Athletic Bilbao

vs

Celta de Vigo

Preview

Athletic Bilbao (home)

• Athletic Bilbao’s home record in LaLiga 2025-2026 is nine wins, two draws and seven losses from 18 matches.
• Ernesto Valverde’s Bilbao press hard and play with a 4-2-3-1 system that can morph to be more compact or wider in different situations.

Celta de Vigo (away)

• Celta de Vigo’s away record in 18 away LaLiga games is eight wins, six draws and four losses.
• Claudio Giráldez’s Celta have been possession-based and attack-minded since he took over in March 2024.
• His team can play in a number of different shapes, using width to overload opponents while also having the ability to play vertical soccer at high speed to change the tempo and create chances.

Head-to-Head

• This has been a closely-fought rivalry over the past decade or so with Athletic Bilbao winning three of the last five meetings and Celta de Vigo taking the other two.
• The Sky Blues won 2-0 at home five months ago, but have failed to win on their last two visits to Bilbao.
• Celta’s away form has been patchy with one win and two losses in their last three on the road, but Bilbao have only won one of their last two at home while losing the other.
• The two teams appear evenly matched on paper with the Sky Blues in sixth spot in the table on 50 points from 35 games and the Lions in ninth with 44 points.
• Both will be targeting European qualification, so there is plenty to play for in this rivalry match that should be hard-fought.

Key Players

• Borja Iglesias is Celta de Vigo’s most reliable striker with 14 goals in 32 LaLiga appearances and has scored three in Celta’s last five.
• Valverde’s men will be tough to break down as usual, but Celta can get at them, especially with Borja Iglesias on the field.
• Gorka Guruzeta has been Bilbao’s most consistent striker with nine goals in 32 league appearances.
• Bilbao have conceded 20 in 18 at their home and Celta 19 in 18 away.

Betting Insights

• Celta to win at 4.11.
• Over 2.5 goals at 2.11.
• Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.79.
• These markets are listed as the best bets for the game.