Celta Vigo vs Girona Prediction, 5/23/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/22/2023

Game: Celta Vigo vs Girona

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Location: Estadio de Balaídos in Vigo, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Celta Vigo (+112) Girona (+242)

Celta Vigo (10-9-16) welcomes Girona (13-9-13) at Estadio de Balaídos on Tuesday. Girona are priced at +242 while Celta de Vigo are priced +112. The total is set at 2.75. The goaltenders protecting the net are Ivan Villar Celta Vigo and Paulo Gazzaniga Girona.

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The Celtics ranked 14th in the matter of xG having 40.3, and the xGA sat at 41.3. Celta Vigo allowed 50 goals while surrendering 1.43 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs accounted for 126 shots on target against them. This team's differential on goals sat at -10 with the help of 40 goals finished as well as 50 goals given up. They earned 10 clean sheets, which gave them a percentage of 28.6 over the course of last season. Celta Vigo accounted for 75 saves and had a save% of 63.5 in the prior season. Celta Vigo earned 78 yellow card warnings over the course of last season and 6 red cards. For the previous season, the club put together an average of 1.11 points per match (39 points) and were 10th in soccer with 28 assists.

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On the season, Girona FC a save percentage of 70.1 (147 SoTA), and also were ranked 9th in the league with 48 points. The Blanquivermells finished with an average of 1.4 pts per match while tallying 39 assists and 3 red cards. Girona tallied 55 goals and their expected goals in the previous season sat at 47.2. Girona accumulated a clean sheet rate of 11.4 over the course of last season in addition to 87 yellow cards. The team's goals against per 90 was 1.43 in addition to 96 saves, and they tallied 4 clean sheets. Girona had a ranking of 8th when talking about goals allowed having 50, and the goal differential was at 5.

The man defending the goal for Celta Vigo will be Ivan Villar. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.48 (59 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of .617. Villar (12-10-17 mark during his career) has tallied 10 clean sheets, which gives him a 25.6% shutout percentage. Villar has played for 3,591 mins and has 87 stops so far in his career. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has had 141 shots sent his way in 39 career starting assignments.

Paulo Gazzaniga will be residing in front of the net for Girona. He has surrendered 1.26 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 53-30-53. Gazzaniga has totaled 32 shutouts and defended 580 shots tried against him in 12,581 minutes in his career. Thus far in his career, Gazzaniga has conceded 176 goals while totaling 404 stops in 138 starts. He is the owner of a save percentage of .697 and his shutout rate sits at 23.2%.

Iago Aspas is one man who can be a force on the pitch for Celta Vigo. Aspas has been in the starting lineup in 296 matches during his career while scoring 0.53 G/90. The forward hailing from Spain has accumulated 155 goals in 26,156 professional minutes played. He has totaled 52 assists while earning 73 yellow cards so far in his career.

Girona is being led onto the pitch by Valentin Castellanos, who pesters opposing defenses. He has totaled 52 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 18 times. The forward who is from Argentina has played 11,821 professional minutes and has scored 66 goals. He currently averages 0.50 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 137 matches during his career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Celta Vigo (+112)

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