Celta de Vigo vs Atlético de Madrid prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 20 December 2026, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Celta de Vigo vs Atlético de Madrid
La Liga · Sunday 20 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo
Celta de Vigo vs Atlético de Madrid preview
Celta de Vigo host Atlético de Madrid in La Liga on Sunday 20 December 2026, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Abanca-Balaídos in Vigo. Celta de Vigo sit 10th on 12 points after 11 matches, while Atlético de Madrid go into the round 2nd, on 28 points from 11 games.
Celta de Vigo come into the game with a L-D-W-D-W run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Atlético de Madrid's recent sequence reads W-W-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Celta de Vigo have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Atlético de Madrid average 2.0 scored and 0.3 conceded across their last 6, with 4 clean sheets.
Head to head, Celta de Vigo have 1 win to Atlético de Madrid's 7 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 2.1 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 9 May 2026, ended Atlético de Madrid 0-1 Celta de Vigo.
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Form and table
- Celta de VigoLast five: W D W D L
- Atlético de MadridLast five: W W W W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlético de Madrid | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 28 | WWWWW |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | WDWDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Celta de Vigo expected line-up (3-4-3)
Ionuț Radu, Yoel Lago, Javi Rodríguez, Sebastián Cáceres, Ilaix Moriba, Javi Rueda, Aleix Febas, Javi Galán, Hugo Álvarez, Ferran Jutglà, Hugo González
Atlético de Madrid expected line-up (4-4-2)
Jan Oblak, Alejandro Grimaldo, Marcos Llorente, Dávid Hancko, Marc Pubill, Giuliano Simeone, Pablo Barrios, Álex Baena, Morten Hjulmand, Kang-in Lee
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