Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo Predictions

Los Blancos have secured some positive outcomes against the visitors in the past and will be hoping for the same here. Real Madrid are likely to defeat Celta Vigo at home in this game.

Match info: La Liga

Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid

Date: Sunday, 4^th May 2025

Time: 1 pm Nigerian time

Real Madrid will be bidding to remain in the La Liga title race when they resume their campaign with a home fixture against a talented Celta Vigo outfit on Sunday afternoon.

Carlo Ancelotti's side are second in the La Liga table, four points behind the leaders Barcelona, while Celta sit seventh, with the Sky Blues battling to secure European football for the 2025-26 campaign

Head-to-head:

• Real Madrid have won 24 of the last 30 meetings between the two teams.
• Celta Vigo have recorded 3 victories.
• The remaining 3 clashes ended in draws.
• Real Madrid have beaten Celta Vigo twice this season.
• Celta Vigo have not won any of their last five contests against Real Madrid.
• Los Blancos have scored 14 goals in the last five encounters against Celta Vigo.
• Celta Vigo have won two of their last five matches.
• 7 of their last 9 encounters produced at least 3 goals.

Form:

• Real Madrid in the League: W-L-W-W-W
• Real Madrid in all competitions: W-L-W-W-L
• Celta Vigo in the League: D-W-L-L-W
• Celta Vigo in all competitions: D-W-L-L-W

Team News:

• Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy, and Eduardo Camavinga are injured and will not be in action for Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao are back in training, but their availability depends on their match fitness.
• Celta Vigo will be without the services of Jones El Abdellaoui and Carl Starfelt as they are injured.

Player(s) to watch:

• Kylian Mbappe is the top goal scorer in the La Liga for Los Blancos, although the Frenchman has not been very impactful in recent games. He has shown some great performances in his debut season. But the LaLiga giants will need him to step up here by scoring some goals.
• Borja Iglesias came up with a phenomenal performance against Barcelona. He scored a hat-trick and is also coming in after scoring a goal in Celta’s last league game against Villarreal. The 32-year-old is going to play a crucial role in the attacking front for his side. He can cause serious problems for opponents’s defence.