Celta Vigo vs Barcelona 6/27/20 - La Liga Picks & Predictions

On Saturday afternoon, 16th place Celta Vigo hosts second-place Barcelona in a huge La Liga showdown for both clubs. The home vub is attempting to remain outside the top flight Spanish league’s relegation zone and with solid play of late has moved seven points clear thanks to a 1-0 victory in its last outing against Real Sociedad and a 6-0 thrashing of Alaves that followed a 0-0 draw with Valladolid. Celta Vigo has taken 7 of a possible 9 points in its last three matches and improved to 7-12-12 on 33 points.

Celta has two wins, two draws and one loss in its last five matches played in La Liga. Over that span, Celta has scored seven goals while its defense has allowed just one goal. During the last five matches, Celta’s back line and goalkeeping has posted four clean sheets with two ending in 0-0 draws. Iago Aspas is the leading goal scorer for Celta with 11 while Denis Suarez leads the Club in assists with five.

Barcelona is tied on points at the top of the La Liga table with Real Madrid. The Blaugrana is 21-5-5 on 68 points and have won eight of their last 10 matches in League action with one draw and one loss. In their most recent outing, Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 1-0 on an excellent strike by Croatia international Ivan Rakitic in the 71st minute. The Catalans are attempting to win a third consecutive La Liga title.

Barcelona has four wins and one draw in its last five fixtures in La Liga. During that span, Barcelona has scored 8 goals while it's defense and goalkeepers have kept clean sheets in each of the five matches. The leading goal scorer for Barcelona is Lionel Messi with 21, which is number one in La Liga. Messi is also the leader in assists with 15. Luis Suarez is second in goals scored with 11 and second in assists with eight.