Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid Predictions & Match Preview 17/05/2017

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-4

Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid Match Preview:

Over almost a whole month, after an unforgettable Barcelona 2-3 win at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu over the Madrid club, Barcelona have been the champions title race leaders following every matchday that term, level on points moving ahead of Zinedine Zidane's Blancos just because of a better head-to-head performance between the two this season. But, Real Madrid have always had a game in hand so far:

Barcelona - 87 (37), Real Madrid - 87 (36), Atletico - 75 (37), Sevilla - 69 (37) ...

Here comes the time when the reigning Europa champions must take over the peak of LaLiga standings again as they face Galician Celta Vigo on Wednesday, 16th May, in which they should compensate unplayed points for their one-match deficit.

Match status: SPAIN: LaLiga BBVA - Round 21
Kick-off: Wednesday 17 May 2017, 08:00pm GMT
Venue: "Balaidos" in Vigo, Galicia, Spain

European Priority

Last time the Royal Madrid football club lifted a domestic Primera Division trophy was exactly five years ago, 2012, with Jose Mourinho on board. Since then, Real Madrid have twice celebrated achievements as Champions league cup winners - 2014 and 2016 - and there is another European final coming up on Saturday night, 3 June 2017, that takes place in Welsh Cardiff, featuring the strongest sides of RM and Juventus.

However, on the stage of the domestic league, the club ruled by Florentino Perez has successively come off titleless within the space of 2013-2016, when Barcelona made it on three occasions (2013, 2015, 2016) and Atletico Madrid winning it over in 2014.

Four Ultimate Winning Points

Now that the fate of claiming a champions title is completely in Real hands, even in spite of how Barca and Eibar finish their last league match this season, Zinedine Zidane's team have to earn little as four points at Celta Vigo (17 May) and Malaga (21 May) in their last two away outings, to ensure they win once after a four-year pause at LaLiga titles. By looking at their next opposition's obvious flaws and the difference in class, this sort of task is to be 150% completed.

Possible Teams' Starting Line-ups:

Celta Vigo: Sergio Alvarez - Jonny, Gustavo Cabral, Facundo Roncaglia, Hugo Mallo - Nemanja Radoja, Pablo Hernandez - Pione Sisto, Daniel Wass, Iago Aspas - John Guidetti (4-2-3-1 formation)

Real Madrid: Keylor Navas - Danilo, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Marcelo - Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos - Isco, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo (4-3-3 formation)

Celta Vigo & Real Madrid Missing Players:

Celta Vigo: Giuseppe Rossi.

Real Madrid: Gareth Bale, Daniel Carvajal, Nacho, Pepe.

Interesting Facts and Streaks:

There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Real Madrid's last 10 away games (La Liga).
Celta Vigo have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 7 matches against Real Madrid in all competitions.
Celta Vigo have lost their last 5 matches (La Liga).
Real Madrid have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 4 matches (La Liga).
Celta Vigo have been losing at both half time and full time in their last 3 matches (La Liga).
Celta Vigo have conceded at least 3 goals in their last 3 matches (La Liga).
Celta Vigo have failed to score in their last 3 home matches (La Liga).
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Celta Vigo's last 4 games (La Liga).

Conclusion and Match Preview:

Further opposition side to Blancos - Galician Celta Vigo, who are 13th in the standings with 44 points in their tally, so The Celts are not striving for more points as much as the Madrid club are - and the Vigo club can be absolutely calm to finish off their closing season's campaign.

Also, there necessarily should be remarked with Nolito having left the English Manchester City outfit, Galician club look no longer a fearsome force at Estadio Balaidos. With that in mind, therefore a potential win for Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and their teammates isn't supposed to bring about doubt, indeed.