Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Celta Vigo and Barcelona, taking place on Saturday, 17 February 2024, at The Estadio Abanca-Balaídos in Vigo.
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Celta Vigo, Recent FormThe Celta Vigo players will be feeling somewhat disenchanted with their inability to pick up any points from their away fixture against Getafe recently, that ended in a 3-2 defeat. In that game they had 51% possession and managed 9 attempts on goal, with 4 on target, compared to Getafe who had 11 attempts and 4 on target.
When it comes to attacking power Rafael Benítez will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 8 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 7 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. When playing at home, they have failed to score in their last 2 games and conceded at least one goal in 11 out of 12 games this season.
Their current form can't be viewed positively, having clocked up 3 losses from their last 6 games and only 2 wins to speak of. They've struggled to find their feet at home this season, having won just 2 of their 12 league games at The Estadio Abanca-Balaídos.
Barcelona, Recent FormBarcelona manager Xavi Hernández will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 3-3 draw in his team's last league outing against Granada. They came away from that fixture with a 66% share of the possession and clocked up 11 attempts on goal with 6 on target, in comparison to Granada, who managed 11 attempts on goal, 5 of which were on target.
Hernández will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 16 goals in their last 6 games, but will have concerns about his defence with 12 goals conceded in the same period. They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games; however, overall they've scored in 23 of their 24 games this season.
With 3 straight wins in a row away from home, they have started to put together a nice run of form, which has also seen them undefeated in their last 11 away games.
Ferrán Torres will be hoping to create problems for Celta Vigo in this one, having scored 4 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Barcelona.
Last time these two teams met in the league it resulted in an unsurprising 3-2 win for Barcelona.
Blaugrana will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against Celta having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 9 meetings. Barca have a good attacking record away to Os Celestes in the league, having scored a total of 7 goals in their last 3 visits, which gives an average of 2.33 goals per game.
Celta player Iago Aspas will be feeling confident about recording goals against Barca ahead of this encounter, with a scoring record of 3 goals from their last 5 meetings.
Celta manager Rafael Benítez has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Joseph Aidoo (Cruciate ligament), Mihailo Ristić (Muscle) and Williot Swedberg (Foot) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With both Alejandro Balde (Tendon) and Pablo Gavi (Cruciate ligament) being out for the rest of the season and Marcos Alonso (Back), João Félix (Ankle), Raphael Raphinha (Thigh), Sergi Roberto (Achilles tendon), Marc-André ter Stegen (Back) and Ferrán Torres (Thigh) all unavailable in the shorter term, Barca manager Xavi Hernández will be hoping none of his other players pick up a knock going into this clash.
Celta Vigo Playing at home | Barcelona Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 29' | Time first goal scored | 47' |
| 39' | Time first goal conceded | 38' |
| 2.1 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0.4 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.3 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 4-2 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | - |
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