PREVIEW | Celta de Vigo vs Real Madrid - team news, lineups, predictions

Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid face each other this Friday at the Estadio de Balaídos on Match Day 27 of the La Liga.

Celta de Vigo currently have 40 points and lie in 6th position. In their last game, Claudio Giráldez's team won 1-2 against Girona (La Liga 2025/26).

Real Madrid have 60 points to their name this season and occupy 2nd position in the table. Last time out, Álvaro Arbeloa's team slipped to a 0-1 defeat against Getafe (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Celta de Vigo winning 2-0.

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Celta de Vigo

Real Madrid

• Jude Bellingham - Hamstring Injury
• Rodrygo - Cruciate Ligament Tear
• Dani Ceballos - Calf Injury
• Éder Militão - Torn Muscle Fiber
• Eduardo Camavinga - Toothache

Last starting XIs

Celta de Vigo ( vs Girona 2026-03-01): Ionut Radu, Javi Rodríguez, Joseph Aidoo, Carlos Domínguez, Óscar Mingueza, Miguel Román, Ilaix Moriba, Sergio Carreira, Fer López, Ferrán Jutglà, Hugo Álvarez

Real Madrid ( vs Getafe 2026-03-02): Thibaut Courtois, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio Rüdiger, David Alaba, Álvaro Carreras, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Thiago Pitarch, Fede Valverde, Arda Güler, Vinícius Júnior, Gonzalo García

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MANAGERS

• Claudio Giráldez faced Real Madrid on four occasions, recording one victory and three losses.

TEAMS

• Away from home, Real Madrid currently has one draw in the last 13 games.
• Away from home, Real Madrid comes from 14 consecutive games scoring goals.
• Real Madrid currently has one draw in the last 23 games.
• Real Madrid comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.
• At home, Celta de Vigo currently has one loss in the last seven games.
• At home, Celta de Vigo currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
• At home, Celta de Vigo comes from eight consecutive games scoring goals.
• At home, Celta de Vigo comes from two consecutive games without losing.
• At home, Celta de Vigo comes from two consecutive victories.
• Celta de Vigo currently has two losses in the last 16 games.
• Celta de Vigo comes from six consecutive games scoring goals.
• Celta de Vigo comes from five consecutive games without losing.
• Celta de Vigo comes from four consecutive victories.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid have faced each other 137 times, with Real Madrid having the advantage: 81 wins, against 35 victories for Celta de Vigo.
• At the Balaídos Stadium, there is no advantage between Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid: 27 wins for each team in 68 games.
• In the Spanish League, there have been 119 matches between the two teams, with Celta de Vigo winning 30, 17 draws, and 72 victories for Real Madrid.