- Team form: Celta have lost both home games in LaLiga 2026/2027, averaging 0.50 goals per game.
- Away form: Racing have lost both away matches, averaging 1.00 goals per away game.
- Recent results: Celta have a recent record of 0W, 3D & 2L, Racing of W2, D1 & L2.
Celestes should edge out Racinguistas at home
Match backdrop
Celta de Vigo and Racing Santander will produce an entertaining game at Abanca Balaidos in Spain on Saturday. The Celestes have not won a game in their last five in all competitions, so something has to give as they have two defeats and three ties in that spell. The last three have been particularly maddening for Claudio Giráldez, who has been in charge since March 2024 and is yet to really get the best out of the team.
Recent results and standings
Celta beat Elche 3-2 at home, lost 3-2 to Rayo Vallecano away and then beat Deportivo Alaves 2-1 at Balaidos. This has left the Galician club in 16th place on three points from five games in the 2026-2027 LaLiga campaign.
Racing Santander have made a more steady start, but are 10th with seven points from as many games.
Managers and tactics
José Alberto López took charge of Racing in December 2022 and he has developed a team that likes to play in a compact group, with short passes to find the best moment to strike in a flurry of quick one-twos or vertical runs. This team has been up and down of late, with two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five.
Zabiri looks the danger man for Racing
Recent results
The Racinguistas held Real Sociedad to a 0-0 draw away and then followed that up with a 1-1 away to Getafe, but are yet to pick up their first win.
Key players
This is a team that can score goals, as shown by their 3-2 win over Elche, with Yassir Zabiri their main danger man in the 2026/2027 campaign with five in five. Celta's Carl Starfelt has 1 goal in 3 games as their main goal scorer, but Hugo González has brought a bit more spark to the team with one assist in two appearances as they have played more direct.
This should be a close game, but the hosts have won the last meeting 3-2 away in the 2024/2025 Copa del Rey and will know how to take this fixture.
- The odds of 1.81 for Celta to win are way too short and reflect the home field advantage they enjoy, while Racing are a big 3.9 to win and the draw comes in at 3.85.
- Celta's use of the whole width of the field with their back three should break through Racing's compactness on Saturday, but Racing's one-twos could hurt the hosts in transition if they leave space.
- We're taking Over 2.5 goals at 1.65 and Both Teams To Score: Yes at 1.62, while the home team should be just about good enough to edge it.
