The match of round 18 of La Liga between Celta de Vigo and Valencia will take place on 3 January at Balaídos stadium in Vigo. Celta de Vigo vs Valencia: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo continue to fight for a place in European competitions. In the last round the home side drew with Real Oviedo (0:0), so the unbeaten run in La Liga reached 3 matches (2 wins, 1 draw). Note that all 3 matches were clean sheets, although before that stretch the team had kept a clean sheet in only 1 of 16 league games. Over the last 5 matches in this competition the home side have conceded 1 goal — this is the best figure in the league. In the table the home side remained in 7th place, with the gap to 6th place increasing to 5 points.
- In home matches this La Liga season the home side have collected 8 points; only Real Oviedo (7) and Levante (2) are worse here.
- At least one team failed to score in 5 of Celta de Vigo’s previous La Liga games.
- The club scored in 7 of the last 8 home league matches.
Potential Celta de Vigo Lineup (3-4-3)*
Andrei Radu – Carl Starfelt, Manu Fernández, Marcos Alonso – Sergio Carreira, Fran Beltrán, Miguel Román, Xavi Rueda – Villiot Svedberg, Ferran Jutglà, Brian Zaragoza.
Defender Carlos Domínguez and forward Pablo Durán will not be available due to injuries.
Valencia
Valencia managed only a draw against Mallorca (1:1) before the break. The visitors have avoided defeat in 5 of their last 6 La Liga matches (1 win, 4 draws). However, over the course of the last 12 rounds the club has taken only 1 victory, beating struggling Levante at home (1:0). Because of this Valencia sit in 17th place in the table, ahead of Girona in the relegation zone by just 1 point. It is worth adding that Valencia’s scoring run in La Liga stands at 6 matches, but in all those games the visitors scored exactly 1 goal.
- Since the start of the current season Valencia have conceded 26 goals; only Levante (29) and Girona (33) have conceded more.
- In the current campaign the club has not yet won away from home (3 draws, 5 defeats).
- Both teams scored in 5 of Valencia’s last 6 La Liga matches.
Potential Valencia Lineup (4-4-2)*
Julen Agirrezabala – Thierry Correia, César Tárrega, José Manuel Copete, José Luis Gayà – Filip Ugrinić, Pepelu, Luis Rioja, André Almeida – Lucas Beltrán, Hugo Duro.
Goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski and defender Eray Cömert are unavailable due to injuries.
Referee
Ricardo de Burgos (Spain)
Matches – 9 (La Liga, 2025/26);
Yellow cards (counting second yellows) – 35;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.9;
Red cards shown – 1;
Fouls per match on average – 22;
Penalties – 33%.
Celta de Vigo vs Valencia: Match Prediction
In the last round Celta de Vigo failed to extend their winning run, but they have not lost in La Liga in 3 matches in a row (2 wins, 1 draw). The home side have avoided defeat in 8 of their last 10 Spanish championship games (5 wins, 3 draws), losing only to Barcelona and Espanyol, who are in the top five. At the same time the home side often lack spectacle. In 8 of the last 10 club matches in La Liga no more than 3 goals were scored, and in 7 of those games we saw a maximum of 2 goals.
Valencia try to fight for points in every league match; since 9 November they have lost only once, to Atlético Madrid (1:2). However, the visitors’ winless run in La Liga has reached 4 matches (3 draws, 1 defeat), and over the last 12 rounds the club has beaten only Levante (1:0). Regarding scoring, in Valencia’s last 6 La Liga games no more than 3 goals have been scored; moreover, in 5 of those 6 matches teams scored only 1 or 2 goals.
Prediction – Celta de Vigo Win Or Draw + Under 3.5 Goals
Prediction: Celta de Vigo Win Or Draw + Under 3.5 Goals
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from their previous match in this competition.
