Real Madrid will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 0-3 La Liga victory versus Athletic Bilbao.
In that match, Real Madrid had 62% possession and 13 shots at goal with 8 on target. For Real Madrid, the goals were scored by Kylian Mbappé (7', 59') and Eduardo Camavinga (42'). For their opponents, Athletic Bilbao had 9 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.
Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid have netted a sum total of 10 times over their preceding 6 outings. The corresponding number of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 7.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Real Madrid:
In their last fixture, Celta Vigo drew 1-1 in the Copa del Rey match with Sant Andreu.
In that match, Celta Vigo managed 57% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Celta Vigo was Iglesias (106'). Sant Andreu got 6 shots on goal with 2 on target. The match went to penalties and was won 7-6 by Celta Vigo.
Claudio Giráldez's Celta Vigo have converted a total of 8 times throughout their previous 6 matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during those same matches comes to 8.
Their previous form shows that Celta Vigo:
An examination of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 22/04/2023 reveals that these encounters have ended in disappointment for Celta Vigo. They have not managed to come away with any victories whatsoever while Real Madrid have dominated them, running out winners in 100 per cent of those games played.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 22 in total at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.
The previous league clash between the two was La Liga match day 34 on 04/05/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Real Madrid 3-2 Celta Vigo.
In that game, Real Madrid managed 54% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorers were Arda Güler (33') and Kylian Mbappé (39', 48').
On the other side, Celta Vigo had 14 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Rodríguez (69') and Williot Swedberg (76') scored.
The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano.
It looks as if Los Blancos will possibly employ a 4-2-3-1 system this time, utilising Thibaut Courtois, Raul Asencio, Eder Militao, Antonio Ruediger, Alvaro Carreras, Dani Ceballos, Aurelien Tchouameni, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe.
We are inclined to think that Os Celestes seem likely to make use of a 3-4-3 system, choosing Ionut Andrei Radu, Javi Rodriguez, Carl Starfelt, Marcos Alonso, Javi Rueda, Fran Beltran, Miguel Roman, Sergio Carreira, Iago Aspas, Borja Iglesias and Bryan Zaragoza.
In this game, Celta Vigo will need to be at their best to be putting goals past a Real Madrid side who look set to control this match, should everything go as we’re expecting.
We reckon that it will be a commanding 3-0 win for Real Madrid when the referee blows the final whistle.