- 1 Celta Vigo vs Real Betis: four meetings without a Betis win, and goals at both ends almost every time
- 2 Celta Vigo: unbeaten in the league since August, with five injuries to cover
- 3 Real Betis: nine points from nine in Europe, but without Bernal, Firpo or Cucho Hernández
- 4 Free La Liga Prediction: Celta Vigo vs Real Betis
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Celta Vigo vs Real Betis: four meetings without a Betis win, and goals at both ends almost every time 
Real Betis haven’t beaten Celta Vigo in their last four meetings. The two most recent both finished 1-1, at Balaídos in August 2025 and in Seville in March, and before that Celta won 3-2 at home in February 2025 after a 2-2 draw in Seville the previous November. Across the last 30 meetings, both sides have scored in 23.
That record matters because Betis arrive in Vigo on Sunday as the stronger side by a distance. Manuel Pellegrini’s team are fourth in La Liga with 19 points from nine games, eight more than Celta, and they’ve won all three of their Champions League matches to sit fifth in the league-phase table. Celta are eighth on 11 points, with two wins, five draws and two defeats.
The gap in the table hides how hard Celta have become to beat. Claudio Giráldez’s side haven’t lost a league game since the end of August, and their last six league results read 0-0, 1-1, 1-1, 5-0, 0-0 and 2-1. Only Racing Santander, beaten 5-0 at Balaídos, have been swept aside.
Betis have their own reason to be cautious. Last weekend they lost 5-2 at home to Barcelona, a game in which Pellegrini rested several regulars and Facundo Bernal was sent off. They recovered on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Feyenoord, settled by Isco’s penalty on 58 minutes, but Bernal’s suspension now carries over into Sunday’s trip.
Kick-off at Balaídos is at 3:15pm UK time. Both sides played in Europe this week, Celta winning in Glasgow on Thursday and Betis at home on Wednesday, so neither has the advantage of a free week. That scheduling, and the way these two clubs have played each other in recent seasons, points towards a game that stays close and open.
Celta Vigo: unbeaten in the league since August, with five injuries to cover 
Celta finished sixth in La Liga last season and the core of that side is still there, but their league campaign has been defined by draws. They took points from Real Sociedad and Elche without scoring, drew 1-1 at Getafe and at home to Malaga, then beat Alavés 2-1 at Balaídos last weekend to make it two wins from their last three league games.
Their European form has been less steady. They lost 1-0 at Omonia and 2-1 at home to Juventus, which left them on zero points before Thursday’s trip to Celtic Park. Mika Baur put Celtic ahead two minutes into the second half, and Javi Rodríguez then scored twice in the space of three minutes, on 68 and 71, to win the game 2-1.
The injury list is long. Carl Starfelt, Borja Iglesias, Miguel Román, Álvaro Núñez and Jones El Abdellaoui are all out, which removes a first-choice centre-back and a striker from Giráldez’s options. Ferran Jutglà is expected to play through the middle and has two goals in nine league appearances, while Couhaib Driouech could return to the starting line-up after the Celtic game.
At home, Celta’s games have been livelier than their overall record suggests. Over their last ten matches in all competitions, they’ve averaged 1.80 goals scored per home game and conceded 1.20, and both teams have scored in six of those home fixtures. They’ve failed to score in only one of their last five games at Balaídos across that sample.
That’s the side Betis will meet: hard to beat, rarely blown away, and capable of scoring against anyone at home. With Iglesias missing, the goals are more likely to come from Jutglà, from Driouech cutting in from the flank, or from Rodríguez, who scored twice from defence in Glasgow.
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Real Betis: nine points from nine in Europe, but without Bernal, Firpo or Cucho Hernández 
Betis’s last six league games began with a 1-0 home win over Real Madrid, followed by a 2-1 win at Villarreal and a 1-0 home win over Getafe. They’ve added a 1-1 draw at Deportivo La Coruña and a 5-2 home win over Osasuna since, and the Barcelona defeat is the only loss in that six-game run.
In the Champions League they’ve been even more consistent: 3-2 wins over two opponents, including Porto, and then Wednesday’s 1-0 against Feyenoord. Isco’s penalty came after Jeremiah St. Juste handled, and it was his fourth goal in three appearances. Feyenoord’s goalkeeper made saves from Ezzalzouli, Parrott and Isco himself, so Betis created more than the scoreline shows.
Away from home, Betis games tend to be high scoring. In their last ten fixtures across all competitions, both teams scored in every one of their away matches, and they averaged 2.00 goals scored and 2.25 conceded on the road. They haven’t failed to score in any of those ten games.
The squad is stretched for this trip. Bernal is suspended, Junior Firpo and Cucho Hernández are injured, and Troy Parrott should lead the line again in Hernández’s absence. Isco is expected to keep his place after the Feyenoord game, with Lo Celso and Ezzalzouli either side of him and Fornals alongside Roca in midfield.
Betis’s overall record against Celta is close to even, 33 wins to 29 with 26 draws in 88 meetings. Their recent results in Vigo have been mixed, and with Firpo out, Celta’s wide players should find room on the side where Betis are thinnest.
Probable lineup Celta Vigo: Radu; Rodríguez, Lago, Cáceres; Carreira, Burcio, Moriba, Álvarez; Driouech, Jutglà, Swedberg
Probable lineup Real Betis: Valles; Bellerín, Llorente, Gómez, García; Fornals, Roca; Lo Celso, Isco, Ezzalzouli; Parrott
Free La Liga Prediction: Celta Vigo vs Real Betis
Our prediction: Both teams to score at 1.61
Both teams have scored in 23 of the last 30 meetings between these clubs, and in each of the last four. Betis have scored in every one of their last ten games and conceded in every away match in that run, while Celta have scored in most of their recent home games. Those three records all point to the same outcome.
I’d rather back goals at both ends than pick a winner. Betis are the better team and the table shows it, but Celta haven’t lost in the league since August and haven’t lost to Betis in four meetings. A draw is a live possibility, which is exactly why the result market is hard to call and the goals market is easier.
The one argument against the pick is Celta’s two goalless league draws this season, at Real Sociedad and Elche. Those came away from home, though, and Betis’s injuries in defence, with Firpo out and Bernal suspended in front of the back four, make a Celta goal at Balaídos more likely than a clean sheet for the visitors.
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