H2H: Celta Vigo vs Atlético Madrid – Result Prediction (La Liga

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Iago Aspas remains Celta’s only goal scorer this LL season, adding two team opening goals to the seven he accrued in the 2019/20 LL. Meanwhile, Atléti’s Luis Suárez opened the scoring for Uruguay during the international break. Both teams have scored in just two of the last 11 LL H2Hs, with ten of those producing under 1.5 first-half goals.

Celta Vigo Insights.

After a 3-0 home defeat to Barcelona a fortnight prior to the international break, Celta Vigo now have a mixed record of: W2, D2, L2, as a La Liga (LL) home outsider since the beginning of 2019/20. Notably, they did take points from three of their four LL home clashes versus the top four clubs of last season (W1, D2, L1), including a 1-1 draw with Atlético Madrid late in the season. That draw was one of seven occasions in which Celta dropped points from the 13 LL games in which they opened the scoring (W6, D5, L2) – one of the worst conversion rates of the season. A second-half LL goal difference of -4 in 2020/21 doesn’t inspire confidence in an improvement upon those numbers in this new campaign.

Atlético Madrid Insights.

Atlético Madrid’s unhealthy addiction to low-scoring draws continues throughout 2020/21. ‘Los Rojiblancos’ endured 13 draws of under 2.5 total goals last LL season, eight of them on the road, and have followed it up this time around with consecutive 0-0 results prior to the international window. As a result, they finished 2019/20 with a win-rate of just 37.50% as a travelling favourite (W6, D8, L2), and will be desperate for their maiden away victory of this LL season. However, scoring in all but one of their last nine LL away fixtures could help them find their first LL win at Celta since 2017/18 (L1, D1).