Celta Vigo vs Alaves Prediction & Preview - LaLiga
Deportivo Alavés won a seven-goal game at Balaídos the last time they played Celta Vigo, 4-3, on 22 March 2026. They are back at the same ground on Sunday, 18 October 2026, kicking off at 15:15 BST in LaLiga, and both sides arrive having scored eight goals in their last six matches. You can make your Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alavés prediction free before kick-off.
What time is kick-off for Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alavés?
Celta Vigo v Deportivo Alavés kicks off at 15:15 BST on Sunday, 18 October 2026 at Estadio Abanca-Balaídos in Vigo, in LaLiga. Claudio Giráldez manages Celta Vigo; Quique Sánchez Flores is in charge of Deportivo Alavés.
- Fixture: Celta Vigo v Deportivo Alavés
- Competition: LaLiga
- Date: Sunday, 18 October 2026
- Kick-off: 15:15 BST
- Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo
Seven goals the last time these two met
That March meeting is the outlier in everything else on either side's recent record. Celta Vigo have conceded two or more in only one of their last six. Deportivo Alavés have shipped two or more in three of six, and three or more goals have gone in across three of their six.
So the Alavés end of the history fits. The Celta end does not. Giráldez's side have been tight rather than open, with two clean sheets in six and only one game in that run where they scored twice.
Form and team news
Celta Vigo
Celta have won one of their last six, drawn three and lost two, taking six points. They scored eight and conceded five across those matches, failing to score in two of them. Their one convincing afternoon was a 5-0 win at home to Real Racing Club 29 days before this fixture. Since then: a 0-0 draw away at Elche seven days before, and a 1-2 home defeat by Juventus in the UEFA Europa League three days before. They have won one of three at home and none of three away.
Deportivo Alavés
Alavés have seven points from their last six - two wins, a draw and three defeats - with eight scored and seven conceded. Both of those wins came at home, 5-2 against Osasuna and 1-0 against Villarreal. The travelling record is the problem: none of their last two away games produced a win, and one of them was a 1-2 defeat at Real Racing Club, the side Celta beat 5-0. Their most recent outing was a 1-2 home loss to Atlético Madrid eight days before this one. A 0-0 draw away at Athletic Club 29 days before shows they can hold a line on the road when they set up to.
Team news
Celta Vigo are without Borja Iglesias, Carl Starfelt, Miguel Román and Jones El Abdellaoui, with Pablo Durán a fitness doubt according to Sports Mole, which also reports Sebastián Cáceres among Celta's defensive concerns after the club confirmed a pubalgia problem picked up on international duty on 1 October 2026. Alavés are missing Facundo Garcés and Mikel Rodríguez, and Ángel Pérez is suspended after a red card last time out, per the same Sports Mole preview.
Celta Vigo vs Deportivo Alavés prediction
Our prediction is a 1-1 draw between Celta Vigo and Deportivo Alavés in LaLiga at Estadio Abanca-Balaídos on Sunday, 18 October 2026. Celta have drawn three of their last six and failed to score in two of them, which is not the profile of a side that repeats a 5-0. Alavés have not won either of their last two away games, and the 0-0 at Athletic Club says more about how they travel than the 4-3 here in March does. Both sides scored in three of six for each of them.
Our prediction: Celta Vigo 1-1 Deportivo Alavés
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