A must-win game for Los Blancos
What is the internal situation like at Real Madrid? These days, the Spanish newspapers are less concerned with sporting events than with the relationship between head coach Xabi Alonso and his multi-million-dollar team. Regardless of all the unrest in the environment, the bookies’ odds show that betting providers are predicting a victory for the Spanish league leaders in a Real Madrid vs. Celta Vigo tip.
However, Europa League participants Celta Vigo have proven to be tough opponents in their away games in La Liga so far. Claudio Giráldez González’s team has lost only one game in foreign arenas so far.
However, the mighty Real Madrid are in a different league to most teams in the Spanish top flight in terms of performance, and even the recent mini-slump in results for Los Blancos does nothing to change that. One of the reasons why the Real Madrid vs. Celta Vigo prediction is so clearly in favor of the home team is that “Os Celestes” last won a league game against Alonso’s team over ten years ago and have suffered almost exclusively defeats in direct encounters during this period.
In addition, this contest has usually been high-scoring in the recent past. This has also been the case in Celta Vigo’s away games this season, where only once in six games did both teams fail to score.
Real Madrid – Celta Vigo Head-to-head record
The history of this rivalry dates back to 1939. Over the years, Real Madrid has built up an increasingly large lead in this comparison. The Royals have 73 wins to Celta Vigo’s 31, with 18 draws.
At home, the H2H record is even more clear-cut. Xabi Alonso’s team has won 48 of 61 encounters with Os Celestes (48-6-7). That’s why the bookies aren’t offering high odds on Real Madrid’s expected victory against Celta Vigo.
Real Madrid – Celta Vigo Tip
The Royal’s engine has been stuttering lately. Although with a record of two wins, three draws, and only one defeat in their last six competitive games, this can still be considered complaining at a high level. Nevertheless, the last three draws against the smaller teams in the league cost Real Madrid their previously commanding lead at the top of the table. However, thanks to their away win in Bilbao during the week, Alonso’s team is now just one point behind leaders Barcelona.
Worse than the first minor slump under Xabi Alonso, however, is the currently tense relationship between the former Real Madrid midfielder and his squad, which is peppered with expensive world stars. If Spanish media reports are to be believed, Alonso has already lost the support of a large part of his squad and may be on the verge of being sacked.
What has been striking in recent weeks at Real Madrid is that the defense, which was so rock-solid at the start of the season, has been shaky. Three of their first 13 goals conceded in the league came in league games against Girona and Elche, two teams that are anything but strong offensively.
The visitors from the northwest coast of Spain have been strong away from home in the league so far. With three wins, two draws, and only one defeat in their away games, they are currently only surpassed by a few teams in La Liga. In addition, Claudio Giráldez González’s team has scored at least one goal in every away game so far.
However, they have also only kept one clean sheet in their travels within Spain. That’s why our Real Madrid vs. Celta Vigo prediction is for another high-scoring encounter. As has been the case almost every time these two teams have met recently. In the last three league encounters alone, a total of twelve goals have been scored.
