Can minnows Celta de Vigo humble Atlético de Madrid?

Atlético de Madrid and Celta de Vigo go head-to-head at the Civitas Metropolitano this Sunday in the La Liga. Currently, Diego Simeone's team are 4th in the table with 67 points, while Claudio Giráldez's team are 15th with 34 points. The match will be broadcast live at 10:15 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Atlético de Madrid head into this game after a 0-1 win against Mallorca (La Liga 2023/24), whilst the visitors edged past Villarreal with a 3-2 win (La Liga 2023/24). Digging back into the archives highlights that Diego Simeone's team and Celta de Vigo have faced each other one hundred twenty-eight times, with Atlético de Madrid holding the advantage: 78 victories, against 27 victories of Claudio Giráldez's team. Specifically in the Civitas Metropolitano, Diego Simeone's team has the advantage in the duels against Celta de Vigo: 48 wins in 64 games. Claudio Giráldez's team has 6 wins.

In the La Liga, one hundred eleven games were played between the two teams, with 68 wins for Atlético de Madrid, 20 draws and 23 wins for Celta de Vigo.

Considering the Liga EA Sports 23/24, from Atlético de Madrid's most influential players, Jan Oblak is the most used player in a total of 34 games (3060 min). Álvaro Morata is their current best scorer with 14 goals. As for Celta de Vigo, Óscar Mingueza has entered the field 34 times, and Unai Núñez has played the most minutes (2704). Strand Larsen is the current best scorer with 12 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Atlético de Madrid winning 3-0. Diego Simeone's team is given the favouritism to win this match.