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 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:

November 2, 2024
Valencia 21:00 Real Madrid
November 22, 2024
Getafe 21:00 Real Valladolid
November 23, 2024
Valencia 14:00 Real Betis
Atlético de Madrid 16:15 Alaves
Las Palmas 18:30 Mallorca
Girona 18:30 Espanyol
Celta Vigo 21:00 Barcelona
November 24, 2024
Osasuna 14:00 Villarreal
Sevilla 16:15 Rayo Vallecano
Leganes 18:30 Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao 21:00 Real Sociedad
November 29, 2024
Mallorca 21:00 Valencia
November 30, 2024
Barcelona 14:00 Las Palmas
Alaves 16:15 Leganes
Espanyol 18:30 Celta Vigo
Real Valladolid 21:00 Atlético de Madrid
December 1, 2024
Villarreal 14:00 Girona
Real Madrid 16:15 Getafe
Rayo Vallecano 18:30 Athletic Bilbao
Real Sociedad 21:00 Real Betis

Spanish Primera Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Barcelona 13 11 0 2 40 12 +28 33
2 Real Madrid 12 8 3 1 25 11 +14 27
3 Atlético de Madrid 13 7 5 1 19 7 +12 26
4 Villarreal 12 7 3 2 23 19 +4 24
5 Osasuna 13 6 3 4 17 20 -3 21
6 Athletic Bilbao 13 5 5 3 19 13 +6 20
7 Real Betis 13 5 5 3 14 12 +2 20
8 Real Sociedad 13 5 3 5 11 10 +1 18
9 Mallorca 13 5 3 5 10 10 +0 18
10 Girona 13 5 3 5 16 17 -1 18
11 Celta Vigo 13 5 2 6 20 22 -2 17
12 Rayo Vallecano 12 4 4 4 13 13 +0 16
13 Sevilla 13 4 3 6 12 18 -6 15
14 Leganes 13 3 5 5 13 16 -3 14
15 Alaves 13 4 1 8 14 22 -8 13
16 Las Palmas 13 3 3 7 16 22 -6 12
17 Getafe 13 1 7 5 8 11 -3 10
18 Espanyol 12 3 1 8 11 22 -11 10
19 Real Valladolid 13 2 3 8 10 25 -15 9
20 Valencia 11 1 4 6 8 17 -9 7

Spanish Primera Results

November 10, 2024
Real Sociedad 1 - 0 Barcelona
Real Valladolid 1 - 1 Athletic Bilbao
Getafe 0 - 1 Girona
Mallorca 0 - 1 Atlético de Madrid
Real Betis 2 - 2 Celta Vigo
November 9, 2024
Leganes 1 - 0 Sevilla
Villarreal 3 - 0 Alaves
Real Madrid 4 - 0 Osasuna
November 8, 2024
Rayo Vallecano 1 - 3 Las Palmas
November 4, 2024
Celta Vigo 1 - 0 Getafe
November 3, 2024
Athletic Bilbao 1 - 1 Real Betis
Sevilla 0 - 2 Real Sociedad
Barcelona 3 - 1 Espanyol
Atlético de Madrid 2 - 0 Las Palmas
November 2, 2024
Girona 4 - 3 Leganes
Osasuna 1 - 0 Real Valladolid
November 1, 2024
Alaves 1 - 0 Mallorca
October 28, 2024
Mallorca 0 - 0 Athletic Bilbao

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