Celta Vigo v Atletico Madrid

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The Saturday evening kick-off in the Spanish top flight features the other club in Madrid, namely Atletico Madrid, when they make their way to the Abanca-Balaídos to take on struggling hosts, Celta Vigo, when the two teams resume their respective La Liga campaigns following the recent international break.

Celta Vigo currently sit third from bottom in the domestic top flight table having managed to collect just the single victory from their nine games played to date, which came in the form of a 3-2 win away from home at fellow strugglers, Almeria, who sit bottom of the table.

Three draws and five defeats though have meant Celta Vigo find themselves in early trouble down near the foot of the La Liga standings and having been dealt three defeats already so far on home soil, Celta Vigo look to have their work cut out if they're to pick up anything from this upcoming encounter with high-flying Atletico Madrid.

Defeats on home soil to Osasuna, Real Madrid and Mallorca suggest the hosts look likely to find themselves on the losing side once again despite being in their own backyard, while the bigger picture shows Celta Vigo have recorded just two victories out of their last 16 matches overall in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid by contrast have produced an encouraging start to this new domestic top flight season as the visitors occupy fourth place in the table and Diego Simeone's side signed off before the international break with an impressive four-match winning streak.

A 3-1 home win against fierce local rivals, Real Madrid, along with subsequent victories against Osasuna, Cadiz and Real Sociedad have hoisted the visitors up into early contention for a possible top four finish once again this term and this upcoming trip to take on lowly Celta Vigo must surely represent a golden opportunity for Simeone's side to pick up a fifth win on the trot.

The bigger picture also favours the visitors as Atletico Madrid have lost just twice in their last 16 outings on the road whilst also picking up 11 wins in the process and with Atletico Madrid being joint-second highest goal-scorers to date in La Liga with 20 goals under their belts, it's hard to see anything but an away win here this Saturday evening.

Celta Vigo v Atletico Madrid Verdict

Atletico Madrid have lost just three of their last 15 outings on the road in the Spanish top flight which includes collecting seven wins along with scoring a total of nine goals in their four away games played to date so it looks like Celta Vigo will need to brace themselves in anticipation of Saturday's clash.

In addition, Atletico Madrid have won the last four meetings on the trot.

Therefore, our main bet will be Atletico Madrid win @ 2.15

Other side bets worth considering:

Atletico Madrid win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.50

Correct score: Atletico Madrid 2-1 @ 9.00