Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Celta Vigo and Real Sociedad, taking place on Saturday, 20 January 2024, at The Estadio Abanca-Balaídos in Vigo.
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Celta Vigo, Recent FormIt's fair to say Celta Vigo will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Mallorca, a match that ended in a 1-1 draw. During that encounter they had 44% possession and had 6 attempts on goal with 2 on target, while their opponents hit 6 of their 17 shots on goal.
Manager Rafael Benítez will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 7 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 6 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but so far this season, they have conceded at least one goal in 9 of their 10 games at The Estadio Abanca-Balaídos.
Celta will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games, but having managed just 2 wins leaves them plenty of room for improvement. It's fair to say that their form in the league has not been good this season, given they have clocked up just 3 wins from 20 matches.
Jorgen Strand Larsen will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Celta Vigo.
Real Sociedad, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Real Sociedad players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-1 away defeat at the hands of Athletic Bilbao. They achieved 51% possession in that match and had 9 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Athletic Bilbao's tally of 10 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 6, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 4 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, and this season they have notched up 4 clean sheets in 10 games on the road.
Whilst they have only lost 1 of their last 6 games there will be concern over the amount of points dropped with 4 draws from those games.
Mikel Oyarzabal has scored 5 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Celta Vigo.
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
The Celta defence has struggled in front of its own fans when Txuri-Urdin have come to town, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 7 meetings at The Estadio Abanca-Balaídos. When Sociedad are away to Os Celestes in the league, they know how to find the net, with 8 goals in their last 3 meetings and an average of 2.67 per game.
Celta has a very poor track record when hosting Sociedad in the league, losing the last 4 times they have met at The Estadio Abanca-Balaídos.
Mikel Oyarzabal will be looking to get on the scoresheet for Sociedad against Celta in this one, having netted 3 goals in the previous 5 encounters between the two.
Celta manager Rafael Benítez has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Joseph Aidoo (Cruciate ligament), Franco Cervi (Hamstring), Mihailo Ristić (Muscle) and Carl Starfelt (Physical discomfort) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Imanol Alguacil has a number of injury concerns in his Sociedad squad to contend with: Ander Barrenetxea (Hamstring), Takefusa Kubo (Muscle), Martín Merquelanz (Knee), Umar Sadiq (Thigh) and André Silva (Calf)
Celta Vigo Playing at home | Real Sociedad Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | Goals scored | 1.3 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 29' | Time first goal scored | 48' |
| 44' | Time first goal conceded | 35' |
| 2.3 | Yellow cards | 2.9 |
| 0.5 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.3 | Subs used | 4.5 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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