Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th August 2026

Celta Vigo hope to live up to their early billing as the LaLiga title favourites on Sunday when they welcome Athletic Club over to the Abanca Balaidos for a round 3 match.

Celta Vigo surely would have hoped for more than a single point so far in the LaLiga. They will be feeling the pressure of securing a first win of the season.

Celta Vigo surely would have hoped for more than a single point so far in the LaLiga. They will be feeling the pressure of securing a first win of the season.

Both Celta Vigo and Athletic Club aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on Sunday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Celta Vigo only average a modest one goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored ten goals. They also conceded 13 for an average of 1.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Athletic Club scored 12 goals, conceded 20 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

It finished all square on when Celta Vigo last faced Athletic Club. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/5.

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Prediction

Celta Vigo Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Celta Vigo at the moment. Against Sevilla, they came out on top in a 1-0 win, before drawing 0-0 against Valencia. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-2 defeat against Osasuna. Celta Vigo only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored ten and conceded 13 goals.

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 4-2 by Real Madrid. Next up, Sevilla won 1-3, before losing 2-0 against Barcelona. Athletic Club only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 15 goals to eight.

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Squads

Celta Vigo Squad

Giraldez will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Athletic Club from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Ionut Andrei Radu (0/2), Ivan Villar (0/0), Abdoulaye Faye (0/0), Alvaro Nunez (0/0), Carl Starfelt (0/1), Javi Galan (0/2), Javi Rodriguez (0/2), Javi Rueda (0/2), Marcos Alonso (0/2), Roberto Costa (0/0), Sergio Carreira (0/2), Aleix Febas (0/1), Hugo Cuenca (0/0), Ilaix Moriba (0/2), Jones El-Abdellaoui (0/2), Miguel Roman (0/2), Williot Swedberg (0/2), Yoel Lago (0/2), Borja Iglesias (0/0), Carles Perez (0/0), Couhaib Driouech (0/0), Ferran Jutgla (0/2), Hugo Alvarez (0/2), Hugo Gonzalez (0/0), Iago Aspas (1/2), Pablo Duran (0/2).

Athletic Club Squad

Below is the full team squad of Athletic Club. The manager Terzic will pick his starting XI against Celta Vigo from these players:

Alex Padilla (0/0), Unai Simon (0/2), Aitor Paredes (1/1), Andoni Gorosabel (0/0), Aymeric Laporte (0/2), Daniel Vivian (0/0), Hugo Rincon (0/2), Jesus Areso (0/1), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/2), Yuri Berchiche (0/1), Alejandro Rego (0/0), Benat Gerenabarrena (0/2), Benat Prados (0/0), Efe Korkut (0/0), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/1), Mikel Jauregizar (0/1), Nico Williams (0/2), Oihan Sancet (0/2), Peio Canales (0/2), Robert Navarro (0/1), Selton Sanchez (0/0), Unai Vencedor (0/0), Adama Boiro (0/1), Aingeru Olabarrieta (0/0), Alex Berenguer (0/2), Alvaro Djalo (0/1), Asier Hierro (0/0), Gorka Guruzeta (0/2), Inaki Williams (0/2), Maroan Sannadi (0/1), Nico Serrano (0/0).

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Team News

Celta Vigo are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Athletic Club. There is no need for Ilaix Moriba to show up in the Celta Vigo dressing room, as he is suspended.

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Lineups

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Celta Vigo played Athletic Club. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Celta Vigo came out on top in four games, whereas Athletic Club ran away with three points five times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 11/8 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 21/10.

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Results

In the last ten matches between Celta Vigo and Athletic Club over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 11/10 with bookies.

Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club Betting Tips

Ferran Jutgla found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Inaki Williams just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Celta Vigo won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Abanca Balaidos. They drew two and lost five as well, while Athletic Club won five of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost four. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Abanca Balaidos since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Celta Vigo. The same occurred in three of the last 10 league games away from home for Athletic Club.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Celta Vigo and Athletic Club, with the latter scoring 1.4 goals on average in these. Celta Vigo managed an average of 1.4 goals as both teams scored six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Celta Vigo’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Athletic Club, who scored 2.4 times on average in these matches.