Huesca vs Celta Vigo Prediction, 3/7/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/2/2021

Game: Huesca vs Celta Vigo

Date: Sunday, March 7, 2021

Location: Estadio El Alcoraz in Huesca, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Huesca (+180) Celta Vigo (+150)

Rafa and Huesca (3-11-11, 20th in La Liga) play Celta de Vigo (7-9-9, 11th in La Liga) at Estadio El Alcoraz on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Alvaro Fernandez for Huesca and Ruben Blanco for Celta de Vigo. The moneyline on this contest has Huesca priced at +180 and the Celtics are at +150. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Huesca stepped onto the pitch against Eibar in their last game and finished with a draw with a score of 1-1. Huesca tried 16 dribbles in this match and converted 7 of the tries for a percentage of 43.8%. In sharing the ball, they earned a 74.7% received passes percentage by completing 296 out of their 396 passing attempts in their last game. In relation to shooting accuracy, Huesca wrapped this game up at a 25.0% clip by hitting 1 shot on target 4 shots. Huesca averages 0.84 goals per 90 (21 goals in total) and have accounted for 16 assists in all games for the year.

Rafa is a player who should be able to impact this match for Huesca. Mir has been in the starting lineup in 50 matchups in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.42 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Spain has 22 goals in 4,697 mins played. He has accounted for 5 assists while accumulating 10 yellow card cautions in his career. One more player who should impact this match is David Ferreiro, the midfielder representing Spain. He has assisted on a goal 44 times during his pro soccer career while he has scored 16 total goals. Ferreiro has totaled 20,647 minutes in 227 starting assignments and has been handed 48 yellow card cautions. He is averaging 0.07 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Huesca is Alvaro Fernandez. Fernandez (26-15-26 record in his career) has accounted for 19 shutouts, which gives him a 28.4% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has faced 172 shots sent his way in 67 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.1 (74 goals allowed) and his save percentage is 71.5%. Fernandez has played for 6,075 mins and has 125 saves so far in his career.

When they last took the field, Celta Vigo were able to avoid a loss with a score of 1-1 against Valladolid. Celta Vigo had a 38.5% successful dribble rate by completing 5 of the 13 dribbles they tried. They finished the match by completing 470 out of their 557 pass attempts for a rate of 84.4%. Celta Vigo connected on 2 shots attempted out of 11 shots attempted giving them a 18.2% rate when they last took the field. Having a total of 30 goals and 20 assists in all their matches, Celta Vigo is averaging 1.20 goals and 0.80 assists per 90 minutes.

Santi Mina will need to provide a lift for Celta Vigo. The forward born in Spain has 12,256 mins and has scored 49 goals. He has 26 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 15 times. He currently averages 0.36 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 135 games in his career. You should also watch out for Brais Mendez, the midfielder representing Spain. Mendez has been handed a total of 14 yellow cards in 6,354 mins played (71 career starts). His G/90 average during his career is 0.17. He has collected 12 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 11 different times.

Ruben Blanco will reside in front of the goal for Celta Vigo. Blanco has tallied 31 clean sheets while defending 469 shots against him in 10,628 career minutes. He sports a save percentage of 68.0 and his clean sheet rate is currently 26.3%. He has given up 1.42 goals per 90 while earning a record of 42-34-44. In his pro soccer career, Blanco has allowed 168 goals and has racked up 313 saves in 118 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Celta Vigo (+150)

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