Celta Vigo vs Villarreal Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Celta Vigo have been thrilling to watch and they come into this one on the back of yet another thrilling encounter with Barcelona as they take on a similarly entertaining Villarreal side.
Kick-off date/time: Wednesday 23rd April, 2025: UK – 6:00pm / US ET – 1:00pm / US PT – 10:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN have the exclusive rights to La Liga games in the USA, so Celta Vigo vs Villarreal may be televised on one of their affiliated channels
How to watch online: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN+
Celta Vigo Preview: Entertaining Celta
Celta Vigo’s fascinating campaign, coached by former B team coach Claudio Giraldez, continued at the weekend with the Galicians suffering a 4-3 loss to league leaders Barcelona in a game in which they were 3-1 up mid-way through the second-half.
The home team remain tucked inside the top eight ahead of this weekend’s round of fixtures with an impressive and entertaining style of football as they chase possible UEFA competition qualification this season.
Villarreal Preview: Entertaining Villarreal
In Villarreal’s 31 matches in La Liga so far this season, there have been a combined total of 97 goals as the Yellow Submarine seek a top five finish and probable UEFA Champions League qualification in the final month of the campaign.
Marcelino’s side come into this one on the back of a 2-2 draw with Real Sociedad at the El Madrigal in a game in which they took the lead before falling behind but managed a point with goals scored by Yeremy Pino and Ayoze Perez.
Celta Vigo Team News: Nothing fresh
There are no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues for Celta to deal with this weekend ahead of the visit of Villarreal for this one but they do remain without former Celtic defender Carl Starfelt due to a thigh injury.
Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Vicente Guaita; Javi Rodriguez, Lago, Marcos Alonso, Sergio Carreira; Fran Beltran; Pablo Duran, Ilaix Moriba, Iker Losada, Swedberg; Borja Iglesias
Unavailable: Starfelt (Injured)
Questionable:
Villarreal Team News: A few issues
Sergi Cardona is missing through suspension for this weekend, whilst they are also dealing with some key injury issues, too, such as Spain international attacking midfielder Alex Baena and Morocco international attacking midfielder Ilias Akhomach.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Junior; Kiko Femenia, Foyth, Costa, Alfonso Pedraza; Yeremy Pino, Santi Comesana, Dani Parejo, Denis Suarez; Ayoze, Barry
Unavailable: Sergi Cardona (Suspended), Alex Baena (Injured), Akhomach (Injured)
Questionable: Raul Albiol (Injured), Buchanan (Injured), Gerard (Injured)
Celta Vigo vs Villarreal Prediction
In their 32 matches so far this season, there have been a combined total of 96 goals in Celta Vigo matches. So, the hosts’ games average dead on three goals per game with Villarreal’s averaging over three goals per game. It is now quite a large sample size to acknowledge that that is just the way these two sides play and it should be quite a fun and entertaining watch for the neutral as they both chase different UEFA competitions this season.
Celta Vigo vs Villarreal Tip: Over 2.5 goals