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Atletico Madrid to worsen Celta Vigo’s La Liga plight

12/04/19
Atletico Madrid to worsen Celta Vigo’s La Liga plight
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On Saturday evening, Atletico Madrid hosts Celta Vigo at the Wanda Metropolitano, in a potentially vital game for the visitors.

Atletico Madrid head into this game on the back of a 2-0 defeat at league leaders Barcelona last time out in La Liga. The defeat all-but ended Los Rojiblancos’ chances of winning the title, as Diego Simeone’s side trail the reigning champions by 11 points.

The team from the Spanish capital will still want to finish the season on a positive note, though. In truth, the defeat was part of an inconsistent run of recent form in the Spanish top-flight, as Atletico have won six and lost four of their last ten league matches.

Most of Atletico’s problems of late have come away from home, as they have won seven of their last eight matches at the Wanda Metropolitano. The home side has also kept clean sheets in all seven victories.

Celta Vigo are just two points above the relegation zone after an unconvincing campaign in the Spanish top-flight, despite a recent upturn in their fortunes in La Liga.

The visitors have taken seven points from a possible nine, picking up wins against Villarreal and Real Sociedad, while also drawing with Huesca. All three games have seen over 3.5 goals scored. However, a record of just three wins in 16 La Liga games goes a long way to explaining their perilous position in the table.

Celta’s away form in the Spanish top-flight has also had a bearing on their league position, as the visitors have failed to win in eight matches on their travels, suffering six defeats in the process.

Celta have struggled to keep the opposition out on their travels in the Spanish top-flight, conceding at least two goals in 10 of their last 12 away games in La Liga.

Forebet predicts that Atletico will add to Celta’s problems by recording a victory in a high scoring game.

La Liga
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Real Madrid 84 33 26 6 1 49
2
Barcelona 73 33 22 7 4 29
3
Girona 71 33 22 5 6 29
4
Atlético Madrid 64 33 20 4 9 23
5
Athletic Bilbao 58 33 16 10 7 20
6
Real Sociedad 51 33 13 12 8 11
7
Real Betis 49 33 12 13 8 2
8
Valencia 47 33 13 8 12 -1
9
Villarreal 45 33 12 9 12 -1
10
Getafe 43 33 10 13 10 -4
11
Osasuna 39 33 11 6 16 -12
12
Deportivo Alavés 38 33 10 8 15 -7
13
Sevilla 38 33 9 11 13 -4
14
Las Palmas 37 33 10 7 16 -11
15
Rayo Vallecano 34 33 7 13 13 -15
16
Real Mallorca 32 33 6 14 13 -12
17
Celta Vigo 31 33 7 10 16 -13
18
Cadiz 26 33 4 14 15 -23
19
Granada CF 21 33 4 9 20 -25
20
UD Almería 14 33 1 11 21 -35

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