Celta vs Real Madrid: prediction for the La Liga fixture

Celta got off to a poor start of the season, but towards the winter managed to get back on track. The Sky Blues started the Spanish Cup with victories over Ebro (5:0) and Andorra (2:1 a.e.t.). But Vigo team failed to advance further - in the third round team suffered an unexpected defeat to Baleares (1:2).

After 29 rounds of La Liga Eduardo Coudet's men have nine victories and nine draws, delivering 36 points and an 11th spot in the standings. 

Team's offensive line is not so great, only 33 goals were scored in the current season. After a victory over Mallorca (4:3) The Sky Blues were beaten by Villarreal (0:1), but they managed to snatch a draw from Betis (0:0). 

Mallo will miss the upcoming match due to a knee injury. 

Madrid side put up a great performance in the Champions League group stage, beating Inter to the first place by five points. 

But a first match of a play-off round saw the unexpected defeat to PSG - The Whites conceded a goal at injury time, but in the second leg team pulled off a comeback victory and advanced into the quarter-final. Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick in this match. 

Real have already claimed their first trophy in 2022 - Carlo Ancelotti's men won the Spanish Super Cup. But they were not as successful in Copa del Rey. In 29 matches of the current La Liga season Galacticos have recorded 20 victories and six draws, delivering 66 points and a top spot in the standings. 

Team has the best offensive record in the league with 59 goals to their name. After a victory over Mallorca (3:0) The Blancos were crushed by Barcelona (0:4). 

Jovic won't be able to play due to an ankle injury.