Athletic Bilbao vs Celta Vigo - prediction, team news, lineups

Celta Vigo volition beryllium bidding to fortify their grip connected sixth spot successful the La Liga table erstwhile they marque the travel to San Mames connected Sunday evening to tackle Athletic Bilbao.

The visitors are presently sixth, 2 points up of seventh-placed Getafe, portion Athletic are 10th, 4 points disconnected the European positions with lone 2 games near to play.

Match preview

Athletic person seen their chances of securing much European shot for adjacent play instrumentality a immense deed successful caller weeks, having mislaid 3 of their past 4 league fixtures, including their past 2 against Valencia and Espanyol.

The Lions beryllium ninth successful the table, 4 points down seventh-placed Getafe, with that presumption presently being qualification for the Conference League playoff round.

There is nary getting distant from the information that it has been a hugely hard play for Athletic, and determination volition beryllium large changes this summer, with Ernesto Valverde lasting down arsenic caput coach; Edin Terzic has already been confirmed arsenic his replacement.

Athletic finished 4th successful Spain's apical formation past word to unafraid qualification for the Champions League, but they are facing missing retired connected Europe altogether for adjacent season.

The Basque outfit person the 10th-best location grounds successful La Liga this season, claiming 29 points from 18 matches, portion Celta person the third-best distant record, securing 30 points from 18 games.

Celta volition really participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a daze 3-2 decision to Levante, but they person won 2 of their past three, overcoming Elche and Atletico Madrid since the commencement of the month.

The Sky Blues are presently sixth successful the table, boasting a grounds of 13 wins, 11 draws and 12 defeats from 36 matches to cod 50 points, which has near them 2 points supra seventh-placed Getafe and 7 from fifth-placed Real Betis.

As it stands, Claudio Giraldez's broadside volition beryllium qualifying for the Europa League league stage, and sixth successful the part would beryllium an betterment connected seventh from past term.

Celta recorded a 2-0 triumph implicit Athletic successful the reverse lucifer successful Vigo earlier this season, but it was 3-1 to Athletic erstwhile the brace met astatine San Mames past term.

Four of the past six league meetings person been won by Athletic, portion the Basque outfit pb the wide head-to-head grounds 73 victories to Celta's 37.

Athletic Bilbao La Liga form:

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Celta Vigo La Liga form:

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Team News

Athletic volition beryllium without the services of Nico Williams, Dani Vivian and Oihan Sancet done wounded connected Sunday, portion Benat Prados and Yuri Berchiche some request to beryllium assessed.

Inaki Williams started done the mediate against Espanyol past clip out, but it is apt that helium volition driblet backmost to the right-sided attacking relation here, with Gorka Guruzeta arsenic the centre-forward.

Alex Berenguer is successful enactment to diagnostic disconnected the left, with Robert Navarro perchance operating arsenic the fig 10 successful the lack of Sancet.

Celta, meanwhile, volition beryllium missing some Miguel Roman and Carl Starfelt connected Sunday evening owed to wounded problems.

Ferran Jutgla scored doubly against Levante past clip retired to instrumentality him onto 9 league goals for the campaign, and determination should beryllium different spot successful the last 3rd of the tract for the Spaniard.

Meanwhile, determination are expected to beryllium recalls successful the attacking areas for some Borja Iglesias and Williot Swedberg, with the brace featuring arsenic second-half substitutes against Levante.

Athletic Bilbao imaginable starting lineup:

Simon; Gorosabel, Alvarez, Laporte, Lekue; Ruiz de Galarreta, Jauregizar; I Williams, Navarro, Berenguer; Guruzeta

Celta Vigo imaginable starting lineup:

Radu; Alonso, Lago, Rodriguez; Nunez, Lopez, Moriba, Mingueza; Jutgla, Iglesias, Swedberg

We say: Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Celta Vigo

Celta person been fantabulous connected their travels this season, portion it has been an underwhelming run for Athletic - we are expecting a adjacent lucifer connected Sunday, with Celta perchance conscionable doing capable to unafraid each 3 points.

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