The La Liga round 24 match between Espanyol Barcelona and Celta de Vigo will take place on 14 February at the Cornella-El Prat stadium in Barcelona. Espanyol Barcelona vs Celta de Vigo: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Espanyol Barcelona
After the winter break, Espanyol Barcelona still cannot rediscover the rhythm that previously enabled them to put together a run of five wins in the league. Since the start of 2026, the team have gone six league matches without a victory and, after the only draw in that spell, the club have suffered four straight defeats. The low point of all their problems came in the most recent meeting with Villarreal, where the Catalans lost by a heavy margin for the first time this season (1:4). Despite the serious slump, the team are still in the European places for now. However, the gap to Celta de Vigo is only one point, while they are already four points shy of fifth place.
- Espanyol Barcelona have conceded in seven straight La Liga matches.
- The club's uncompromising home run in this competition stands at eight matches (three wins, five defeats).
- At least two goals have been scored in seven consecutive league matches involving the Catalans.
Potential Espanyol Barcelona Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Marko Dmitrovic – Omar El Hilali, Leandro Cabrera, Fernando Calero, Jose Salinas – Urko Gonzalez, Pol Lozano – Edu Exposito, Pere Milla, Tyrese Dolan – Roberto Fernandez.
Captain Javi Puado is unavailable due to injury.
Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo began 2026 in more than encouraging fashion, but in recent weeks the team have also dropped off. After a strong stretch of five wins in six La Liga matches, Celta de Vigo have now gone three straight league games without a victory, with two of those three ending in defeat. A week ago, the club lost at home to Osasuna (1:2), once again missing the chance to move into the European places. This time, defeat would see the visitors fall a long way behind their direct rival, while a win over Espanyol Barcelona would secure the long-awaited return to the top six.
- Celta de Vigo have avoided defeat in seven of their last eight away matches in the Spanish league (five wins, two draws).
- The team have kept a clean sheet in five of their last six away games in this competition.
- The club have won with a (+1.5) handicap in 10 of their last 11 La Liga matches.
Potential Celta de Vigo Lineup (3-4-3)*
Andrei Radu – Carl Starfelt, Marcos Alonso, Javi Rodriguez – Javier Rueda, Ilaix Moriba, Miguel Roman, Sergio Carreira – Fer Lopez, Hugo Alvarez, Borja Iglesias.
Defender Alvaro Nunez is not ready due to injury.
Espanyol Barcelona vs Celta de Vigo: Match Prediction
The opponents approach the match in far from ideal condition, but even during such a period both rarely allow themselves to finish without scoring. Throughout their current winless league run, Espanyol Barcelona have not kept a single clean sheet, but they have failed to score in only two of their last six La Liga matches. Overall in this competition, the Catalans have found the net in nine of their last 11 games.
Celta de Vigo have failed to score only once in six La Liga matches in 2026 – in an away game against Getafe (0:0). In general, a goalless away match in the Spanish league can be considered a rare occurrence for the club, with only two such cases across their last 22 matches. We also note that the Galicians have scored in five of the last seven head-to-head meetings at Espanyol Barcelona's ground in La Liga, yet only two of those seven games ended in a clean sheet for Celta de Vigo.
Prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this competition is listed.
