Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid Preview

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:

Spanish Primera Table

Spanish Primera Results