Celta Vigo and Espanyol Kick-Off the Action in La Liga

Celta de Vigo vs RCD Espanyol - 17/12/2021

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The weekend’s action in La Liga begins on Friday the 17th of December as Celta Vigo welcome Espanyol to the Estadio de Balaídos.

The hosts begin the weekend in 14th place on 17 points while the visitors are in 9th place on 23 points.

Celta Vigo come into the match having required extra time to beat FC Andorra in the Copa Del Rey on Tuesday night. Celta Vigo opened the scoring in the 14th minute but FC Andorra scored the equaliser shortly before half time.

There were no further goals in the second half and the match went into extra time with Celta Vigo scoring the decisive goal with 2 minutes remaining.

That result means Celta Vigo are undefeated in 7 of their last 8 games in all competitions. They are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 in La Liga but Celta Vigo have been struggling to win matches and they have recorded just a single victory in those 6 league games.

The win came away from home against Alaves and Celta Vigo have failed to win any of their last 5 home La Liga fixtures and have recorded just one victory in their last 10 on home soil.

Trends show both teams have scored in each of Celta Vigo’s last 3 home La Liga matches and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 5 at the Estadio de Balaídos.

Espanyol also played away from home in the Copa Del Rey on Tuesday night and came away from Cristo Atlético with a 2-1 win. Espanyol fell a goal behind after only 6 minutes of the match but came back with 2 goals of their own in the second half, the latter of which was scored in the 86th minute.

That result means Espanyol have won 4 of their last 5 games in all competitions. They have won 3 of their last 5 matches in La Liga, with all 3 of the victories coming at home.

Espanyol’s away record in the league is poor and they have failed to win any of their last 17 matches on the road. They have lost 12 of those 17 games and really need a win on their travels.

Trends show Espanyol have defeated Celta de Vigo in just 1 of their last 12 away meetings in all competitions.

Team news and Celta Vigo are without the injured duo of Augusto Solari and Iago Aspas.

Espanyol have to make do without midfielder Fran Mérida who is suspended. David Lopez has a knee injury and Óscar Gil is a doubt due to physical discomfort.

Espanyol have a poor away record but Celta Vigo are struggling to win matches at home in La Liga, meaning this one could end level. Celta Vigo have trouble conceding goals at home, so we expect both teams to find the back of the net.

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Celta de Vigo RCD Espanyol 17/12/2021 21:00

283834

X1-1

1 - 1

2.06

10°

3.48

2.00 3.48 4.10 1 1 1

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3 - 1(1 - 0)

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