Celta Vigo vs Villarreal Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 31 Aug 2025

La Liga Betting Preview: Celta Vigo vs Villarreal

Celta Vigo host Villarreal in this Spanish La Liga game at Estadio Balaídos, with kick-off set for 11:00 on Sunday 31 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

We’re Happy to Back Three or More Goals

There’s a strong argument for backing Over 2.5 in the Total Goals market at -154 based on the information to hand. We’re expecting at least three goals to be scored in the clash between Celta Vigo and Villarreal.

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Celta 3-0 Winners in Previous H2H

Celta Vigo had a 1-1 draw in their last game. This was at home to Real Betis at Estadio Balaídos. Claudio Giraldez's side had 47% possession and managed five shots on target, while Hugo Alvarez registered the goal.

Villarreal beat Girona in their previous La Liga match, making it back-to-back league wins. It was a 5-0 home victory at Estadio de la Ceramica. El Submarino Amarillo had 53% possession and recorded seven shots on goal, with Tajon Buchanan scoring a hat-trick.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was Celta who were victorious when they last faced Villarreal. At Estadio Balaídos, a 3-0 home triumph was recorded. The past 10 H2H matches have included five Villarreal victories, two draws and three Celta wins.

La Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
3	Villarreal	8	5	1	2	14	8	6	14:8	16
16	Celta Vigo	8	0	6	2	7	10	-3	7:10	6

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Celta have 4 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.7 goals from 5.5 shots on goal and 12.3 attempts. The Galicia club have averaged 52.0% possession, 472.5 passes and 5.5 corners per game, with their opponents scoring 1.6 goals from 3.9 shots on goal, 10.9 attempts and 4.5 corners.

Top goalscorer Borja Iglesias has found the net 6 times, Iago Aspas 2, with Hugo Alvarez and two other players on 1. Iago Aspas and Williot Swedberg have racked up the most assists with 2, while goalkeeper Vicente Guaita has 2 clean sheets.

Villarreal have 8 victories, 1 defeat and 1 draw, with an average of 2.5 goals from 5.6 shots on goal and 14.4 attempts. There’s been an average of 47.4% possession, 437.0 passes, 5.3 corners taken and 5.3 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.1 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 12.5 attempts.

Ayoze Perez is the leading scorer with 6 goals, followed by Tajon Buchanan on 4, with Nicolas Pepe and two others bagging 3. Nicolas Pepe has had 5 assists, with Luiz Junior notching 5 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Celta Vigo confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Ionut Andrei Radu (GK), Javi Rodriguez, Carlos Dominguez, Manu Fernandez, Javi Rueda, Hugo Sotelo, Miguel Roman, Sergio Carreira, Iago Aspas, Bryan Zaragoza, Pablo Duran.

Villarreal confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Luiz Junior (GK), Santiago Mourino, Juan Foyth, Rafa Marin, Sergi Cardona, Tajon Buchanan, Pape Gueye, Santi Comesana, Alberto Moleiro, Nicolas Pepe, Etta Eyong.

Celta Vigo vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting Tips

Dive into our full Celta Vigo vs Villarreal betting preview, featuring an expert match prediction, a projected scoreline, valuable corners advice, top player prop bet and a bet builder designed for value.

Match Prediction

The odds for Over 2.5 Goals is -154 and we think that this price looks really appealing. The two teams should combine to cover the line in this La Liga encounter and it’s a value wager.

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Key Celta Vigo vs Villarreal league stats:

• The 2.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Celta games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Celta games at home.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 4 of the last 5 Villarreal games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Villarreal games.
• The 2.5 line has been covered in the last 5 games between these teams.

Over 2.5 Probability

The best betting sites make it a 60.6% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Based on our tipsters research, we calculate the actual probability to be 65-70%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

If you’re anticipating a few goals to be scored, there’s the option to back Over 3.5 Goals at larger odds. There’s the opportunity to celebrate when both teams score, with four or more needed in total.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Celta 2 - 1 Villarreal

Celta are available at +850 when it comes to them winning 2-1. We like a correct score play and the chance to bag a nice return if our prediction is right.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Pape Gueye Over 1.5 Shots -120

Pape Gueye (Villarreal) has covered the 1.5 shots total in three straight La Liga games. We think this could be a decisive stat and we’ll bet on him to cover the Player Shots line which is on offer at odds of -120.

