Mirandes vs Celta Vigo Predictions

• Mirandes have only lost 2 of their last 15 matches in league and cup.
• Celta Vigo have won 4 of their last 15 matches in league and cup.
• Both teams scored in 3 of Mirandes’ last 5 matches.
• Celta Vigo have drawn 3 of their last 6 matches and both teams have scored on each occasion.

Mirandes will be looking to cause an upset on Thursday

Second-tier side Mirandes are in great form heading into Thursday’ Copa del Rey tie against Celta Vigo, remaining unbeaten in their last six matches with four wins and two draws. The visitors have only lost one of their last six matches but with just four wins in their last fifteen competitive games, you can see why we aren’t convinced that Celta Vigo will be victorious against lower-league opposition this Thursday.

Mirandes average 1.75 points per home game in the Segunda Division this season, winning 42% of their matches and drawing 50%, while Celta Vigo only average 0.60 points per away game and have a win ratio of just 10% on the road. The hosts score an average of 1.25 goals per home game which is below the Segunda Division average of 1.27 goals but only concede an average of 0.75 goals, while the visitors score an average of 1.00 goals per away game and concede an average of 1.90 goals so you can see why we have backed the hosts with a double chance bet and for the final scoreline to end 1-1.

58% of Mirandes’ home games have produced under 2.5 goals and the same can said for 50% of Celta Vigo’s away games, adding further weight to our prediction for a 1-1 draw this Thursday. Both teams have scored in 58% of Mirandes’ home games as well as in 70% of the visitors’ away games this season, and we have backed both teams to find the back of the net on Thursday night.

Celta Vigo need points in the league more than a cup run

Mirandes have a good defensive record at home this season, keeping clean sheets in 42% of their matches and only conceding 9 goals in their own backyard, while Celta Vigo have only kept clean sheets in 10% of their away games and have only scored 10 goals. However, Celta Vigo have only lost-to-nil in 20% of their away games, so if Mirandes do win the game then we would still expect to see both teams get on the scoreboard in the process.

A majority of Mirandes’s wins this season (5) have been obtained with a 1-goal margin, so if the hosts do go on to win the game than we would only expect there to be a 1-goal margin between the two clubs. The hosts would have been higher up in the table if they had been able to draw more of those home draws into wins, and it is that draw ratio of 50% that p[rovides the main reason we are backing a double chance bet rather than an outright win for the hosts this Thursday.

We’re confident that a double chance bet on Mirandes is the best way to bet on Thursday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. The hosts head into Thursday’s cup tie in better form than their guests and will be confident of causing an upset despite sitting a division below Celta Vigo. The visitors look set for a relegation battle in La Liga and may decide to rest a few of their key players on Thursday ahead of a more important league game against fellow strugglers Eibar at the weekend.