Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid: Predictions, tips & betting odds

La Liga champions Real Madrid play their second match of the season on Saturday evening as Carlo Ancelotti's men visit Celta Vigo looking for their second win of the new campaign.

Los Blancos got off to a winning start last Sunday coming from behind to beat newly promoted Almeria 2-1, while Celta threw away a 2-0 lead and conceded in injury time to draw 2-2 at home to Espanyol.

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid latest odds

Madrid have won eight of their last nine meetings against the side from the region of Galicia with Celta not recording a league success in this fixture since 2014.

The visitors are priced at 7/10 (1.70) to claim another win with bet365 while Eduardo Coudet's men can be backed at 16/5 (5.20), and the draw at 10/3 (4.33).

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid first goal scorer

Karim Benzema failed to find the back of the net in Madrid's opening match of the season, but La Liga's top scorer from the 2021/22 campaign is still the favourite to break the deadlock at 3/1 (4.00).

Vinicius Junior looked extremely lively against Almeria while also failing to find the back of the net and the Brazilian is offered at 5/1 (6.00) to open the scoring.

Celta boast one of the division's most prolific forwards with Iago Aspas netting 18 league strikes last term.

The former Liverpool striker scored the first goal of Celta's season last weekend and is available at 7/1 (8.00) to score first on Saturday.

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid preview

While Celta do not boast an impressive recent record against Madrid, the side from the Estadio Balaidos have been able to score regularly against the most successful club in Spanish football.

Indeed Los Celestes have netted in 14 of their last 17 competitive matches against Real Madrid and there should be some interest backing them to continue that impressive run this weekend.

Both Aspas and new striker Goncalo Paciencia found the back of the net last weekend to set them up nicely for the visit of the champions, while last season Celta had a strong record at home where they netted against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid tips and predictions

Both teams to score is priced at 7/10 (1.70) while combining this selection with over 2.5 goals sees the odds rise to evens (2.00), which looks like a tempting option given the frequency with which it has paid out in this fixture.

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Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals at evens (2.0) for a 1.5pt stake with bet365