Celta Vigo vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction, 5/15/2024 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/13/2024

Game: Celta Vigo vs Athletic Bilbao

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Location: Estadio de Balaídos in Vigo, Spain

TV: Premier Sports

The Lions (17-11-7) are on their way to Estadio de Balaídos on Wednesday where they will play the Celtics (8-10-17). The goalies protecting the net are Vicente Guaita for Celta Vigo and Unai Simon for Athletic Bilbao.

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Celta Vigo has earned 106 saves and they have a save% of 69.6 this year. Their differential on goals is -13 by way of 40 goals finished in addition to 53 goals given up. This season, this team is averaging 0.97 pts per match (34 pts) and rank 9th in soccer with 30 assists. The Celtics are 7th in the matter of expected goals having 46.9, and the xGA are at 50.5. Celta Vigo has earned 63 yellow card warnings for the season in addition to 5 red cards. The Celtics have conceded 53 goals while giving up 1.52 goals per 90 min, and opponents have accumulated 158 SoT against them. They have 6 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a percentage of 17.1 for the year.

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On the season, Athletic Club has a save % of 72.1 (122 shots on target against), and also rank 5th in the league with 62 points. The Lions are averaging 1.8 points per match while accumulating 38 assists and 5 red cards. Athletic Bilbao has compiled 57 goals and the team's xG this season is sitting at 50.0. Athletic Club has compliled a clean sheet percentage of 45.7 for the year as well as 78 yellow card warnings. This team's goals against/90 min is currently at 1.00 in addition to 88 saves, and they have accumulated 16 clean sheets. Athletic Bilbao has a rank of 5th for goals against having 35, and their goal differential is sitting at 22.

The guy protecting the net for Celta Vigo will be Vicente Guaita. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.28 (494 goals conceded) and his save percentage is 71.6. Guaita (130-108-148 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 111 clean sheets, which gives him a 29.0% clean sheet percentage. Guaita has played for 34,703 minutes and has tallied 1,178 stops so far in his pro soccer career. The goalie hailing from Spain has had 1,657 shots sent in his direction in 383 starting assignments.

Unai Simon will be looking after the net for Athletic Bilbao. He has surrendered 1.04 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 68-54-55. Simon has recorded 58 shutouts and defended 583 shots attempted against him in 15,816 career mins. So far in his pro soccer career, Simon has allowed 183 goals and has tallied 407 stops in 177 starting assignments. He is the owner of a save % of 71.9 and his clean sheet rate is 32.8%.

Iago Aspas is a member of the team who can be a force on the pitch for Celta Vigo. The forward from Spain has earned 181 goals in 31,793 minutes played. Aspas has had a starting assignment in 361 matchups during his career and tallies 0.51 G/90. He has totaled 66 assists while tallying 89 yellow cards in his career.

Athletic Bilbao has a playmaker in Inaki Williams, who can change the course of a fixture. He is averaging 0.27 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 292 games so far in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Spain has been on the field for 25,273 mins and has scored 76 goals. He has tallied 29 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 38 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Celta Vigo

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