Real Madrid — Celta Vigo Prediction, H2H and Probable Lineups — 7 December 2025
On December 7, 2025, in Matchday 15 of La Liga, Real Madrid will host Celta Vigo. The match is scheduled to kick off at 21:00 Central European Time. Let’s take a closer look at the potential outcome of this clash.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid enters this match after a convincing win in Bilbao, where the team defeated Athletic 3–0. Before that, they dropped points in the game against Girona. Overall, in their last six matches, the team has three draws, one loss, and two victories. In LaLiga, they sit in second place, one point behind Barcelona, with 32 goals scored and 13 conceded. Kylian Mbappé has scored 16 of those 32 goals and has also provided 4 assists.
At home, Real Madrid looks very confident and has won all of their matches — 6 home games in total. They have scored 14 goals and conceded only 3. In the Champions League, the team is also performing well. After 5 matches, they have 4 wins and 1 loss. They are currently in fifth place and maintain excellent chances of reaching the Round of 16.
As for their home matches against Celta, Real Madrid has been dominating their opponent in recent years. They are unbeaten in the last 9 home games, with 7 wins and 2 draws. The last time they lost at home to Celta was back in 2017.
Celta Vigo
Celta, on the other hand, comes into this match in rather unconvincing form. Over their last five matches in all competitions, the team has only one victory. They have suffered three defeats and recorded one draw. Their most recent win came only through a penalty shootout in the Copa del Rey against a team from the Segunda RFEF.
As for the league, they lost their most recent match at home to Espanyol. Currently, the team sits in 12th place in the standings with 16 points. In the Europa League, Celta also lost their latest match — an away game in Bulgaria against Ludogorets, with a score of 2–3. Overall, their situation in the Europa League still looks fairly positive: the team is in 10th place with 9 points and retains a chance to reach the play-offs.
As for the team’s recent away matches, Celta has looked quite convincing. In their last seven games on the road, they have recorded five victories, one draw, and just one defeat.
When it comes to their head-to-head meetings with Real Madrid, things look much worse for Celta. In the last ten encounters between the two sides, Celta managed to earn only one draw, while losing all the remaining matches.
Probable Lineups
- Real Madrid: Courtois, Valverde, Eder Militao, Asencio, Carreras, Guler, Tchouameni, Bellingham, Mastantuono, Mbappe, Vinicius Junior
- Celta Vigo: Radu, Rodriguez, Starfelt, Alonso, Carreira, Moriba, Roman, Rueda, Duran, Iglesias, Aspas
Key Facts and Head-to-Head
- Real Madrid have won 16 of their last 17 home matches.
- Real Madrid have won or drawn 11 of their last 12 matches.
- 3 of Real Madrid’s last 4 matches, both teams scored.
- Celta Vigo have failed to win 4 of their last 5 matches.
- 13 of Celta Vigo’s last 15 away matches have seen under 3.5 goals.
- Real Madrid have won 9 of the last 10 head-to-head meetings.
- Real Madrid have won 4 of the last 5 home head-to-head meetings.
- 3 of the last 4 head-to-head meetings, have seen over 3.5 goals.
Real Madrid — Celta Vigo Prediction
Both teams approach this match in very different form. Real Madrid, despite having slightly slowed down recently, still looks extremely confident. At home, Real continues to be dominant and has held a clear head-to-head advantage over Celta for many years. Celta, on the other hand, has not been very convincing in recent matches, losing their most recent games across all competitions both in La Liga and the Europa League and only narrowly advancing in the Copa del Rey after a penalty shootout against a lower-division opponent. Considering all these factors, Real Madrid are the clear favourites for this match. Taking into account the head-to-head history and the current overall form of both teams, we expect the Royal Club to win this match comfortably. My bet for this match – Real Madrid win with Asian Handicap -1.5 at odds of 1.78
