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Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club prediction

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Kickoff
Sun, Aug 30, 07:30 PM
Round
Regular Season - 3
Venue
Estadio Abanca Balaídos, Vigo
Referee
Mateo Busquets Ferrer, Spain

Recent form

Celta Vigo
31Poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-3D-2L · -3 goal difference

Athletic Club
31Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-0D-4L · -5 goal difference

Our verdict

Strong
Market
Combo Bet
Pick
Celta Vigo or Draw + Celta Vigo Over 0.5 Goals
Confidence76%

BetGenius backs Celta Vigo or Draw + Celta Vigo Over 0.5 Goals (Combo Bet) at 76% confidence — a strong call.

Match preview

Celta Vigo welcome Athletic Club to Balaídos for matchday 3 of La Liga, with both sides seeking to build positive momentum after demanding opening fixtures. Celta Vigo sit in 14th place with one point from their opening two matches, having drawn 0-0 at Valencia before suffering a narrow 1-2 home defeat to Osasuna.

Athletic Club enter this fixture in the relegation zone in 19th position after consecutive league defeats to start their campaign, falling 1-3 at home to Sevilla and 0-2 away to Barcelona. The visitors are also navigating a challenging availability situation, with multiple key defensive figures missing.

Recent head-to-head records suggest a competitive fixture, with Celta Vigo remaining unbeaten across the last two meetings between the sides (a 2-0 home victory in December 2025 and a 1-1 away draw in May 2026). Given Athletic Club's defensive absences and sluggish start, the hosts possess a favourable opportunity to claim points.

Team news

Celta Vigo

  • A. FebasRibs Injury
  • B. IglesiasMuscle Injury

Athletic Club

  • U. EgiluzKnee Injury
  • B. Prados DiazThigh Injury
  • D. VivianHamstring Injury
  • N. SerranoCoach's decision

Team news last updated Sep 5 (4 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Statistical comparison

Celta Vigo at home vs Athletic Club away
2
Played
2
0-0-2
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored /game
Conceded /game
Clean sheets
Failed to score
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
20%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
7Atletico Madrid4+17
8Osasuna4-17
9Real Sociedad5-27
10Athletic Club4+16
11Levante405
12Espanyol4+14
13Racing Santander4-14
14Rayo Vallecano4-34
15Getafe4-34
16Celta Vigo5-33
17Villarreal4-22
18MalagaRelegation4-62
19ElcheRelegation4-71

Head-to-head

Full record →
Celta Vigo
4
Draws
1
Athletic Club
5

Athletic Club have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.8 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.

  • 2026-05-17Athletic Club 1-1 Celta Vigo
  • 2025-12-14Celta Vigo 2-0 Athletic Club
  • 2025-01-19Celta Vigo 1-2 Athletic Club
  • 2024-09-22Athletic Club 3-1 Celta Vigo
  • 2024-05-15Celta Vigo 2-1 Athletic Club

Our record in La Liga

62%24 won from 39 settled predictions

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.

3 published markets

FeaturedLOST
Market
Combo Bet
Pick
Celta Vigo or Draw + Celta Vigo Over 0.5 Goals
Confidence76%

Celta Vigo or Draw — 76% confidence

Athletic Club have lost both of their opening league matches with a -4 goal difference and have recorded five straight defeats across all competitions. Furthermore, the Basque side are missing multiple defenders through injury and suspension, including D. Vivian, A. Gorosabel, and Y. Berchiche. Celta Vigo are unbeaten in the last two head-to-head fixtures against Athletic Club, including a 2-0 victory in their previous clash at Balaídos.

Celta Vigo Over 0.5 Goals — 79% confidence

Athletic Club have conceded five goals across their first two league fixtures (three against Sevilla and two against Barcelona) and lack clean sheets this season. With their backline significantly depleted due to the absence of D. Vivian, U. Egiluz, A. Gorosabel, and the suspended Y. Berchiche, Celta Vigo have a strong probability of finding the back of the net at home.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and team total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetLOST
Market
Team Total Goals
Pick
Celta Vigo Over 0.5 Goals
Confidence79%

Athletic Club have conceded five goals across their first two league fixtures (three against Sevilla and two against Barcelona) and lack clean sheets this season. With their backline significantly depleted due to the absence of D. Vivian, U. Egiluz, A. Gorosabel, and the suspended Y. Berchiche, Celta Vigo have a strong probability of finding the back of the net at home.

Combo BetLOST
Market
Double Chance
Pick
Celta Vigo or Draw
Confidence76%

Athletic Club have lost both of their opening league matches with a -4 goal difference and have recorded five straight defeats across all competitions. Furthermore, the Basque side are missing multiple defenders through injury and suspension, including D. Vivian, A. Gorosabel, and Y. Berchiche. Celta Vigo are unbeaten in the last two head-to-head fixtures against Athletic Club, including a 2-0 victory in their previous clash at Balaídos.

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Published August 29, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.