- Recent home form: Celta are winless in 2 home games in LaLiga 2026/2027, drawing 0 and losing 2 (0-2 v Athletic Bilbao).
- Recent away form: Málaga are winless in 2 away games in LaLiga 2026/2027, losing 2 from 2.
- Home scoring: Celta average 0.50 goals per game at home in LaLiga 2026/2027, which is why they struggle to open up opponents and games.
Celta vs Malaga is a game of control vs courage
Celta de Vigo, in 17th place with 2 points from 4 games, will welcome a Malaga CF side who are 20th, with 1 point from 3, to Abanca Balaidos, Spain, on Sunday. Celta have a much deeper squad, of course, and will probably have the talent to edge this one, but both teams look a long way off being in their best form right now.
They should face a Malaga side that is desperate for points in a tough matchup.
- Both teams have made poor starts to the campaign, but the odds for this matchup still heavily favor the hosts at 1.7, with Málaga 5.0 and the draw at 3.5.
- Os Celestes have 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 games, a run that suggests a lack of cutting edge and a lack of belief.
- In the absence of Iago Aspas, who has 1 LaLiga goal in 2026/2027 and scored 2 of Celta's 3 goals across their last 5, Miguel Roman has been their chief creator with 1 assist in 4.
Málaga are still hunting a first road win
Form and approach
Málaga are looking for their first win on the road after 2 defeats from 2, but Juan Funes' young side are not shying away from the challenge of a visit to the Galician coast to take on Celta. Funes has been in charge since November 2025, and has backed a brave, forward-thinking approach with plenty of direct running.
Málaga will get forward and run, and that has been their undoing against the bigger teams in the division so far.
Players and vulnerabilities
Chupe is Málaga's top scorer in the league, with 1 goal in 3, but Adrián Niño has 2 of their 6 in the last 5 games. They have conceded 6 in 2 away from home in 2026/2027 and look very susceptible on the counter.
Tactics and odds
Celta boss Claudio Giráldez has been in the role since March 2024 and his back-three system is designed to control tempo and trigger a sharp counter-press. The odds suggest a cagey script, with under 2.5 goals at 1.73 the best option in the alternate lines, but BTTS-No at 1.77 also suits the script.
