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Celta de Vigo v Rayo Vallecano : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 18th May, 18:00 BST, Balaídos, Vigo, Pontevedra

Iñigo Pérez Soto guides his Rayo Vallecano side to the Balaídos in the La Liga on Sunday evening, with Claudio Giráldez González's Celta de Vigo waiting for them. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could possibly need to make a smart selection is laid out below. Switch between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for it all.


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Celta
49%
--
Draw
27%
--
R.Vallecano
24%
--
Celta 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Celta 2-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Celta 2-1
9%
--
R.Vallecano 1-0
9%
--
R.Vallecano 2-1
6%
--
Celta 3-0
5%
--
Celta 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
R.Vallecano 2-0
4%
--
Celta 3-2
2%
--
R.Vallecano 3-1
2%
--
Celta 4-0
2%
--
Celta 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
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Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
43%
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Celta win to nil
30%
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R.Vallecano win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Celta have played 34 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 4 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Celta have outscored their opponents by 52 goals to 36 goals.

Home League Performance

Celta have played 17 games at home winning 10, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 28 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 17 goals at home.

R.Vallecano are in 8th position in the La Liga on 44 points having played 34 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 18 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 14 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 4 and won 1. R.Vallecano have conceded 21 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Celta
R.Vallecano
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3425455879 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-3A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
2
Real Madrid3423653675 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-2A
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-1A
3
A.Madrid34191052967 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
4
A.Bilbao34161352461 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-1F
5
Villarreal34161081358 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
4-3F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
6
Real Betis3416991057 
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2F
May 15
d
 
1-1A
7
Celta Home3413714046 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
May 18
8
R.Vallecano A34111112-644 
May 18
l
 
2-1A
-
-
9
Osasuna34101410-844 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
10
Mallorca3412814-844 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
May 25
l
 
1-0A
11
R.Sociedad3412715-543 
w
 
2-0F
May 13
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-2F
12
Valencia34101212-1142 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
13
Getafe3410915039 
w
 
1-0F
May 25
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
14
Espanyol3410915-839 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-1F
15
Sevilla3491114-938 
May 10
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
16
Girona3410816-1138 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
17
Alaves3481115-1135 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
18
Las Palmas348818-1632 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-3A
May 9
19
Leganes3461315-1931 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
20
Valladolid344426-5816 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
Win / draw / win form
Celta 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
R.Vallecano 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Celta have not lost to R.Vallecano in 6 consecutive home league meetings
3
Celta have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with R.Vallecano
League games at Celta since 2015
Celta
R.Vallecano
Goals: Scored
16
3
Games: Scored
5 / 6
2 / 6
Clean sheets
4 / 6
1 / 6
CEL
4
D
2
League games at R.Vallecano since 2014
R.Vallecano
Celta
Goals: Scored
10
3
Games: Scored
4 / 7
2 / 7
Clean sheets
5 / 7
3 / 7
D
3
VAL
4
Goal Statistics

A truly dreadful PG of just 0.9 should cause concerns for Rayo Vallecano fans, as should a 5 La Liga matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Celta 7th R.Vallecano 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Celta will score 1 or more goals
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of R.Vallecano scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+24
Celta have scored 24% more goals at home than predicted
-26
R.Vallecano have scored 26% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Celta
PG (predicted goals)
R.Vallecano
1.5
0.9
Attack rating
16%
better
CEL
VAL
view stats
Games scored30
26
Failed to score4
8
Scored first12
19
Goals scored52
36
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for17
11
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
CEL
VAL
18%
better
view stats
Games conceded27
26
Clean sheets7
8
Conceded first22
13
Goals conceded52
42
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
13%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+18%

Celta v R.Vallecano La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Celta La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30969
V GuaitaB IglesiasÓscar MinguezaM Alonso
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Iglesias FWD3393
2
-
J. Rodríguez Galiano DEF3232
7
-
V Guaita GLK30
-
Óscar Mingueza DEF3036
6
1
F Beltrán MID302
3
-
I Moriba MID291
6
1
M Alonso DEF282
8
1
C Starfelt DEF281
5
-
W Swedberg MID2843
1
-
I Aspas FWD2794
4
1
H Álvarez MID2443
6
-
A González FWD2342
1
1
P Durán FWD2344
3
-
H Sotelo MID22
4
-
S Carreira DEF214
-
D Rodríguez MID17
3
-
C Domínguez DEF15
1
-
F. López González MID142
2
-
Jailson  MID13
2
-
J Manquillo DEF10
1
-
I Losada MID101
2
-
M Ristić DEF71
1
-
F Cervi MID6
1
-
Y. Lago Amil DEF51
1
-
I Villar GLK4
-
R.Vallecano La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
334510
F LejeuneJ FrutosÁlvaro GarcíaP Ciss
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Lejeune DEF3312
7
-
Álvaro García MID3235
4
-
A Embarba FWD3211
4
-
J Frutos FWD3243
3
1
A Rațiu DEF3123
5
-
Óscar Valentín MID31
3
-
I Palazón MID3134
4
-
P Chavarría DEF301
3
-
P Ciss MID3041
10
-
A Batalla GLK28
5
-
U López MID2831
8
1
A Mumin DEF2421
6
1
R Nteka MID243
6
-
S Camello FWD2332
2
-
P Díaz MID223
2
-
I Balliu DEF21
2
-
G Gumbau MID191
4
-
Óscar Trejo MID161
1
-
S Guardiola FWD15
1
-
A Espino DEF13
5
-
A Hernández DEF11
1
-
D Cárdenas GLK6
-
E. Eto'o Pineda FWD2
-
R Tomás FWD2
-
P. Fernández Balboa DEF1
1
-