Expert analysis

Celta Vigo hold edge over Union St Gilloise

Celta Vigo hold a slight edge as pre-match favourites when they face Union St Gilloise in the Europa League. The home side sit 25th yet their recent record shows two wins in the last five games. Union St Gilloise occupy sixth place with seven points and have stayed unbeaten across their last five matches. Celta limit goals conceded to 0.8 per game overall while Union score 2.8 per game this season. At home Celta average one goal scored but concede two in their league fixtures so far. Union have scored three goals per game away in their three league outings. Union quick attacks could test Celta late if the hosts push forward.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

This season

	Celta Vigo	Union St. Gilloise
Over 2.5 goals	67%	67%
Clean sheet	0%	67%
Failed to score	33%	0%
Scored per game	1.0	2.7
Conceded per game	1.3	0.3
Scored home / away	1.0 / 1.0	2.5 / 3.0

Across 3 and 3 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
5	OLY Olympiakos Piraeus	3	3	0	0	9
6	UNI Union St. Gilloise ▲	3	2	1	0	7
7	JUV Juventus	3	2	1	0	7
8	BEI Beşiktaş	3	2	1	0	7
9	SUN Sunderland	3	2	1	0	7
10	AZA AZ Alkmaar	3	2	0	1	6
11	OMO Omonia Nicosia	3	2	0	1	6
12	LYO Lyon	3	2	0	1	6
13	REN Rennes	3	1	2	0	5
14	REA Real Sociedad	3	1	1	1	4
15	CRY Crystal Palace	3	1	1	1	4
16	SPA Sparta Praha	3	1	1	1	4
17	LEV Levski Sofia	3	1	1	1	4
18	DIN Dinamo Zagreb	3	1	1	1	4
19	STU Sturm Graz	3	1	1	1	4
20	NEC NEC Nijmegen	3	1	1	1	4
21	RED Red Bull Salzburg	3	1	1	1	4
22	AND Anderlecht	3	1	0	2	3
23	HOF 1899 Hoffenheim	3	1	0	2	3
24	ACM AC Milan	3	1	0	2	3
25	CEL Celta Vigo ▲	3	1	0	2	3
26	OFI OFI	3	1	0	2	3

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Celta Vigo DLWWD

D @ Elche 0–0 Oct 11

L vs Juventus 1–2 Oct 15

W vs Alaves 2–1 Oct 18

W @ Celtic 2–1 Oct 22

D vs Real Betis 0–0 Oct 25

Union St. Gilloise DDWWW

D vs OH Leuven 1–1 Oct 11

D vs Real Sociedad 1–1 Oct 15

W vs Nijlen 3–0 Oct 18

W vs Hapoel Beer Sheva 4–0 Oct 22

W vs Cercle Brugge 5–2 Oct 25

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Celta Vigo

Scored 1.0 avg

0 1 2 2 0

Conceded 0.8 avg

0 2 1 1 0

Union St. Gilloise

Scored 2.8 avg

1 1 3 4 5

Conceded 0.8 avg

1 1 0 0 2

Confirmed lineups

Celta Vigo 3-4-3

13 I. Radu G
20 Javi Rodríguez D
18 Yoel Lago D
3 Marcos Alonso D
17 Javi Rueda M
14 Aleix Febas M
30 H. Burcio M
5 Sergio Carreira M
23 Hugo Álvarez F
11 Pablo Durán F
19 W. Swedberg F

Bench I. Moriba, G. Miller, Ferran Jutglà, Javi Galán, Andrés Antañón, A. Faye, Ángel Arcos, Iago Aspas, A. Bayındır, S. Cáceres, C. Driouech, Hugo González

Claudio Giráldez

Union St. Gilloise 3-4-1-2

12 H. Koffi G
4 N. Chibani D
29 M. Sylla D
55 N. Havenaar D
27 L. Patris M
6 K. Van de Perre M
8 A. Zorgane M
11 Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho M
23 B. Zeneli M
13 K. Rodríguez F
38 R. Mofokeng F

Bench R. Sykes, R. Schoofs, D. Olaru, I. Hurtevent, youssef hamoutahar, R. Florucz, D. De Roeve, V. Chambaere, D. Aquino, Daniel Tshilanda Kabongo, S. Keita

D. Hubert

Team news · injuries & suspensions

Celta Vigo

OUT H. F. Cuenca Martinez Muscle Injury
OUT J. El Abdellaoui Knee Injury
OUT B. Iglesias Calf Injury
OUT A. Nunez Groin Injury
OUT M. Roman Knee Injury
OUT C. Starfelt Muscle Injury
DOUBT H. Gonzalez Injury
OUT H. F. Cuenca Martinez Muscle Injury
OUT J. El Abdellaoui Knee Injury
OUT B. Iglesias Calf Injury
OUT A. Nunez Groin Injury
OUT M. Roman Knee Injury
OUT C. Starfelt Muscle Injury
DOUBT H. Gonzalez Injury

Union St. Gilloise

OUT A. Ait El Hadj Off the roster
OUT M. Biondic Knee Injury
OUT I. Hurtevent Knock
OUT O. Kricfalusi Knock
OUT K. Mac Allister Knee Injury
OUT I. Pavlic Off the roster
OUT R. Schoofs Knock
OUT A. Ait El Hadj Off the roster
OUT M. Biondic Knee Injury
OUT I. Hurtevent Knock
OUT O. Kricfalusi Knock
OUT K. Mac Allister Knee Injury
OUT I. Pavlic Off the roster
OUT R. Schoofs Knock