Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid Prediction, 10/19/2024 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/18/2024

Game: Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024

Location: Estadio de Balaídos in Vigo, Spain

TV: Premier Sports

Celta Vigo (4-1-4) will play Real Madrid (6-3-0) at Estadio de Balaídos on Saturday. The expected starting goalkeepers are Ivan Villar for Celta Vigo and Thibaut Courtois for Real Madrid.

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Celta Vigo has earned 22 saves and hold a save% of 58.3 so far this year. The team's goal differential is 1 as a result of 16 goals tallied in addition to 15 goals relinquished. For the year, the squad has an average of 1.44 pts/match (13 points) and they also sit at 6th in soccer with 10 assists. The Celtics rank 7th in the category of xG having 12.4, and the expected goals against are 10.9. Celta Vigo has a total of 24 yellow card warnings for the year and also 3 red cards. The Celtics have allowed 15 goals while allowing 1.67 goals per 90, and their opponents have recorded 36 shots on target on them. They have compiled 1 clean sheet, which puts them at a % of 11.1 over the course of the season.

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Real Madrid has totaled 19 goals and their expected goals this year is at 16.9. This team's goals against per 90 min is at 0.67 in addition to 15 saves, and they have accounted for 4 clean sheets. So far this year, the Meringues have a save % of 70.0 (20 shots on target against), and also are 2nd in La Liga with 21 pts. Real Madrid sits at 2nd concerning goals against having 6, and the squad's goal differential sits at 13. The Meringues have earned a clean sheet percentage of 44.4 this year and 15 yellow cards. The Meringues come in with an average of 2.3 points per contest while sitting with 13 assists and 1 red card.

The guy who will defend the goal for Celta Vigo will be Ivan Villar. Villar has seen the field for 6,135 minutes and is sitting with 151 saves in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.56 (106 goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of 63.1. The goalie from Spain has faced 255 shots tried at him in 68 starts. Villar (19-18-31 mark in his career) has 11 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 16.2% shutout rate.

Thibaut Courtois will look after the net for Real Madrid. In his pro soccer career, Courtois has given up 404 goals while tallying 1,075 stops in 456 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.89 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 281-96-76. He is the owner of a save % of 74.2 and his shutout rate is currently 43.2%. Courtois has accumulated 197 shutouts while defending 1,478 shots tried against him in 40,826 career minutes.

Fran Beltran is a footballer who can make a difference on the pitch for Celta Vigo. The midfielder representing Spain has accumulated 8 goals scored in 18,488 professional minutes played. Beltran has been in the starting lineup in 209 matchups in his pro soccer career and has 0.04 goals per 90 minutes. He has 3 assists while earning 28 yellow card warnings so far in his career.

Real Madrid is being led onto the pitch by Kylian Mbappe, who should keep defenses up at night. He has totaled 36 yellow cards in his career and has helped on a goal 65 times. The forward from France has been on the pitch for 18,873 professional minutes and has scored 196 goals. He scores 0.93 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 210 matches in his pro soccer career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Celta Vigo

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