álvaro Tejero
Midfielders
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7
Javi Puado
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20
Alex Král
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35
Rafel Bauzà
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17
Jofre Carreras
Forwards
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9
Alejo Véliz
Celta Vigo team news
Luca de la Torre has been unavailable for Celta Vigo since September due to an ankle injury and Saturday’s trip to Cornellà-El Prat will come too soon for the midfielder.
Los Celestes' injury list also includes defensive midfielder Jailson, who has been out since 18 October with an adductor injury.
Last matches of Celta Vigo
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Celta Vigo
2 : 2
FC Barcelona
La Liga
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Real Betis
2 : 2
Celta Vigo
La Liga
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Celta Vigo
1 : 0
Getafe
La Liga
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UD San Pedro
1 : 5
Celta Vigo
Copa Del Rey
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Leganes
3 : 0
Celta Vigo
La Liga
Celta Vigo lineup
Goalkeeper
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13
Vicente Guaita
Defenders
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32
Javi Rodríguez
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2
Carl Starfelt
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20
Marcos Alonso
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3
Óscar Mingueza
Midfielders
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30
Hugo Álvarez
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8
Fran Beltrán
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6
Ilaix Moriba
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17
Jonathan Bamba
Forwards
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10
Iago Aspas
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9
Anastasios Douvikas
Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game
- All the last three meetings between Espanyol and Celta Vigo ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Just one of the last six games of Celta Vigo ended with fewer than three goals.
- All but one of the last six games of Espanyol produced over 2.5 goals.
Main prediction Espanyol - Celta Vigo
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22Bet
2.07
Additional predictions
Espanyol & Celta Vigo current standing in La Liga
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 42 - 14 | +28 | 34 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 - 11 | +17 | 30 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 - 8 | +13 | 29 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 - 21 | +4 | 25 |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 - 13 | +7 | 23 |
| 6 | Osasuna | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 - 22 | -3 | 22 |
| 7 | Girona | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 - 18 | +2 | 21 |
| 8 | Mallorca | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 - 12 | +1 | 21 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 - 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 - 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 - 24 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 - 18 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 - 14 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Leganés | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 - 19 | -6 | 14 |
| 15 | Getafe | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 - 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 16 | Deportivo Alavés | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 - 24 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Las Palmas | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 - 25 | -7 | 12 |
| 18 | Valencia | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 - 19 | -7 | 10 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 - 26 | -14 | 10 |
| 20 | Real Valladolid | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 - 27 | -17 | 9 |