Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - August 17, 2023

Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo
Spanish La Liga
Date: 19 August 2023, Saturday
Kick-off at 16:00 UK / 17:00 CET
Venue: Reale Arena (Donostia-San Sebastian).

Both Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo will hope to bounce back from the opening round’s disappointments as they take on each other on Saturday afternoon in Gameweek NO 2 at Reale Arena in San Sebastian.

The Basques produced a disappointing attacking display against Girona as they had to settle for a 1-1 stalemate on the occasion.

They fired 15 shots but only 2 went on target, meaning efficiency is something head coach Imanol Alguacil will have to work on with his men.

Sociedad have generally done well in preseason, picking up two wins and a draw in the final three checks while keeping their net untouched in the process.

It is an impressive streak if we know they’ve faced the likes of Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, and Real Betis along the way.

We fancy the Basques to keep a clean sheet on Saturday against Celta Vigo whose players did not offer barely anything in the final third in their inaugural defeat to Osasuna (0-2).

It was not the brightest debut on the bench for Celta’s new manager Rafael Benitez. Such a result came as a big surprise if we know that the Sky Blues had earlier won three matches on the spin, including the scalps of Lyon and Wolfsburg.

Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo Head-to-head

• Real Sociedad have been a very difficult opposition to Celta Vigo in recent years as the Basques have won five and drawn one of the previous six meetings with the Sky Blues.
• Nevertheless, Celta Vigo did manage to hold the rivals to a 1-1 draw in the previous trip to San Sebastian in February this year.
• Only one of the last four head to head matches between these counterparts produced three or more goals.

Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo Prediction

Both teams have disappointed badly in the final third in the opening day fixtures and the Under 2.5 goals FT pick seems the best betting option to take at the 1.57 odds.

The braver punters can chase the 2.50 odds offered for Real Sociedad to win to nil while we also like the regular home win pick at the 1.72 odds.

Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo Betting Tips

• Under 2.5 goals FT @ 1.57 (4/7)

• Real Sociedad to win @ 1.72 (8/11) odd.

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