Real Betis vs. Celta Vigo: La Liga Game Preview

REAL BETIS V CELTA VIGO

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Real Betis hosts Celta Vigo in what promises to be a very entertaining La Liga game on January 2. Real Betis is coming off a 3-2 road loss against Athletic Bilbao on December 19 while Celta Vigo beat Espanyol 3-1 at home on December 17. Real Betis is in third place in the La Liga standings with 33 points in 18 games while Celta Vigo is in 14th place with 20 points in 18 games.

The player to watch in this game is Juanmi, who has 11 goals and one assist in 16 La Liga games this season. AccuScore gives Juanmi a 46.7 percent chance to score against Celta Vigo. He has 28 SCA and 4 GCA in 16 La Liga games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Real Betis: 1.86
• Celta Vigo: 4.20
• Draw: 3.65

Spread
• Real Betis: -0.5: 1.90
• Celta Vigo: +0.5: 2.03

Total
• Over 2.5: 2.00
• Under 2.5: 1.90

Key Points to Consider

Last 5: Real Betis, coming off a 3-2 road loss against Athletic Bilbao on December 19, have 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws in their last 5 La Liga games. Celta Vigo, coming off a 3-1 home win against Espanyol on December 17, have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 5 La Liga games.

Momentum: Real Betis has been on an upward trend — winning 4 of their last 5 La Liga games.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in La Liga action on May 22, 2021 and Real Betis won 3-2.

Projected Leaders

For Real Betis, Juanmi has a 46.7 percent chance to score. He averages 1.34 shots overall per sim, 0.95 shots on goal per and 0.63 goals per sim.

For Celta Vigo, Iago Aspas has a 31.62 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.94 shots overall per sim, 0.55 shots on goal per and 0.38 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Real Betis -0.5.

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Real Betis in this one. Average score in simulations is Real Betis 1.95 to Celta Vigo 0.95.

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