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Celta Vigo vs Real Betis Preview: Team News & Prediction

by Alex Lawes ·
Celta Vigo vs Real Betis Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Celta Vigo have begun to find some form as the season goes on as they now take on a strong and similarly in-form Real Betis side at Balaidos on Sunday.

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How to watch on TV: UK – Premier Sports / USA – ESPN have the exclusive rights to La Liga games in the USA, so any game may be televised on one of their affiliated channels

How to watch online: UK – Premier Player / USA – ESPN+

Celta Vigo preview: In-form Celta

Celta Vigo come into this one on the back of a come from behind 2-1 defeat of Scottish champions Celtic in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League the other day, courtesy of a brace scored by defender Javi Rodriguez.

The Galicians headed into that one on the back of a much-needed second victory of the league campaign, too, at the weekend as they defeated Deportivo Alaves by two goals to one with Javi Rodriguez scoring the decisive one in that one, too.

Real Betis preview: Brilliant Betis

Real Betis have been brilliant at the start of this season as they begin the match day sitting tucked inside the top three in La Liga after a fun start, albeit they were beaten 5-2 by defending champions and league leaders Barcelona last weekend.

Los Verdiblancos overcame that defeat with a win in midweek as they edged past Dutch giants Feyenoord by a goal to nil at La Cartuja in Seville, courtesy of a 59th minute penalty scored by club captain Isco.

Celta Vigo team news: A few injuries

Celta are dealing with a few injuries for this one as Carl Starfelt has now been joined on the sidelines by the versatile Alvaro Nunez and FIFA World Cup 2026 winner Borja Iglesias.

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Radu; Javi Rodriguez, Yoel Lago, Marcos Alonso; Hugo Alvarez, Aleix Febas, Ilaix Moriba, Sergio Carreira; Driouech, Ferran Jutgla, Iago Aspas

Unavailable: Starfelt (Injured), Alvaro Nunez (Injured), Miguel Roman (Injured), El-Abdellaoui (Injured), Borja Iglesias (Injured)

Questionable: 

Real Betis team news: Facundo Bernal suspended

Uruguayan midfielder Facundo Bernal was sent off last week and so he is missing through suspension with key injuries such as left-back Junior Firpo and striker Cucho Hernandez, who sustained a calf issue in midweek.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Alex Valles; Hector Bellerin, Diego Llorente, Victor Gomez, Fran Garcia; Dani Ceballos, Marc Roca; Pablo Fornals, Isco, Abde Ez; Parrott

Unavailable: Junior Firpo (Injured), Facundo Bernal (Suspended), Cucho (Injured)

Questionable: 

Key stats

  • Celta are unbeaten in the last four meetings (W1 D3); the last two both finished 1-1. 
  • Celta are unbeaten in the last five home meetings (W3 D2) and their home record against Betis since 1997/98 is W12 D4 L5. 
  • Celta have scored in eight consecutive meetings. The highest-scoring game in the fixture was Betis 3-4 Celta in February 2023, and the average is 2.88 goals per game. 
  • Celta are unbeaten in six (W2 D4) and are 8th with 11 points, with five draws. 
  • Celta are unbeaten in six La Liga away games and have drawn the last five of them. 
  • Celta have won their last two home games, including 5-0 against Racing – one of only four five-goal winning margins this season (the other three are all Barcelona's). 
  • Celta have conceded seven goals, the second-fewest in the division behind Athletic (six, from seven games). 
  • Betis are 4th with 19 points, their joint-best start after nine games in 26 La Liga seasons since 1997/98. 
  • Betis have scored in 17 consecutive La Liga games, dating back to April 2026. 
  • Betis have conceded 14 goals – more than any other side in the top four – including 2-5 defeats at Levante and at home to Barcelona last time out. 
  • Betis are unbeaten in their last two away games (W1 D1) but have conceded in three straight away games. 

Statistics are La Liga only (not all competitions)

Celta Vigo vs Real Betis prediction

Real Betis have moved to nine points from nine in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League and the Andalusians are now in a legitimate hunt for a top eight spot in that competition. Celta have grown into the campaign after, like last season, beginning with too many draws at the start of the campaign. The two sides have balanced coaches that can produce fairly pragmatic and more controlled football but, both in-form, both teams scoring may well be a decent bet for this one.

Celta Vigo vs Real Betis tip: Both teams to score

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