Spanish La Liga - Celta Vigo VS Atletico Madrid Prediction
Spanish La Liga - Celta Vigo VS Atletico Madrid
Match Time: 27-09-2024 03:00 Friday (GMT+8)
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Celta Vigo
The home team will be without the services of Mihailo Ristic and Lucas de la Torre, who remain sidelined. Meanwhile, Oscar Mingueza has also been ruled out after picking up an injury in their last outing.
Celta Vigo are expected to make a few changes to the XI that started in their last fixture when they lock horns with Atletico Madrid on Thursday. They will line up in a 3-4-3 formation, where Vicente Guaita will be in goal.
The back three will be made up of Javier Rodriguez Galiano, Carl Starfelt and Jailson. Having leaked way too many goals in the initial phase, they will look to keep things tight at the back. The centre-back trio will have the support of Hugo Alvarez and Marcos Alonso, who will feature as the wing-backs.
While the wing-back pairing will look to join the attack at every possible opportunity, they will have a long day helping out their backline. In the centre of the park, Fran Beltran will pair up with Ilaix Moriba. The duo will look to ensure Atletico Madrid midfielders do not get to dominate the ball without any difficulty. Iago Aspas and Borja Iglesias will feature on the flanks, while Williot Swedberg will be lead the line.
Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid will be without the services of Cesar Azpilicueta. While Thomas Lemar and Pablo Barrios’s fitness is also a concern, they should be a part of the squad for this one. Rodrigo De Paul, who missed out on their last outing, should be back fit for this one.
Antoine Griezmann is also expected to be back in the mix after being rested last time out. The visitors will also line up in a 3-5-2 formation, where Jan Oblak will take charge in goal. Robin Le Normand, Jose Maria Gimenez, and Reinildo Mandava will form the back three. They will have the support of Marcos Llorente and Samuel Lino, who will feature as the wing-backs.
In the centre of the park, veteran midfielder and club captain Koke will start alongside Rodrigo Riquelme and summer signing Conor Gallagher. The trio will be looking to dictate the pace of the game and dominate the ball in the opposition’s half. Finally, French superstar Antoine Griezmann should pair up with Alexander Sorloth in the strike partnership.
Celta Vigo possible starting lineup:
Guaita; J. Rodriguez, Starfelt, Jailson; Alvarez, Beltran, Moriba, Alonso; Aspas, Swedberg, Iglesias
Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:
Oblak; Llorente, Le Normand, Gimenez, Reinildo, Lino; Gallagher, Koke, Riquelme; Griezmann, Sorloth
Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Atletico Madrid have an impressive recent record against Celta Vigo and have won 22 out of the last 39 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Celta Vigo's nine victories.
*Celta Vigo are winless in their last 11 matches against Atletico Madrid in La Liga and have lost each of their last six such games in the competition.
*Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last five matches away from home against Celta Vigo in La Liga and have won their last four such games - their longest such streak in the competition.
*Celta Vigo are winless in their last 14 matches played out on a Thursday in La Liga, with their previous such victory in the competition coming in 1983
Prediction: Celta Vigo 1-2 Atletico Madrid
Celta may be unbeaten in nine consecutive home matches, but they do tend to struggle in meetings with Atletico, and we think that the visitors will ultimately have the extra quality required to edge out their hosts and clinch a seventh successive head-to-head victory.
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