Celta Vigo vs Athletic Bilbao Preview & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Celta Vigo have been entertaining to watch in recent seasons but that has slipped in the last six months as the Galicians welcome Athletic Club across to Balaidos.
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Celta Vigo vs Athletic Bilbao prediction
Having just about held on for UEFA Europa League qualification, Claudio Giraldez was expected to help Celta re-establish themselves as top four or five contenders this season. It has been a slow start, though, with a goalless draw at Mestalla against Valencia being followed by a 2-1 defeat at home to Osasuna.
Athletic Club appointed former Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic over the summer and it was a nightmare start last week with mistakes, glaring misses and a red card contributing to a 3-1 defeat to Sevilla at San Mames before they then succumbed to a 2-0 loss to defending champions Barcelona at Camp Nou in midweek.
Athletic were improved when focusing on defence-first against Barca and they will perhaps likely bring that into this one against a struggling Celta side and so a low-scoring clash in the north west of Spain seems a decent bet.
Celta Vigo vs Athletic Bilbao tip: Under 2.5 goals
