Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo Prediction, 9/12/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/7/2021

Game: Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo

Date: Sunday, September 12, 2021

Location: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Real Madrid (-278) Celta Vigo (+600)

Eden Hazard and Real Madrid (2-1-0, 1st in La Liga) play Celta de Vigo (0-1-2, 18th in La Liga) at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Sunday. The starting goaltenders will be Thibaut Courtois for Real Madrid and Matias Dituro for Celta de Vigo. The moneyline on this matchup has Real Madrid priced at -278 and the Celtics are at +600. The O/U has been set at 3.

Real Madrid stepped onto the pitch against Betis in their most recent match and walked away with a win by a score of 1-0. In the passing game, they earned a 89.5% passes received percentage by connecting on 441 of the 493 passing attempts in their last match. Real Madrid attempted 26 dribbles in this matchup and completed 16 of the attempts for a rate of 61.5%.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Real Madrid wrapped this game up at a 23.1% clip by putting 3 shots on target out of 13 total shots. Real Madrid sports an average of 2.67 goals per 90 minutes (8 goals in total) and have accumulated 7 assists in all games for the season.

Eden Hazard is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Real Madrid. Hazard has started 359 games during his soccer career and tallies 0.36 G/90. The forward from Belgium has racked up 125 goals in 31,396 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 91 assists while tallying 24 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Karim Benzema, the forward hailing from France. Benzema has 34,617 mins in 404 career starts and has earned himself a total of 11 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 106 times in his pro soccer career and he has scored 237 total goals. He scores 0.62 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Real Madrid is Thibaut Courtois. Courtois has seen the pitch for 34,014 mins and has 880 saves so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 0.9 (344 goals given up) and he holds a save % of 73.0%. The keeper from Belgium has faced 1,208 shots attempted at him in 380 starts. Courtois (229-81-67 record during his career) has accumulated 166 shutouts, which leaves him with a 43.7% shutout percentage.

For their last match, Celta Vigo took a loss by a score of 1-0 against Athletic Bilbao. They wrapped up this match by completing 424 out of their 537 passes they tried for a rate of 79.0%. Celta Vigo finished with a 47.1% successful dribble percentage by converting 8 of the 17 dribbles they tried. Celta Vigo had 3 shots attempted out of their 12 shots attempted which gave them a 25.0% rate in their last game.

Iago Aspas should be able to be counted on for Celta Vigo. He is currently averaging 0.55 goals per 90 mins and has started 268 matches so far in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Spain has played 23,599 minutes while scoring 145 goals. He has totaled 69 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 53 times. You should also keep an eye on Nolito, the forward representing Spain. Nolito has been handed a total of 59 yellow card cautions in 20,263 professional minutes played (227 starts). His goals per 90 min average thus far in his career is 0.39. He has scored 87 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 54 times.

Matias Dituro will look after the net for Celta Vigo. Dituro has totaled 62 clean sheets and has defended 300 shots against him in 15,869 minutes in his career. He has a save % of 78.7 and his clean sheet rate sits at 35.0%. He has surrendered 0.85 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 92-46-39. During his professional soccer career, Dituro has conceded 79 goals and has accumulated 238 stops in 177 starts.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Celta Vigo (+600)

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