Celta Vigo will host Athletic Bilbao in the last 18th round of the Spanish Primeira Division. The match is gonn' be taking place at the Estadio de Balaídos Stadium. This is a clash between two teams that had changed managers in the middle of the Season, and for this Clash, they are both coming to this game with the intention of climbing steps in the Liga standings. The history of the clash between both teams, shows that the visitors, Athletic Bilbao are considered the favorite, as they have managed an exemplary record of 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats, in their last 15 matches played together, In all competitions. The last time they faced each other at Estadio de Balaídos Stadium was on 05-11-2017, to which the Celestes won comfortably at home by 3-1, with the goals coming from Sergi Gómez (16') and a brace by Iago Aspas (22' and 26') for Celta Vigo, while Raul Garcia (38') scored the only goal for Athletic Bilbao.
CELTA VIGO
Celta Vigo are currently on the 11th position, with 21 points, after having managed to record 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats in their last 17 league matches played. The Celestes are playing better under their new Portuguese coach, Miguel Cardoso who replaced the sacked Antonio Mohamed in the middle of the season, but still they have not yet finished carburizing in terms of results, as they are still getting a mixed results since the appoitment of the new manager. In their last match, they lost 2-0 to the league leaders FC Barcelona, and in that game they really showed a sign of improvement as they managed to see a lot of scoring chances against the Catalan Giant but unfortunately they were just unlucky in front of goals. So for todays game, the Celestes will surely be looking to put their past results behind them and hopefully get a good result against this Bilbao side who are yet to win a single match on the road.
ATHLETIC BILBAO
Athletic Bilbao are currently in the 18th position, only one point below the relegation threatened Villarreal, who occupies the 17th position on the log. After 2 wins, 10 draws and 5 losses, the Rojiblancos are now left with just 16 points in their last 17 matches played in the league, making them one of the worstest team in the league. The Rojiblancos are seriously not so good on the road either, as they have only managed to accumulate just 5 points in their last eight matches away from San Mames, and that has become a very big complication for the team. In their last match, they drew 1-1 at home against fellow mediocre team Real Valladolid, with a last minutes grasp from the guest in the 90+2 minutes. For tonights game, the Rojiblancos will surely examine their symptoms of recovery with a visit to Balaídos Stadium and with the high hopes of getting a positive result in a Stadium, where they have managed to win four times, and with just one defeat, in their last five visits.
PRE-MATCH FACT
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Athletic Bilbao's last 10 games in La Liga.
- Celta Vigo are undefeated in 18 of their last 20 home matches in La Liga.
- Athletic Bilbao have failed to win their last 11 away matches in La Liga.
- Celta Vigo have scored 28 and conceded 26 goals in their last 17 games in La Liga.
- Last season Celta Vigo beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 at home and drew 1-1 away from home.
PREDICTION
This is a match between two mediocre teams in La Liga and I believe there wouldn't be much of a scoring chances because the host, will likely be without one of their star man Iago Aspas, who suffered a probable fibrillar rupture to his right leg, during their previous match against Barcelona. The host will surely be missing the prolific striker who has scored almost half of the Rojiblancos goals this season. On the other hand, the guest Athletic Bilbao have not being able to win on the road this season, and I'm certain this match is definitely gonn' be tough for them as well, because they have only managed to score just two goals in their last four matches in the Spanish primeira division. So I feel this is definitely gonn' be another low scoring game, because the host are without their best striker and also the visitors are playing with lack of confidence and self belief this season.
MY PICK
Total Goals Under 2.5 @ Odd 1.80 Scorumbet
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