Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo Prediction: Visitors to profit from hosts’ dip in form

A heavy 4-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid on Saturday, Real Sociedad's winless run in La Liga stretched to five games, further hindering their chances of qualifying for Europe next season. They welcome Celta Vigo to Reale Arena on Tuesday (19:00, Premier Sports Player).

The visitors are in a strong position to secure Uefa Europa League football for 2025/26. They're currently seventh in the table and find themselves two points above Rayo Vallecano in eighth. Claudio Giraldez Gonzalez's side head here off the back of two consecutive home victories. Read on for my Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo predictions, supported by the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Real Sociedad are still missing Arsen Zakharyan due to a thigh problem, while Sheraldo Becker and Orri Oskarsson are major doubts, having both missed out against Atletico last time out.

Spain international and Euro 2024 hero Mikel Oyarzabal was replaced at the interval of the clash with Atleti. No physical issues were reported so it was only believed to have been a tactical switch. He should be okay to feature in Tuesday's crunch game.

The likes of Hamari Traore and Brais Mendez could be in contention for starts, while Sergio Gomez is another who Imanol Alguacil may introduce.

Jailson and Carl Starfelt missed out against Sevilla last time out for Celta , and the pair are expected to miss out again for the trip to the Basque region.

Borja Iglesias came off the bench to continue his impressive goalscoring form of late against Sevilla, and he looks set to return to lead the line on Tuesday evening. Fran Beltran was subbed on at half-time last time out, so he is another who may be brought in from the start against Sociedad.

Former Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso received a straight red after VAR intervention in the last match and his suspension will likely present an opportunity for Javi Rodriguez for the final games of the season.

Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo Odds

Real Sociedad have won two of their past seven fixtures in La Liga and they are 8/5 to come out on top here.

Two of their last four appearances have ended in a stalemate and the draw is available at 23/10.

Celta Vigo have prevailed in two of their previous three away trips in the top flight and they are 7/4, which has an implied probability of 36.4%, to collect the three points.

Over 2.5 goals has been a successful bet in the visitors' past three matches in the league and you can get a price of 1/1 this time around.

Celta Vigo to win @ 7/4

Celta Vigo's home form has been the base of their success this season, having picked up 36 points from a possible 54 at Balaidos. Their away form has not been as good. They rank 17th in the travels table, with just 13 points from a possible 51 collected.

However, Los Celestes have been finding form on the road in recent weeks as they have won two of their last three away contests in La Liga, which sets them up nicely for their trip to Reale Arena.

Sociedad's dip in form has come at the worst time and it is going to be extremely tough for them to salvage a European place after going five matches without a victory. Celta are in the position they would like to be in right now, and the visitors have back-to-back wins coming into this clash, so the momentum is with them.

I think Celta will take a huge step towards European qualification with three points on Tuesday.

Borja Iglesias anytime goalscorer @ 21/10

Celta striker Iglesias' golden touch in front of goal continued against Sevilla as he scored after coming on from the bench. The Spaniard now has 10 goals in the league this term, with five coming in his previous four outings.

He delivered a stellar individual performance when bagging a hat-trick at Barcelona on April 19 despite his side falling to a 4-3 defeat. No player is heading into this match in better form than the Celta front man and the confidence gained from the past few weeks should serve him well against a Sociedad side, whose wheels have fallen off at the wrong time.

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