Diego Simeones’ Atletico Madrid are in fine form ahead of La Liga matchday 35. Los Rojiblancos won their last two league fixtures and are aiming for a third straight match on Sunday.
Will our AI-powered score predictor forecast a win for Los Rojiblancos?
Celta Vigo will take the trip to the capital to play at the Metropolitano. The Sky Blues have seen improvements since the departure of Rafael Benitez a few months ago. Still, Celta are in a fight for La Liga survival.
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Celta are 15th in the division and eight points above the bottom three with four matches left to play.
A win over Atletico would seal their status in the top flight for next term.
Atletico, on the other hand, are fourth in the standings. Six points separate the capital club from third-place Barcelona. Meanwhile, they are six points ahead of fifth-place Athletic Bilbao.
Simeone’s team took 12 points from the last six games, scoring nine goals and conceding eight times.
They have been brilliant at the Metropolitano this season, posting a record of 15W-1D-1L. Their lone defeat came against Barcelona, 3-0.
Celta Vigo took 10 points from their last 18 points on offer. They found the back of the net 10 times but conceded nine goals.
Celta won two of their last three games, including winning last weekend 3-2 against Villarreal.
The road has not been kind to Celta Vigo, however. They lost their last two road matches and four of their last six away games in all. This season, Celta have won just three times on their travels.
The Sky Blues have conceded the fourth-most goals in La Liga (52). Atletico conceded just 39, which is the fifth-fewest goals in the division. Los Rojiblancos have scored 63 goals. It is the fourth-most.
Atletico won the last five head-to-head meetings with Celta Vigo. They outscored Celta 12-2 across the five fixtures. Four red cards were handed out in the five matches.
Atletico went to Celta’s Stadio Balaidos in the reverse fixture and left with an easy 3-0 victory.
Celta’s Ivan Villar was sent off on 25 minutes, creating problems for the side. Antoine Griezmann then proceeded to score three times.
Simeone’s team should make the most of playing at home versus Celta Vigo. Our score prediction is for Atletico to win 2-1. The defeat could cause some anxiety around Celta Vigo, especially if the teams below them pick up points.