Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid Preview

 

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid

Competition – Spanish Primera

Stadium – Estadio Balaídos

Date: 7th January 2018

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

Celta Vigo gave a good account of themselves when they welcomed Barcelona to their home on Thursday.

They drew that game against an under strength Barcelona side but they also drew the league leaders last month which shows that they can hold themselves against the toughest of oppositions.

They have been a stumbling block to Los Blancos before notably winning against them in the semifinal of last season’s Copa Del Rey and this game offers them another opportunity to enhance their reputation.

Iago Aspas has 7 more league goals than any Real Madrid player this season with 11 strikes and he could be the difference in this game.

They have lost their last six meetings with Real Madrid but both teams have scored in the last 7 encounters.

Real Madrid ended 2017 on a poor note following a 3-0 home loss to Barcelona and they are starting the new year in a difficult stadium.

They will be hoping other teams can beat Barcelona so they can catch up with the Catalans but the real danger is in allowing to gap to widen further by losing or drawing this game.

They may fall out of the top four before even kicking a ball in this encounter and that makes this month an important one for the future of Zinedine Zidane.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Celta Vigo

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Deportivo La Coruña 1-3 Celta Vigo 23 Dec, 2017 Spanish Primera División
L Celta Vigo 0-1 Villarreal 17 Dec, 2017 Spanish Primera División
L Valencia 2-1 Celta Vigo 9 Dec, 2017 Spanish Primera División
D Barcelona 2-2 Celta Vigo 2 Dec, 2017 Spanish Primera División
W Celta Vigo 1-0 Eibar 28 Nov, 2017 Spanish Copa del Rey

Real Madrid

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
L Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona 23 Dec, 2017 Spanish Primera División
W Real Madrid 1-0 Grêmio 16 Dec, 2017 FIFA Club World Cup
W Al-Jazira 1-2 Real Madrid 13 Dec, 2017 FIFA Club World Cup
W Real Madrid 5-0 Sevilla FC 9 Dec, 2017 Spanish Primera División
W Real Madrid 3-2 Borussia Dortmund 6 Dec, 2017 UEFA Champions League

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Celta Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid 17 May, 2017 Spanish Primera División
Celta Vigo 2-2 Real Madrid 25 Jan, 2017 Spanish Copa del Rey
Real Madrid 1-2 Celta Vigo 18 Jan, 2017 Spanish Copa del Rey
Real Madrid 2-1 Celta Vigo 27 Aug, 2016 Spanish Primera División
Real Madrid 7-1 Celta Vigo 5 Mar, 2016 Spanish Primera División

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:

April 29, 2024
Barcelona 20:00 Valencia
May 3, 2024
Getafe 20:00 Athletic Bilbao
May 4, 2024
Real Sociedad 13:00 Las Palmas
Real Madrid 15:15 Cadiz
Girona 17:30 Barcelona
Mallorca 20:00 Atlético de Madrid
May 5, 2024
Osasuna 13:00 Real Betis
Celta Vigo 15:15 Villarreal
Valencia 17:30 Alaves
Rayo Vallecano 20:00 Almeria
Sevilla 20:00 Granada
May 10, 2024
Alaves 20:00 Girona
May 11, 2024
Mallorca 13:00 Las Palmas
Villarreal 15:15 Sevilla
Granada 17:30 Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao 20:00 Osasuna
May 12, 2024
Cadiz 13:00 Getafe
Atlético de Madrid 15:15 Celta Vigo
Valencia 17:30 Rayo Vallecano
Real Betis 20:00 Almeria

Spanish Primera Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Real Madrid 33 26 6 1 71 22 +49 84
2 Girona 33 22 5 6 69 40 +29 71
3 Barcelona 32 21 7 4 64 37 +27 70
4 Atlético de Madrid 33 20 4 9 62 39 +23 64
5 Athletic Bilbao 33 16 10 7 53 33 +20 58
6 Real Sociedad 33 13 12 8 46 35 +11 51
7 Real Betis 33 12 13 8 41 39 +2 49
8 Valencia 32 13 8 11 35 34 +1 47
9 Villarreal 33 12 9 12 54 55 -1 45
10 Getafe 33 10 13 10 41 45 -4 43
11 Osasuna 33 11 6 16 37 49 -12 39
12 Alaves 33 10 8 15 31 38 -7 38
13 Sevilla 33 9 11 13 42 46 -4 38
14 Las Palmas 33 10 7 16 30 41 -11 37
15 Rayo Vallecano 33 7 13 13 27 42 -15 34
16 Mallorca 33 6 14 13 27 39 -12 32
17 Celta Vigo 33 7 10 16 37 50 -13 31
18 Cadiz 33 4 14 15 23 46 -23 26
19 Granada 33 4 9 20 36 61 -25 21
20 Almeria 33 1 11 21 32 67 -35 14

Spanish Primera Results

April 28, 2024
Real Betis 1 - 1 Sevilla
Villarreal 3 - 0 Rayo Vallecano
Granada 3 - 0 Osasuna
Cadiz 1 - 1 Mallorca
April 27, 2024
Atlético de Madrid 3 - 1 Athletic Bilbao
Alaves 3 - 0 Celta Vigo
Almeria 1 - 3 Getafe
Las Palmas 0 - 2 Girona
April 26, 2024
Real Sociedad 0 - 1 Real Madrid
April 22, 2024
Sevilla 2 - 1 Mallorca
April 21, 2024
Real Madrid 3 - 2 Barcelona
Alaves 2 - 0 Atlético de Madrid
Almeria 1 - 2 Villarreal
Getafe 1 - 1 Real Sociedad
April 20, 2024
Girona 4 - 1 Cadiz
Valencia 1 - 2 Real Betis
Rayo Vallecano 2 - 1 Osasuna
Celta Vigo 4 - 1 Las Palmas
April 19, 2024
Athletic Bilbao 1 - 1 Granada
April 15, 2024
Osasuna 0 - 1 Valencia

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