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Athletic Bilbao vs Celta: Spanish Championship Match Prediction
Athletic will play Celta in the sixth round of La Liga on September 22. Last season, the encounter in Bilbao ended in a draw, so what can we expect today at San Mames? Our experts have analyzed and selected the best bets for this game. Find the answers in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Athletic Bilbao
SpainCurrent form
Just days before Athletic Bilbao return to the European stage for the first time since the 2017/18 season, they face Celta Vigo in La Liga. Ernesto Valverde’s men have started the season positively, suffering only defeats to Barcelona and Atletico, the teams that finished above them last term. A 2-0 win over Leganes on Thursday continued their good start, and Bilbao look set to build on that at San Mamés.
Injuries and disqualifications
Simon (wrist injury), Alvarez (muscle injury) and Williams (ankle injury) will be out.
Interesting trends for betting
- Ernesto Valverde has 17 wins against Celta (7 draws, 6 losses), a career high.
- Inaki Williams is in fine form at the moment, having directly contributed to four goals in his last two matches
Probable lineup : Padilla - Rincon, Egueluz, Lecue, Boiro - Herrera, Canales, Olabar, Gomez - Javier, Williams.
Celta Vigo
SpainCurrent form
Celta Vigo will be looking to reverse their poor head-to-head record as they enjoy their best five-game start to a La Liga season for the first time since 2015/16. The Sky Blues finished sixth that year and while a repeat result may exceed even the most ambitious of fans’ expectations, more performances like their 3-1 win over Valladolid last week would go some way to cementing their progress. Their abysmal record at San Mamés suggests they will struggle to maintain that level here, but Celta have actually avoided defeat on three of their last five visits here.
Disqualifications and injuries
Dominguez (groin injury), Manquillo (thigh injury), Jailson (ankle injury) and Ristic (calf injury) will be out
Interesting trends for betting
- The visitors have a veteran presence in this match in Iago Aspas - five of his ten goals against Athletic came at San Mamés.
- The Galicians' matches have yielded a league record 23 goals overall before the round, while the last three head-to-head encounters have produced 13 goals, including seven in the corresponding match last season
Probable line-up : Villar - Manquillo, Mingueza, Sverberg, Dominguez - Moriba, Beltran, Jailson, Rodriguez - Aspas, Iglesias.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:0
Four of the last six head-to-head matches have seen this score
6.50Bet Goals in both halves – no
In 3 of Athletic's last 5 matches, goals were scored in the same half
1.82Bet Corners: Total Under 9.5
In 3 of the last 5 matches of the hosts such a bet took place
1.88Bet Number 1 in the score
In three of the last six matches this bet has played out
1.65Tip and bets
In this duel, we do not expect an abundance of attacks and scoring chances - both teams need tournament points and will try to concentrate as much as possible on defending their goal. In addition, there are problems in creation, which can ultimately concentrate the main events away from the goal, because in such duels, everything is often decided by one mistake. In addition, we expect that after success, the more successful one will close in defense.
Our betting tip is total under 2.5 goals and we bet on it with odds of 2.10
Bet on the outcome
The visitors have little chance of winning, while Athletic plays very well at their home stadium San Mames, where the team will have serious support. Moreover, Vigo plays extremely inconsistently away from home, which could ultimately allow the Basques to take the game into their own hands and achieve an important success before the start of the European Cups. Nevertheless, we believe that due to maximum dedication, the visitors will be able to hold out and show their class, which will give them a chance to cling to tournament points.
Betting Tip - draw with odds of 4.20
Bet on a penalty
Most likely, everything can be decided by VAR, which will find or not find a violation in the penalty area. We are waiting for the main events away from the goal, while we believe that both teams will play as carefully as possible in their penalty area.
Prediction - penalty (no) for 1.25
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