Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad Prediction and Betting Tips | 21st December 2024

The 2024-25 edition of La Liga is back in action with another set of matches this weekend as Celta Vigo lock horns with an impressive Real Sociedad side in an important encounter at the Estadio de Balaidos on Saturday. Both teams have good players in their ranks and will want to win this game.

Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad Preview

Real Sociedad are in seventh place in the La Liga standings and have been fairly impressive over the past year. La Real were held to a disappointing 0-0 stalemate by Las Palmas in their previous game and will look to take it up a notch this weekend.

Celta Vigo, on the other hand, are in 13th place in the league table and have been inconsistent in recent weeks. The Galician outfit slumped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Sevilla last week and will need to bounce back in this fixture.

Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Real Sociedad have a good recent record against Celta Vigo and have won 19 out of the last 48 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Celta Vigo's 12 victories.
Celta Vigo have failed to secure a victory in their last eight matches against Real Sociedad in La Liga and could equal their longest such run against them in the history of the competition with a similar result this weekend.
Real Sociedad have won each of their last five matches away from home against Celta Vigo in La Liga - their joint-longest such run against a single opponent in the history of the competition.
Celta Vigo have won their last two matches at home against Basque opponents in La Liga.

Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad Prediction

Real Sociedad have managed to improve in recent weeks but are yet to hit their peak so far this season. La Real were wasteful in their previous game against Las Palmas and will need to be more clinical this weekend.

Celta Vigo have managed to overcome some of their struggles this season but have plenty of work to do ahead of this fixture. Real Sociedad are the better team at the moment and should be able to win this game.

Prediction: Celta Vigo 1-2 Real Sociedad

Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Real Sociedad to win

Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes

Tip 3: Celta Vigo to score first - Yes