Comments and predictions for Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid: Narrow loss

Atletico Madrid will look to extend their unbeaten run when they travel to Balaidos to face Celta Vigo on Thursday.

Atleti enter the seventh round in fourth place in the standings, while the home team Celta Vigo is three points behind and ninth. This promises to be an exciting confrontation, similar to the tense El Clasico matches in Vietnamese football, when both teams are eager to win to improve their position in the rankings.

Latest Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid squad information

Celta Vigo will be without Mihailo Ristic and Luca de la Torre due to calf and ankle injuries respectively, while Oscar Mingueza is ruled out after picking up a muscle injury against Athletic.

With Mingueza out, coach Giraldez is expected to move Hugo Alvarez to right-back and bring Marcos Alonso into the squad to play on the left flank.

The Celta boss could make further changes to freshen up his squad, with Fran Beltran, Ilaix Moriba and Williot Swedberg all likely to start.

Borja Iglesias is also likely to get a starting spot, with the striker looking to add to his tally of three goals already this season.

For the visitors, Atletico Madrid will be without veteran defender Cesar Azpilicueta, who suffered a muscle injury in the draw with Rayo.

Thomas Lemar and Pablo Barrios are also question marks due to individual fitness issues, while Rodrigo De Paul is expected to be fit enough to feature in the squad after sitting out Sunday's game.

Atletico star Antoine Griezmann was left out of the squad over the weekend, but the striker is expected to return for the upcoming match.

Robin Le Normand, Jose Maria Gimenez and Rodrigo Riquelme could also be included in Simeone's starting line-up.

Latest expected lineup Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid

Celta Vigo:

Guaita; J. Rodriguez, Starfelt, Jailson; Alvarez, Beltran, Moriba, Alonso; Aspas, Swedberg, Iglesias

Atletico Madrid:

Oblak; Llorente, Le Normand, Gimenez, Reinildo, Lino; Gallagher, Koke, Riquelme; Griezmann, Sorloth

Latest football commentary Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid

Celta Vigo have experienced contrasting fortunes in home and away matches this season, winning all three matches at Balaidos but losing all three away from home.

Claudio Giraldez started his first season with Celta with back-to-back wins over Alaves and Valencia, but his side then suffered back-to-back defeats against Villarreal and Osasuna.

Los Celestes bounced back with a 3-1 home win over Real Valladolid, but they suffered defeat by the same scoreline in Sunday's game against Athletic Bilbao at San Mames, where Iago Aspas' first-half penalty proved to be a consolation.

With 14 goals scored, Celta are the third highest scorers in the league, behind only Real Madrid and Barcelona. However, their attacking philosophy has left them vulnerable defensively, with 13 goals conceded and the second-worst defensive record.

Despite a somewhat porous defence, Los Celestes are confident heading into Thursday's clash, having not lost in their last nine home games (W7 D2) since losing to Barcelona in February.

However, Celta have struggled in recent encounters with Atletico Madrid, as they have failed to win any of their last 11 head-to-head matches (W8 D3).

Atletico Madrid have proven to be a tough team to beat in the early stages of the 2024-25 season, with their first seven competitive games yielding four wins and three draws.

Although they are one of three unbeaten teams in La Liga this season, Atletico will be frustrated having dropped points in three games, notably in a goalless draw with Espanyol and Sunday's 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano.

Atleti head to Vallecas in confidence after three straight wins, including a dramatic Champions League triumph at home to RB Leipzig.

However, their mood soured when Rayo's Isi Palazon opened the scoring in the first half, and although Conor Gallagher pulled one back in the 50th minute, Atleti could not find the winner, leaving them six points adrift of leaders Barcelona.

Diego Simeone will certainly want his side to make no more mistakes on Thursday, especially as he looks to build momentum ahead of Sunday's much-anticipated derby against Real Madrid at the Civitas Metropolitano.

Colchoneros will be confident knowing that they have won all six of their previous meetings with Celta, including a 3-0 win away at Balaidos last season. Although Celta are unbeaten in nine straight home games, they have often struggled against Atletico, and we think the visitors have the quality needed to overcome the hosts and claim a seventh successive win in the competition.

Score prediction Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid match:

• Sportsmole: Celta Vigo 1-2 Atletico Madrid

• WhoScore: Celta Vigo 0-2 Atletico Madrid
• Our prediction: Celta Vigo 1-2 Atletico Madrid

When and where to watch Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid live?

To watch the Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid match live in La Liga at 2:00 a.m. on September 27, viewers can watch it on K+ Sport, K+PM or online sports channels. Wishing you happy football watching moments.

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