Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo
Spain – LaLiga
Date: Saturday, 21 September 2019
Kick-off at 17:30 UK/ 18:30 CET
Venue: Wanda Metropolitano (Madrid).
Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo Match Preview
Atletico Madrid showed again in midweek how difficult they are to beat at home - and a routine victory is expected in the next engagement in their own field against Celta Vigo.
Diego Simeone's side were 2-0 down to Juventus entered the final 20 minutes of the Champions League opener, but the spirit of their famous team kicked again and they equalized with a set-piece goals from Stefan Savic and Hector Herrera to spark wild scenes of celebration - not the least of manager their demonstrative.
It was a great reward after Atletico had looked at back-to-back defeats in the face after giving up three games to win their first La Liga season with a 2-0 loss at Real Sociedad on Saturday.
Celta Vigo, meanwhile, have won just one match out of four so far, three of which were at home, and they are always going to be up against it when they were reduced to nine men less than half an hour into the match last weekend against Granada after Jorge and Fran both shown a straight red card.
Fran Escriba side ended losing 2-0 and had to be careful they do not become involved in a relegation battle similar to last season.
The suspension of the two men sent last week it would make life complicated for Celta here and it's hard to see past this be another easy success for Atletico.
statistical
Atletico Madrid have lost just once in their last 22 home fixtures, scoring in all games and keeping 14 clean sheets.
Celta Vigo has suffered more defeats against Atletico Madrid than any other side in La Liga - 62, level with Real Madrid.
Their last away win against colchoneros come in the Copa del Rey in 2016 - a 3-2 win thanks to goals from Pablo Hernandez.
Since then, Atletico won four consecutive home games against the Sky Blues, conceding only on one occasion.
Celta Vigo have failed to register an away win in the calendar year 2019 - their last victory on the road came at Villarreal in December last year.
They have played 13 away games in La Liga since then, only five points in the process. (5D and 8L)
Atletico Madrid, along with Barcelona, is the best host in the 2018-19 campaign. The colchoneros won 48 of 57 points available in Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, recorded 15 wins, three draws and one defeat.
Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo Predictions
Despite the loss of Antoine Griezmann, clothing Madrid are still among the best in Spain. The arrival of Joao Felix has been a major reason behind this.
The team seems determined to repeat the heroics of the 2013-14 La Liga them, and so far they have been on point. While the loss to Sociedad could hurt them, factoring in the struggle Real and Barca, Simeone man is still on track to take up the mantle.
Favorites for this match-up is easy to remember bastion host Wanda Metropolitano is, and forms much of Celta.
To prove the point, Vigo is winless in 19 of their previous 20 away fixtures, and really without a win on the road in 2019. On the other hand, colchoneros won nine of them before ten whole match-ups and are unbeaten in 21 of the previous 22 of their appearance in front of the home crowd. In addition, they also won 18 of the clashes.
Happen, h2h meetings too supports the same claim. Madrid won five of the seven meetings the former and won the previous four at home to stretching. Impressive, Vigo failed to score in seven of the last ten overall h2h battle as well.
Finally, with Celta account inability to consistently scoring this season, the most likely outcome of this game is nil victory for the hosts.
Atletico Madrid vs Celta Betting Tips
Atletico Madrid dominated their Head to Head game in the last 5 years they are invincible. In 6 of the last 7 games between them, only once had scored three goals or more. It is a style, which is known for Atletico. They do not have to score many goals, because their defense is their main thing. Shown in the first half of this year La Liga, where the Atl. Madrid won 1: 0 against Getafe and in the second half against Leganes. A minimal victory is something that we see pretty much on their game. Atletico had a stunning pre-season. They have 7 wins in a row now. Juventus and Real Madrid are some of the teams they've played with, so that makes seven in a row is not an easy thing to do. Atletico is a big favorite in my eyes, so everything except their victory would be a big surprise.