Latest Pape Gueye Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+510

First

+1300

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

+110

Under 0.5

-189

Shots

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

-

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Tajon Buchanan to Score +330

Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) has netted four goals in his past eight La Liga games. This statistic guides us towards Anytime Goalscorer where we’re able to back him to find the net at appealing odds of +330.

Latest Tajon Buchanan Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+280

First

+650

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

-132

Under 0.5

-128

Shots

Over 1.5

-161

Under 1.5

-

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Corners Prediction

Over 8.5 Corners -147

The 8.5 Total Corners line has been covered in six straight Celta Vigo home games, with the previous ten Villarreal matches averaging 10.60 corners. We’re going to select the Overs for Total Corners, with this line standing out and you can secure odds of -147.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Celta

Total

10.00 5.50 4.50

Home

10.60 6.50 4.10

Away

8.00 3.50 4.50

Villarreal

Total

10.60 5.30 5.30

Home

11.00 6.50 4.50

Away

9.20 4.40 4.80

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 8.5

-135

Under 8.5

-105

Celta Corners

Over 4.5

-106

Under 4.5

-133

Villarreal Corners

Over 4.5

+112

Under 4.5

-159

Most Corners

1

-105

X

+600

2

+123

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Celta Vigo vs Villarreal Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Match Odds Suggest a Tight Affair

The Villarreal betting odds are +125 which means that they’re favourites to land victory in this La Liga encounter. It’s also suggested by the bookies that this team have a 44% chance of winning. Celta Vigo are regarded as the least likely winner at +205.

A win for Villarreal would see a full payout on the Asian Handicap -0.25 option. You can get -104 that they overcome Celta going down this route and half stake refunded if it’s a draw.

The Under 2.5 / Over 2.5 Goals betting market suggests that there’s not much between the two options. If you’re anticipating that both teams will score, the BTTS Yes option can be wagered at -154.

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Full-Time Result

1

+205

X

+245

2

+125

Half-Time Result

1

+250

X

+128

2

+175

Double Chance

1X

-167

12

-333

X2

-278

Draw No Bet

1

+115

2

-156

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.25

-119

2 Hcp -0.25

-104

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-103

Over 2.5

-125

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-154

No

+112

Nicolas Pepe Shortest Odds for First Goalscorer

Nicolas Pepe is the market leader at +500 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal)

First

+205

Anytime

+500

Karl Etta (Villarreal)

First

+215

Anytime

+510

Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)

First

+220

Anytime

+500

Ferran Jutgla (Celta)

First

+230

Anytime

+525

Borja Iglesias (Celta)

First

+260

Anytime

+575

Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)

First

+280

Anytime

+650

Iago Aspas (Celta)

First

+280

Anytime

+700

Pablo Durán (Celta)

First

+360

Anytime

+950

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)

First

+375

Anytime

+850

Bryan Zaragoza (Celta)

First

+375

Anytime

+950

Yeremy Pino (Villarreal)

First

+400

Anytime

+1000

Williot Swedberg (Celta)

First

+480

Anytime

+1150

Pape Gueye (Villarreal)

First

+510

Anytime

+1300

Denis Suárez (Villarreal)

First

+550

Anytime

+1300

Franco Cervi (Celta)

First

+600

Anytime

+1500

Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal)

First

+600

Anytime

+1500

Ilaix Moriba (Celta)

First

+600

Anytime

+1500

Dani Parejo (Villarreal)

First

+700

Anytime

+1700

Hugo Sotelo (Celta)

First

+700

Anytime

+1800

Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Marcos Alonso (Celta)

First

+900

Anytime

+2200

Hugo Álvarez (Celta)

First

+950

Anytime

+2200

Santi Comesaña (Villarreal)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

Adrià Alti (Villarreal)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

Sergio Carreira (Celta)

First

+1050

Anytime

+2200

Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-227

Under 0.5

+130

Ferran Jutgla (Celta)

Over 0.5

-175

Under 0.5

+110

Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-167

Under 0.5

+105

Borja Iglesias (Celta)

