- 1 Celta Vigo vs Juventus: a Celta side stuck on draws meets the Europa League’s early leaders
- 2 Celta Vigo: five draws in eight league games and no European points yet
- 3 Juventus: top of the table after one round, but a squad stretched thin by injuries
- 4 Free Europa League Prediction: Celta Vigo vs Juventus
- 5 About our free predictions
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Celta Vigo vs Juventus: a Celta side stuck on draws meets the Europa League’s early leaders 
One win from eight league games. That’s where Celta Vigo stand in LaLiga as Juventus arrive at Balaídos on Thursday night for matchday two of the Europa League league phase. Kick-off is at 21:00 Paris time.
The record isn’t as grim as it sounds. Celta have drawn five of those eight games and lost only twice, so this isn’t a side getting beaten every week. It’s a side that can’t turn performances into wins. Coach Claudio Giráldez admitted after Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Elche that his team isn’t at its best right now.
Juventus come in from the other end of the table. Luciano Spalletti’s side opened their European campaign with a 5-0 win over NEC Nijmegen, which put them top of the league phase standings after one round. Their domestic form has been patchier: a 1-1 draw at Cagliari on Sunday, a home defeat to Cremonese before that.
There’s history here, and Celta haven’t forgotten it. In 2000, they beat Carlo Ancelotti’s Juventus 4-0 in the UEFA Cup to knock the Italians out. A young Iago Aspas was watching from the stands that night. He’s now Celta’s captain.
Both sides have something to prove. Celta rather more than the other. A 1-0 defeat at Omonia Nicosia on matchday one has left them with no points, and losing at home on Thursday would leave them chasing from the bottom end of the table already.
The market leans clearly towards Juventus, though not overwhelmingly. That’s fair. Juve are the stronger side on paper, but Spalletti is expected to rotate and the absentee list in Turin is long.
Celta Vigo: five draws in eight league games and no European points yet 
Celta’s last five games read like a summary of their season. A 1-1 draw at Getafe. A 1-1 draw at home to Málaga. A 1-0 defeat in Cyprus. A 5-0 thrashing of Racing Santander. Then Sunday’s goalless draw at Elche.
That 5-0 win shows what this side can do when things click. The problem is how rarely they click. Outside of that game, Celta have scored three goals in their other four matches. Against a Juventus defence that kept clean sheets against both NEC and Atalanta, that won’t be enough.
The Aspas question hangs over everything. The captain has just come back from a muscle injury, and his availability for a full 90 minutes is unclear. Without him, Pablo Durán and Ferran Jutglà carry most of the attacking load. They’re decent players. They aren’t Aspas.
Defensively, Giráldez is short. Carl Starfelt is out with a hamstring injury until early November, Jones El-Abdellaoui is out until January with a knee problem, and Miguel Román is also sidelined. Celta’s back three of Álvaro Núñez, Yoel Lago and Marcos Alonso has a lot of experience on one side and very little on the other.
The 3-4-3 system asks a lot of the wing-backs, Javi Rueda and Javi Galán. When it works, Celta get bodies forward quickly. When it doesn’t, they leave space down the sides that Juventus’s wide players will look to attack.
Can they drag Juventus into another stalemate? It’s possible. Balaídos will be loud, and that counts for something on a night like this.
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Juventus: top of the table after one round, but a squad stretched thin by injuries 
Spalletti’s injury list makes for uncomfortable reading. Kenan Yıldız has a broken foot and won’t be back until December. Manuel Locatelli is out until March with a meniscus problem. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien, Jérémie Boga, Jeff Ekhator and goalkeeper Kamil Grabara are all unavailable, and Arman Durmiši is suspended.
Even so, the squad is deep enough to cover. The 5-0 win over NEC showed that, and so did the 2-0 win over Atalanta a few days later. When Juventus get their structure right, they’re hard to break down and quick to punish mistakes.
Rotation is expected, especially at the back. Federico Gatti is pushing for a start, and Spalletti has Lazio at home on Sunday to think about. That’s the one real concern for anyone backing Juve here. A heavily changed side on the road can lose its rhythm.
There’s plenty of quality to choose from going forward, though. Edon Zhegrova, Nick Woltemade and Kerim Alajbegović all came off the bench at Cagliari and changed the game. Francisco Conceição and Weston McKennie both started in Sardinia. Whatever eleven Spalletti picks, it’ll have pace and invention in wide areas.
The Cremonese defeat is the result that takes some explaining. Losing 1-0 at home to Cremonese isn’t what a title contender does. Still, Juve bounced back with the Atalanta win straight after, and they’ve lost just twice in their last five.
The bigger picture is simple. Juventus have more quality, more depth and more confidence right now.
Probable lineup Celta Vigo: Radu; Núñez, Lago, Marcos Alonso; Rueda, Moriba, Febas, Galán; Jutglà, Durán, Hugo Álvarez
Probable lineup Juventus: Not announced at time of publication (rotation expected)
Free Europa League Prediction: Celta Vigo vs Juventus
Our prediction: Juventus Draw No Bet (1.50)
Juventus are the better side, but Celta draw a lot of games. Five draws in eight league matches tells you this team is hard to beat even when it can’t win. That’s why we’re protecting the stake against a draw rather than backing Juve straight up.
The case for Juventus is strong. They kept clean sheets against NEC and Atalanta, they scored five in their European opener, and outside the Racing rout Celta have managed just three goals in four games. Even with rotation, Juve’s bench is stronger than Celta’s starting attack without a fully fit Aspas.
If Juve win, the bet pays. If Celta hang on for a draw, you get your stake back. Juventus Draw No Bet at 1.50 is our pick.
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