Celta Vigo vs Alaves Prediction, 5/7/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/4/2022

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Game: Celta Vigo vs Alaves

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Location: Estadio de Balaídos in Vigo, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Celta Vigo (+160) Alaves (+240)

Estadio de Balaídos is the site where Iago Aspas and Celta de Vigo (10-9-14, 12th in La Liga) will play Alaves (6-7-20, 20th in La Liga) on Saturday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Matias Dituro for Celta de Vigo and Fernando Pacheco for Alaves. Alaves are priced at +240 while the Celtics are at +160. The O/U has been set at 2.

Celta Vigo faced off with Granada in their last matchup and got the draw with a final of 1-1. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 87.7% received passes percentage by converting 335 of the 382 pass targets in their last match. Celta Vigo attempted 17 dribbles in this match and were able to convert 10 of those tries for a rate of 58.8%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Celta Vigo finished at a 38.5% clip by putting 5 shots on target of 13 total shots. Celta Vigo averages 1.06 goals per 90 min (36 goals in total) and have 24 assists in all games for the year.

Iago Aspas is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Celta Vigo. Aspas has started 297 matchups so far in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.54 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Spain has totaled 157 goals scored in 26,090 minutes played. He has accounted for 53 assists while earning 77 yellow cards so far in his career.

One more player who should impact this match is Brais Mendez, the midfielder who represents Spain. Mendez has been on the field for 10,135 mins during 116 starting assignments and has been handed 24 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 15 times during his pro soccer career while he has scored 20 goals. He currently averages 0.18 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The guy defending the goal for Celta Vigo will be Matias Dituro. Dituro (102-55-51 mark in his career) has tallied 73 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 35.1% shutout rate. The goalkeeper hailing from Argentina has seen 407 shots attempted against him in 208 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.9 (114 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of 76.7%. Dituro has defended the goal for a total of 18,659 mins and has accumulated 315 saves so far in his career.

For their last match, Alaves took home the win by a final score of 2-1 against Villarreal. Alaves earned a 42.9% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 3 of the 7 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 207 of the 226 passing attempts for a rate of 91.6%. Alaves connected on 4 shots tried out of their 11 shots tried which gave them a 36.4% clip in their last game. Having accumulated 26 goals and 17 assists in all competitions, Alaves has an average of 0.76 goals and 0.50 assists per 90 minutes.

Joselu will be someone to watch for Alaves. He currently averages 0.34 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 219 matches thus far in his career. The forward from Germany has totaled 20,350 mins while scoring 77 goals. He has earned 30 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 19 times. You should also watch out for Luis Rioja, the midfielder hailing from Spain. Rioja has been handed 14 yellow card warnings in 9,571 mins (112 starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.08. He has scored 9 goals during his soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 6 different times.

Fernando Pacheco will reside in front of the net for Alaves. During his pro soccer career, Pacheco has surrendered 366 goals while totaling 786 stops in 284 starts. He has allowed 1.29 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 97-68-118. He has earned a save % of 70.2 and his shutout rate is currently 28.9%. Pacheco has totaled 82 shutouts and has seen 1,120 shots attempted against him in 25,461 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Celta Vigo (+160)

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