Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction, 5/18/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano

Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025

Location: Estadio de Balaídos in Vigo, Spain

TV: Fubo

Estadio de Balaídos in Vigo, Spain is the location where Rayo Vallecano (12-11-12) will go up against Celta Vigo (14-7-14) on Sunday. Celta de Vigo are priced at -150 and the Red Sashes are at +125. The over/under is set at 3. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Vicente Guaita for Celta Vigo and Augusto Batalla for Rayo Vallecano.

The Celtics have allowed 54 goals while giving up 1.54 goals per 90 min, and the other team have 138 SoT against them. They have tallied 7 clean sheets, which has them at a % of 20.0% so far this year. Celta Vigo has a total of 77 yellow card warnings this year and 6 red cards. The Celtics sit at 38th in regard to goals expected having 49.2, and their xGA are sitting at 40.0. For the season, this club is sitting with an average of 1.40 points per contest (49 pts) and they also are 37th among Big 5 teams with 38 assists. This team's differential on goals is currently at 1 with 55 goals tallied in addition to 54 goals conceded. Celta Vigo has earned 85 saves and they also hold a save percentage of 60.9% for the year.

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Rayo Vallecano has earned 37 goals and the team's goals expected this season is sitting at 40.9. Their goals against/90 min is at 1.20 with 99 saves, and they have compiled 9 shut outs. On the season, the Red Sashes have a save % of 70.4% (142 SoT against), and they also rank 48th among Big 5 teams with 47 pts. Rayo Vallecano is ranked 29th concerning goals relinquished with 42, and the goal difference is -5. The Red Sashes have a shut out rate of 25.7% over the course of the season as well as 90 yellow cards. The Red Sashes have put together an average of 1.3 pts/match while recording 25 assists and 3 red cards.

The man defending the goal for Celta Vigo will be Vicente Guaita. Guaita has seen the field for a total of 34,186 minutes and has 1,136 stops so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.34 (509 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 69.7%. The goalie born in Spain has had 1,630 shots tried at him in 377 career starts. Guaita (133-96-152 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 106 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 27.9%% shutout percentage.

Augusto Batalla will look after the net for Rayo Vallecano. So far in his pro soccer career, Batalla has allowed 64 goals and has accounted for 143 stops in 46 starts. Batalla has accumulated 10 shutouts while defending 208 shots attempted against him in 4,140 mins throughout his career. He has a save percentage of 68.8% and his clean sheet rate sits at 21.7%%. He has conceded 1.39 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 12-14-20.

Borja Iglesias is a footballer who should impact this matchup for Celta Vigo. He has totaled 22 assists while tallying 232 points during his soccer career. The forward from Spain has earned 105 goals scored in 19,229 mins. Iglesias has had a starting assignment in 215 outings during his pro soccer career while scoring 0.49 goals per 90 minutes.

Rayo Vallecano features an attacker in Pathe Ciss, who is a thorn in the side of defenses. He is currently averaging 0.14 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 102 matches in his career. The midfielder from Senegal has 9,716 professional minutes and has scored 15 goals. He has accumulated 35 pts in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 5 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rayo Vallecano (-150)

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