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La Liga10/18/2026, 02:15 PM

Celta de Vigo – Deportivo Alavés2 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Celta de Vigo
1.39
Total xG
2.43
Deportivo Alavés
1.04
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorCelta de VigoDeportivo Alavés
Attack weakness (0.62x league average)−1.01
High-scoring league (3 goals/match)+0.53+0.53
Small sample (4 matches) - regression to mean+0.53
Small sample (3 matches) - regression to mean−0.12
Rising form (1.8 vs 1.4 season average)+0.09
Defensive strength (1.4 conceded vs 1.3 league avg)+0.03
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.4 goals/match)−0.02
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.4 goals/match)−0.01
Miguel Román not in squad (1 goals, 2 assists)
47% of goal output missing (only 54% available)
Mariano Díaz on the bench (3 goals, 3 assists)
Ángel Pérez not in squad (0 goals, 3 assists)
16% of goal output missing (only 66% available)
Weak away record (1.1 vs 1.4 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Home/away: Celta de Vigo score 1.75 goals per game at home this season, Deportivo Alavés 0.67 per game away
  • Head-to-head: Celta de Vigo won 2 of the 4 head-to-head meetings, Deportivo Alavés won 1

Risks

  • Squad: M. Román González, C. Starfelt and P. Durán Fernández are missing, scoring 4 of Celta de Vigo's 8 league goals (50%)
  • Table: Deportivo Alavés are 7th in the league with 11 points from 8 games, Celta de Vigo are 11th with 8 points
  • Rest days: Celta de Vigo with 3 days since their last match

All probabilities

Result
Celta de Vigo43%
Draw30%
Deportivo Alavés26%
Double chance
Celta de Vigo or draw74%
Deportivo Alavés or draw57%
No draw70%
Goals
Over 1.571%
Under 1.529%
Over 2.544%
Under 2.556%
Over 3.523%
Under 3.577%
Both teams score
Yes50%
No50%

Most likely scores

1:1
14%
1:0
11%
0:0
10%
2:1
9%
2:0
9%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Celta de Vigo with Hugo Álvarez starting: 1.7 goals/game, without him: 0.5 (14/6 games, last 30)
  2. Celta de Vigo: dropped a lead in 4 of 6 games (10 points lost)
  3. Deportivo Alavés: first goal in 8 of 11 games (73%)
  4. Celta de Vigo: first goal in 6 of 9 games (67%)

Lineups

Celta de Vigo 3-4-3 · Deportivo Alavés 5-3-2

Celta de Vigo
  • 13 I. Radu
  • 20 J. Rodríguez Galiano
  • 18 Y. Lago Amil
  • 21 S. Cáceres Ramos
  • 5 S. Carreira Vilariño
  • 30 H. Garcia Hoz
  • 6 Ilaix Moriba
  • 23 H. Álvarez Antúnez
  • 24 C. Driouech
  • 9 F. Jutlgà Blanc
  • 19 W. Swedberg
Deportivo Alavés
  • 1 A. Sivera Salvá
  • 14 N. Tenaglia
  • 17 J. Castro Otto
  • 16 V. Koski
  • 2 N. Valentini
  • 21 A. Rebbach
  • 19 P. Ibáñez Lumbreras
  • 8 A. Blanco Conde
  • 10 C. Aleña Castillo
  • 11 A. Martínez López
  • 15 L. Boyé
Substitutes
  • 4 A. Faye
  • 14 A. Febas Pérez
  • 15 Á. Núñez Cobo
  • 17 J. Rueda García
  • 3 M. Alonso Mendoza
  • 10 I. Aspas Juncal
  • 25 I. Villar Martínez
  • 22 J. Galán Gil
  • 1 A. Bayındır
  • 31 ?. Arcos Cadilla
  • 16 H. Sotos
  • 28 A. Antañón Vieites
  • 4 D. Suárez Fernández
  • 23 C. Benavídez Protesoni
  • 9 M. Díaz Mejía
  • 3 Y. Enríquez Lekhedim
  • 6 A. Guevara Lajo
  • 13 A. Rodríguez Giménez
  • 24 M. Diallo Diallo
  • 12 H. Novoa Ramos
  • 22 M. Rodríguez Vidal
  • 31 G. Swiderski
  • 20 A. Mañas Buenadicha
  • 27 X. Oláiz Ibarzábal

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