Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad

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Celta Vigo earned another point in the Spanish top flight last weekend when they held Mallorca to a 1-1 draw away from home as the 16th placed hosts look to lift themselves further away from the relegation zone when they play host to Real Sociedad at their Abanca-Balaídos ground, while Real Sociedad's solid and stubborn looking seven-match unbeaten run was brought to sudden halt last Saturday following a 2-1 defeat away from home at Athletic Bilbao.

After making a slow and disappointing start to this season's La Liga campaign which produced just one win from their opening 13 matches overall, that being a 3-2 win away from home at Almeria, but also included slipping to eight defeats as well, Celta Vigo have managed to turn things around to some degree in recent weeks as the hosts have lost just once in their subsequent seven league matches.

That loss came in the form of a 3-2 defeat away from home at Villarreal but Rafa Benitez's side have claimed important home wins against Granada and Real Betis which have helped the hosts keep their heads above water and out of the bottom three in the La Liga table for the time being.

Real Sociedad still remain sitting in sixth place in the La Liga standings despite falling to a rare defeat last weekend which came in the shape of a 2-1 loss away from home at high-flying Athletic Bilbao but nevertheless, Real Sociedad will still fancy their chances of returning to winning ways on Saturday.

The visitors had previously picked up important wins against Almeria, Sevilla and Villarreal, while the bigger picture shows Real Sociedad have lost just four games in total throughout this season's La Liga campaign to date and this makes the visitors a tough looking prospect for Saturday's hosts Celta Vigo, when the two teams clash at Abanca-Balaídos.

Recent form away from home has also perked up where Real Sociedad have been concerned as Imanol Alguacil's side have suffered just the single defeat in their last six outings on the road so the visitors have certainly tightened things up on their travels in recent times.

Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad Verdict

Real Sociedad have been the dominant team in previous exchanges against Celta Vigo as the visitors are unbeaten in each of their last seven meetings and collecting five wins within this period and Alguacil's side look to be the favourites to claim all three points again on Saturday night as well.

Celta Vigo may have won their last two home games on the trot but these have been the hosts' only highlights in their last 10 home games where they've also been handed four defeats as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Real Sociedad win @ 2.37

Other side bets worth considering:

Real Sociedad win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.00

Correct Score: Real Sociedad 1-0 @ 6.00