Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo predictions for this Liga Santander clash on Saturday at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. Atletico Madrid can no longer afford to slip up if they want to play in the Champions League next season. They will face Celta Vigo, who are a good away team. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips
Bookmaker Ratings prediction one – Home Win and two or more total match goals – 2.00
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two – Over 2.5 Total match goals – 2.00
Bookmaker Ratings prediction three – Handicap Atletico Madrid -1 goal – 2.50
Atletico Madrid have won seven of their 12 home games, it is true that Celta are a good away team, but we believe that Atletico Madrid’s need to win will dictate this game.
Atletico Madrid is the team whose matches have most often ended with more than 2.5 total goals, which has been the case in 17 of their 25 matches played. Playing at home, we think that Atletico Madrid’s attacking level will be very high and therefore, it is very likely that this match will also have more than 2.5 total goals.
Atletico have been a high-scoring team this season, with 45 goals in 25 games, one of the teams in best attacking form. We think they can win this game by a difference of at least two goals, so we think it is a good Handicap to deduct a goal from them and they can still win.
Atletico Madrid’s last five matches have featured a total of 22 goals, an average of 4.4 total goals per match, which is a very high average.
Of the 22 goals, 12 were in Atletico’s favour and ten against them. What is curious is the high number of goals in the first halves of those matches, with a total of 13, with five goals for them and eight against.
29 of the 45 total goals scored by Atletico Madrid have come between the 51st and 90th minutes of their matches, a very high number of goals, which in turn shows how well they perform in the second half physically.
Celta have scored seven goals and conceded just three in their last five games. In those five games, they have not conceded a single goal in the first half.
The most frequent scoreline at the end of the first half in Celta’s matches so far has been a goalless draw, a result that has occurred on 11 occasions. This speaks of a team that don’t take many risks offensively, but don’t let themselves get hurt either.
As mentioned previously, in Atletico Madrid’s last five games there have been 13 goals in the first half, a fairly high number of goals. Playing at home and with the high needs for a win, we think that Atletico will come out to win from the start, so we think that the match can have more than 0.5 total goals in the first half. This bet has odds of 1.44 at William Hill.
Atletico will be without Daniel Was and Matheus Cunha for this match, both injured.
¡Equipo ➕ afición!
¡Nos volvemos a ver el sábado en el #AtletiCelta!
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— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti)
Celta Vigo go into this game with the full squad at their coach’s disposal.
Ya descubrimos el secreto de Javi Galán. Y sí, es de otro planeta ???#JaviGalán #RCCelta pic.twitter.com/KewpUkmibs
— RC Celta (@RCCelta)
Starting Lineups
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Reinildo, Savic, Giménez, Vrsaljko, De Paul, Koke, Carrasco, Llorente, Luis Suárez, Joao Félix
Highlighted Player
Joao Félix
The young Portuguese player showed one of his best performances of the season in his last game, against Osasuna, with a goal and an assist. If this player is confident he can certainly become one of the best players in the world. We think he could be the player to watch for this match.
Most popular FaQ for Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo
The last match between these clubs ended in a 1-2 win for Atletico Madrid, in August 2021.
Where will this fixture be played?
This game will be played at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds at William Hill for Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo.
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