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:

March 29, 2024
Cadiz 21:00 Granada
March 30, 2024
Getafe 14:00 Sevilla
Almeria 16:15 Osasuna
Valencia 18:30 Mallorca
Barcelona 21:00 Las Palmas
March 31, 2024
Celta Vigo 12:00 Rayo Vallecano
Girona 14:15 Real Betis
Alaves 16:30 Real Sociedad
Real Madrid 19:00 Athletic Bilbao
April 1, 2024
Villarreal 19:00 Atlético de Madrid
April 4, 2024
Granada 18:00 Valencia
April 12, 2024
Real Betis 19:00 Celta Vigo
April 13, 2024
Atlético de Madrid 12:00 Girona
Rayo Vallecano 14:15 Getafe
Mallorca 16:30 Real Madrid
Cadiz 19:00 Barcelona
April 14, 2024
Las Palmas 12:00 Sevilla
Granada 14:15 Alaves
Athletic Bilbao 16:30 Villarreal
Real Sociedad 19:00 Almeria

Spanish Primera Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Real Madrid 29 22 6 1 64 20 +44 72
2 Barcelona 29 19 7 3 60 34 +26 64
3 Girona 29 19 5 5 59 34 +25 62
4 Athletic Bilbao 29 16 8 5 50 26 +24 56
5 Atlético de Madrid 29 17 4 8 54 34 +20 55
6 Real Sociedad 29 12 10 7 42 31 +11 46
7 Real Betis 29 10 12 7 34 33 +1 42
8 Valencia 28 11 7 10 32 32 +0 40
9 Villarreal 29 10 8 11 47 51 -4 38
10 Getafe 29 9 11 9 37 42 -5 38
11 Las Palmas 29 10 7 12 29 32 -3 37
12 Osasuna 29 10 6 13 33 43 -10 36
13 Alaves 29 8 8 13 26 35 -9 32
14 Mallorca 29 6 12 11 25 35 -10 30
15 Rayo Vallecano 29 6 11 12 25 38 -13 29
16 Sevilla 29 6 10 13 36 44 -8 28
17 Celta Vigo 29 6 9 14 32 44 -12 27
18 Cadiz 29 3 13 13 20 40 -20 22
19 Granada 28 2 8 18 30 58 -28 14
20 Almeria 29 1 10 18 28 57 -29 13

Spanish Primera Results

March 17, 2024
Atlético de Madrid 0 - 3 Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano 2 - 0 Real Betis
Villarreal 1 - 0 Valencia
Las Palmas 0 - 1 Almeria
Sevilla 1 - 2 Celta Vigo
March 16, 2024
Athletic Bilbao 2 - 0 Alaves
Getafe 1 - 0 Girona
Osasuna 2 - 4 Real Madrid
Mallorca 1 - 0 Granada
March 15, 2024
Real Sociedad 2 - 0 Cadiz
March 11, 2024
Almeria 2 - 2 Sevilla
March 10, 2024
Real Betis 2 - 3 Villarreal
Real Madrid 4 - 0 Celta Vigo
Las Palmas 0 - 2 Athletic Bilbao
Alaves 1 - 0 Rayo Vallecano
March 9, 2024
Girona 2 - 0 Osasuna
Granada 2 - 3 Real Sociedad
Cadiz 2 - 0 Atlético de Madrid
Valencia 1 - 0 Getafe
March 8, 2024
Barcelona 1 - 0 Mallorca

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