Overview
Celta Vigo has a record of 8 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses after 22 rounds in La Liga this season, winning 33 points to rank seventh in the standings.
The home team at Balaidos is currently only 1 point behind Espanyol in sixth place and 2 points behind Real Betis in fifth place. However, they have just stagnated when they only won 1 point in the last 2 matches - losing to Real Sociedad before drawing with Getafe in the recent round.
Coach Claudio Giraldez's team only has 14 points after 11 home matches in this season's tournament, with only 3 wins. However, Celta also only lost 3 matches at their home ground, and will host Osasuna - a team that has just had 1 away win in La Liga 2025-2026.
In fact, Osasuna has the fourth worst away record in the league this season, so Celta will enter the match in Vigo with a slightly better position.
However, the away team is in quite positive form. They have won 7 points in the last 3 matches, successively defeating Real Oviedo and Rayo Vallecano, before drawing 2-2 with Villarreal who are in high form.
Osasuna currently has 26 points after 22 rounds, with a record of 7 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses, ranked ninth. Coach Alessio Lisci's team is only 2 points behind Real Sociedad (eighth), but has been 7 points behind Celta (seventh).
In terms of head-to-head record, Los Rojillos - the team ranked ninth in La Liga last season - only won 28 out of 75 encounters with Celta Vigo in all competitions. In the last 4 encounters, Osasuna also only had 1 win and lost 3, including a 2-3 defeat in the first leg at the beginning of the season.
Personnel situation
Celta Vigo may welcome good news as Mihailo Ristić is likely to return to the registered list. The 30-year-old defender is said to have recovered from a illness that prevented him from the match against Getafe.
Coach Claudio Giraldez is expected not to shuffle the squad and will remain loyal to the 3-4-3 formation, in which Williot Swedberg continues to be present in the front line.
In attack, Borja Iglesias is likely to still start in the center forward position. This striker has scored 8 goals and had 2 assists after 20 appearances in La Liga this season.
In the opposite direction, Osasuna will be without Iker Benito due to a serious knee injury, while Lucas Torro is suspended. Torro received a yellow card in the recent draw against Villarreal, and this absence is predicted to open up a chance to start for Moi Gomez.
In attack, Ante Budimir is having an impressive season with 10 goals after 21 appearances in La Liga. This experienced striker is likely to continue to lead the away team's attack.
Expected lineup:
Celta Vigo: Radu, Rodriguez, Starfelt, Alonso, Carreira, Roman, Moriba, Mingueza, Lopez, Iglesias, Swedberg.
Herrera, Rosier, Boyomo, Catena, Galan, Moncayola, M. Gomez, Munoz, Ruben Garcia, Moro, Budimir.
The match between Celta Vigo and Osasuna takes place at 3:00 AM on February 7th (Vietnam time).
