Celta Vigo vs Elche Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Celta Vigo vs Elche Intro

With the LaLiga season starting to take shape, both Celta Vigo and Elche will be looking for a win when they meet at Abanca Balaidos. The home side have endured a poor season, but Elche are deep in trouble as they head into this one. Kick off is on Wednesday April 26, 2023 at 8:00 PM. Matchweek 31 puts Sebastian Beccacece’s side to a tough test, as the last team visits Carlos Carvalhal’s crew who sit in the 13th on 36 points. The away side have found it tough this season, and currently take up the very bottom, 20th position in the LaLiga table with 13 points. We’re deep inside the second half of the season, and there’s a difference in fortunes between Celta Vigo and Elche in the LaLiga table. The sides are separated by 23 points and 7 places.

Celta Vigo vs Elche Form

Getting beaten by Real Madrid kept Celta Vigo on 5 points in the last five games – and much more is needed. In the meantime, Elche are still without a single point in the last five games, after losing to Valencia in the previous round. Celta Vigo needs to be more convincing at home if they plan to add to the 7 points they have already managed from the five games so far. Elche needs to start performing much better away from home as they have only won three points from five games so far.

Celta Vigo vs Elche H2H

Historically, Celta Vigo has a much better record in this fixture. They have 8 victories out of the total of 21 matches, compared to Wednesday’s guests’ 6. 7 have ended up drawn. Celta Vigo has pulled away from Elche in this fixture in recent seasons. It now has a 2-game winning margin in the last six attempts.

Celta Vigo vs Elche Analysis

Celta Vigo’s last match suffer a defeat. Real Madrid was their last opponnent. When the referee blew fulltime, the score was 0-2. With that game now a memory, Carlos Carvalhal’s men will narrow their focus to this week’s challenge : Elche in LaLiga. Stats against Real Madrid, shows that Celta Vigo had 34% of ball possession. In terms of shots on goal, Celta Vigo struck a total of 12 shots in attack while in defence conceding 17 shots. Meanwhile, Elche lost its previous game. Sebastian Beccacece’s men were facing Valencia. The game ended with a score of 0-2. Stats against Valencia show that Elche had 66% of ball possession. Often punters look to shots on goal as a true guide of how a team performed. For Elche, a total of 7 shots were taken in attack with 5 shots conceded in the last game.

Celta Vigo vs Elche Odds

Celta Vigo is the favourite to win this match between Celta Vigo and Elche according to the bookmakers.