Over 0.5

-161

Under 0.5

-100

Karl Etta (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-156

Under 0.5

-109

Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-132

Under 0.5

-128

Iago Aspas (Celta)

Over 0.5

-122

Under 0.5

-137

Pape Gueye (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+110

Under 0.5

-189

Pablo Durán (Celta)

Over 0.5

+112

Under 0.5

-192

Bryan Zaragoza (Celta)

Over 0.5

+116

Under 0.5

-200

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+138

Under 0.5

-244

Yeremy Pino (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+150

Under 0.5

-244

Williot Swedberg (Celta)

Over 0.5

+155

Under 0.5

-263

Franco Cervi (Celta)

Over 0.5

+200

Under 0.5

-357

Ilaix Moriba (Celta)

Over 0.5

+210

Under 0.5

-370

Denis Suárez (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+225

Under 0.5

-400

Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+235

Under 0.5

-455

Dani Parejo (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+270

Under 0.5

-526

Hugo Álvarez (Celta)

Over 0.5

+310

Under 0.5

-714

Hugo Sotelo (Celta)

Over 0.5

+330

Under 0.5

-909

Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+340

Under 0.5

-1000

Marcos Alonso (Celta)

Over 0.5

+340

Under 0.5

-1000

Sergio Carreira (Celta)

Over 0.5

+350

Under 0.5

-1000

Adrià Alti (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+370

Under 0.5

-833

Santi Comesaña (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+400

Under 0.5

-1667

Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-

Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal)

Over 2.5

-111

Under 2.5

-

Ferran Jutgla (Celta)

Over 2.5

-100

Under 2.5

-

Borja Iglesias (Celta)

Over 2.5

+104

Under 2.5

-

Karl Etta (Villarreal)

Over 2.5

+138

Under 2.5

-

Bryan Zaragoza (Celta)

Over 1.5

-132

Under 1.5

-

Williot Swedberg (Celta)

Over 1.5

+140

Under 1.5

-

Yeremy Pino (Villarreal)

Over 1.5

+138

Under 1.5

-

Pape Gueye (Villarreal)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

-

Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal)

Over 1.5

-102

Under 1.5

-

Pablo Durán (Celta)

Over 1.5

-123

Under 1.5

-

Iago Aspas (Celta)

Over 1.5

-189

Under 1.5

-

Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)

Over 1.5

-161

Under 1.5

-

Denis Suárez (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-159

Under 0.5

-

Franco Cervi (Celta)

Over 0.5

-200

Under 0.5

-

Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-154

Under 0.5

-

Ilaix Moriba (Celta)

Over 0.5

-200

Under 0.5

-

Dani Parejo (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-139

Under 0.5

-

Hugo Sotelo (Celta)

Over 0.5

-122

Under 0.5

-

Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-105

Under 0.5

-

Marcos Alonso (Celta)

Over 0.5

-141

Under 0.5

-

Hugo Álvarez (Celta)

Over 0.5

-159

Under 0.5

-

Santi Comesaña (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

-263

Under 0.5

-

Adrià Alti (Villarreal)

Over 0.5

+112

Under 0.5

-

Sergio Carreira (Celta)

Over 0.5

+104

Under 0.5

-

Celta Undefeated in Previous Four H2H Estadio Balaídos Clashes

Celta Vigo haven’t tasted victory in three consecutive matches at Estadio Balaídos. Claudio Giraldez's team have five wins, three losses and two draws in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.50 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

Villarreal have secured six victories, three defeats and one draw in the previous 10 away games, netting an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 1.10.

Celta enjoyed a 3-0 winning scoreline when last meeting Villarreal at Estadio Balaídos. The previous 7 H2H games at Estadio Balaídos have ended in three Celta victories, two draws and two Villarreal wins.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Celta Vigo Home Stats		5-2-3	2.80	1.50	1.30	5	5	6	4
Villarreal Away Stats		6-1-3	2.30	1.20	1.10	5	5	5	5

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Celta Vigo vs Villarreal Lineups & Team News

Make sure to look over the Celta vs Villarreal team news before betting. Stay updated with our predicted and confirmed lineups for La Liga and the newest injury information.

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