Henry Roldán
A new La Liga matchday begins this Friday, with the match scheduled for the 17th round: Celta de Vigo vs Villarreal.
Celta has now gone three games without a defeat, and on the weekend they beat Elche by a score of 1-0. As for the other team, the Submarino Amarillo (“yellow submarine” in Spanish) is also on a three-game unbeaten streak and is coming off a 2-1 win over Real Madrid.
Without further ado, JefeBet brings you the best preview of the La Liga match between Celta de Vigo vs Villarreal.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Celta de Vigo vs Villarreal La Liga Match on January 13, 2023
- Where: Abanca Balaídos Stadium, Vigo, Spain
- When: Friday, January 13, 3:00 PM ET
- Moneyline: Celta de Vigo (+170) / Tie (+230) / Villarreal (+160)
- Asian Handicap: Celta de Vigo (-1, +400) / Villarreal (+1, -625)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-102) / Under (-137)
- Both teams score: Yes (-128) / No (-111)
All odds shown are courtesy of BetMGM and Unibet.
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Celta de Vigo Preview
Celta de Vigo will have to appeal to the magic of Balaídos to try to win a fundamental victory that will keep them away from the relegation places. Los Celtistas are in 16th place in the table with 16 points, only one more than Cádiz, who in 18th place is one of the three clubs that would currently be relegated to the second division.
This season at home, the team coached by Carlos Carvalhal has just two wins, three draws and three defeats in eight matches, for a total of nine points obtained in Vigo. It is precisely these three home draws that make the difference for Celta, as if they had won any of them, their situation in the standings would be a little calmer.
Another problem for Celta is that it is the second-highest scoring team in the championship with 27 goals, equal with Cádiz and only surpassed by the 34 allowed by Elche. Of course, if we take into account that they have only scored on 16 occasions, this can be considered a hefty fee.
Probable lineup (5-3-2): Agustín Marchesín; Hugo Mallo, Oscar Mingueza, Joseph Aidoo, Unai Núñez, Javi Galán; Gabriel Veiga, Fran Beltrán, Franco Cervi; Iago Aspas, Gonçalo Paciencia.
Villarreal Preview
After being left out of European competitions last season, after finishing seventh in La Liga, this year Villarreal seems to want to take revenge and so far things are going well.
Last weekend’s big win over Real Madrid moved them up to sixth place in the standings with 27 points, and they are only one unit behind Real Betis in fourth place, which gives them a place in the next Champions League.
Villarreal is the fifth-best away team with 11 points after 9 games played, although it has lost 3 games of the last 4.
However, this streak could come to an end this week as Celta de Vigo is not playing well at all and must face a Submarino Amarillo that has so far conceded just 12 goals, the second-lowest total of the tournament behind only Barcelona’s six.
Probable lineup (4-3-3): Pepe Reina; Juan Foyth, Raúl Albiol, Pau Torres, Alberto Moreno; Francis Coquelin, Dani Parejo, Álex Baena; Samuel Chukwueze, Gerard Moreno, Yeremi Pino.
JefeBet Prediction
The boost the victory over Real Madrid can give them, in addition to being close to the Champions League places, undoubtedly makes Villarreal a clear favorite to win this game.
What’s more, Celta is going through a quite complicated moment and that in the last ten games against Villarreal, at home, it has had quite a lot of problems to beat the Submarino Amarillo. In fact, in the last ten games, the visiting team has a record of five wins, four ties, and just one loss.
Prediction: Villarreal wins (CEL 0 – VIL 2).
