Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th April 2026

When Celta Vigo come to Estadio de la Ceramica for the LaLiga match on Sunday, Villarreal will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Villarreal are currently looking at 62 points on their account, having played 32 matches, leaving them two places off the current LaLiga leaders. Meanwhile, Celta Vigo find themselves as number 7 in the LaLiga with 44 points following 32 rounds.

Celta Vigo sit below expectations in the table, while Villarreal are faring even better than hoped for. The former will have to up their game this coming Sunday to achieve a good result here.

Villarreal go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Celta Vigo scored 15 goals, conceded 18 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

It finished all square on when Villarreal last faced Celta Vigo. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5.

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 1-0 against Girona. They retaliated in a 1-2 win against Athletic Club, before drawing 1-1 with Real Oviedo. Villarreal have been in potent form at Estadio de la Ceramica, winning no less than five of the past six LaLiga matches here. They also hammered in 14 goals, while letting in seven as they also lost once.

Celta Vigo Form

Celta Vigo endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-3 by Real Oviedo, before Freiburg ran out 1-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Barcelona, who came out 1-0 winners. Celta Vigo claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and eight scored.

They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other, and with both Villarreal and Celta Vigo scoring freely over the past weeks, we expect a highly entertaining match.

Villarreal have taken 21 points from their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won six of these matches with a scoreline of 21 goals to 27. Celta Vigo took 15 points from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won three, scored 17 goals and conceded 21. Villarreal have a record of 19 wins, five draws and eight defeats in the LaLiga this season. Celta Vigo enjoy a record of 11 wins, 11 draws and ten defeats in the LaLiga.

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Squads

Villarreal Squad

The 60-year-old coach of the home team, Marcelino Garcia, will select the lineup against Celta Vigo from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Arnau Tenas (0/4), Diego Conde (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/28), Alex Freeman (0/6), Alfonso Pedraza (1/23), Ismael Sierra (0/0), Juan Foyth (0/13), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/20), Rafa Marin (1/19), Santiago Mourino (1/25), Sergi Cardona (1/26), Willy Kambwala (0/0), Alberto Moleiro (9/31), Carlos Macia (0/4), Daniel Parejo (0/26), Hugo Lopez (0/2), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Pape Gueye (4/26), Renato Veiga (0/28), Santi Comesana (3/29), Tajon Buchanan (6/30), Thomas Partey (0/20), Alfon Gonzalez (2/17), Ayoze Perez (2/19), Georges Mikautadze (9/27), Gerard Moreno (8/17), Nicolas Pepe (6/31), Pau Cabanes (0/0), Tani Oluwaseyi (2/25).

Celta Vigo Squad

Below is the full team squad of Celta Vigo. The manager Giraldez will pick his starting XI against Villarreal from these players:

Ionut Andrei Radu (0/32), Ivan Villar (0/0), Marc Vidal (0/0), Alvaro Nunez (0/22), Carl Starfelt (0/19), Carlos Dominguez (0/8), Javi Rodriguez (0/27), Javi Rueda (2/22), Joseph Aidoo (0/8), Manu Fernandez (0/13), Marcos Alonso (1/27), Mihailo Ristic (0/4), Oscar Mingueza (1/28), Roberto Costa (0/0), Sergio Carreira (2/28), Andres Antanon (0/0), Fer Lopez (1/11), Hugo Sotelo (0/18), Ilaix Moriba (1/31), Jones El-Abdellaoui (2/20), Matias Vecino (0/4), Miguel Roman (1/19), Williot Swedberg (4/24), Yoel Lago (0/6), Borja Iglesias (11/29), Ferran Jutgla (7/24), Franco Cervi (0/0), Hugo Alvarez (3/22), Iago Aspas (4/26), Pablo Duran (2/25).

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Team News

Villarreal could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Celta Vigo. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye can't be called up by the Villarreal-manager, with both serving a ban.

Celta Vigo have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Villarreal this coming Sunday. Matias Vecino, Oscar Mingueza and Ilaix Moriba racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Celta Vigo travelling party for their next match.

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Lineups

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Villarreal played Celta Vigo. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Villarreal have a 40% win rate against Celta Vigo, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 4-3-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Results

Of the last ten encounters between Villarreal Celta Vigo over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Betting Tips

Ferran Jutgla shows decent form right now for Celta Vigo, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Villarreal, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Nicolas Pepe also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

Villarreal claimed six wins in their previous 10 matches at Estadio de la Ceramica across all tournaments. They lost four as well, while visitors Celta Vigo won four of their last 10 away matches. They drew four and lost two. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Estadio de la Ceramica since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Villarreal. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Celta Vigo.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Villarreal managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Celta Vigo averaging 1.9 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Villarreal, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Celta Vigo, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.