Celta vs Levante Prediction, H2H Stats & Statistical Bets 8 November 2026
🔊 Levante have gained an unexpected advantage ahead of their trip to Vigo - extra days of rest. The Valencian side's cup match was postponed, while Celta expended energy in the Europa League on Thursday, once again surrendering a lead and losing to Belgian side Union. Claudio Giráldez now has just a few days to get his team ready again, with the injury list already crowded. The visitors are in the relegation zone, but they beat the Galicians at Balaídos in May. For Celta, the upcoming match will be a test not so much of their quality as of their ability to cope with a packed schedule without further slip-ups.
Celta have won half of their head-to-head meetings
📊 In 26 head-to-head matches, Celta de Vigo have won 13 times, Levante have won seven, and the other six ended in draws. The average is 2.88 goals per match. Last season, both sides won away from home.
Head-to-head statistics Celta - Levante

Celta: five goals mask attacking problems
Celta are tenth in La Liga with 12 points from 11 matches. Their results could have been better, but they have too often let opponents off the hook, even in matches they were capable of winning. The Galicians have scored 10 goals in the league, five of them in a heavy win over Racing. Without that burst of scoring, their attacking statistics look bleak. Celta have failed to score in their last two league matches, first drawing with Betis (0-0) and then losing to Rayo (0-3).
Their troubles continued in the Europa League in midweek. At home to Union, Celta took an early lead, but the Belgian side punished their defensive mistakes and won (2-1). Giráldez again faced a problem familiar from the league: Celta lack attacking threat. Ahead of the match against Levante, the coach will also have to find not only fresh players but new ways to turn attacks into shots.
Match Results: Celta de Vigo

Levante: away matches are proving a challenge
Levante are 18th with ten points after 11 rounds. Luís Castro’s side have won twice, drawn four times and lost five. With 16 goals scored, the Valencia club look more dangerous than many of the teams around them near the bottom of the table, but their defence keeps undoing the attack’s work. Having already conceded 21 goals is a serious problem for a club facing a fight to stay in the top flight. In the previous two rounds, Levante lost to Real Sociedad (1-2) and Atlético (0-2).
Things are even worse away from Valencia. In six away matches, the team have not won once, drawing three times and losing three times. They have scored just three goals on the road. Levante’s goalscoring in the league this season has largely come in home matches, where they play more boldly and get the ball into the penalty area more often. Away from home, Castro has to find a balance between caution and the need to pick up points. Against a tired Celta, it suits the visitors to play patiently and wait for mistakes.
Match Results: Levante
Latest news
Celta de Vigo
❌ Claudio Giráldez will be without five injured players - Borja Iglesias, Carl Starfelt, Miguel Román, Álvaro Núñez and Jones El-Abdellaoui.
Levante
🚑 Manu Sánchez will miss the match due to a hamstring injury. Enzo Bardeli has resumed partial training with the team after a muscle injury, but his involvement is in doubt.
Total Goals Prediction
Celta are one of La Liga’s lowest-scoring teams. Over 11 rounds, the Galicians have scored and conceded an average of fewer than one goal per match, while seven of their matches have featured no more than two goals in total. The hosts score more often at Balaídos, but that figure also depends on a single emphatic win over Racing. Without it, five home matches have produced just four goals.
Levante’s numbers are less clear-cut. At least three goals have been scored in seven of their league matches, but four of those games were played at the Valencian side’s home ground. Away from home, they look different. They have scored three times in six away matches, and the total number of goals did not exceed two in half of them. After a demanding European match, Celta are unlikely to want to maintain a high tempo from the opening minutes. The match could therefore see the Galicians enjoy a territorial advantage without posing a constant threat to goal. Bet: Total Goals - Under 2.5 at 1.90*.
Corners Prediction
Corners are rarely Celta de Vigo’s main weapon. Over 11 rounds, they have averaged 2.82 corners, with that figure dropping to 2.67 at Balaídos. The total in the Galicians’ home matches averages 7 corners. Levante’s away statistics are similar: the Valencians average 3 corners of their own and 7.5 combined with their opponents. In 5 of Celta de Vigo’s 6 home matches and 4 of Levante’s 6 away matches, the teams failed to reach 10 corners. Our pick: Total Corners - Under 9.5 at 1.55*.
Yellow Cards Prediction
Celta have received 18 yellow cards in 11 league rounds - an average of 1.64 bookings per game. Levante’s figure is lower - 16 cards, or 1.45 per match. Neither team is excessively physical, so challenges do not always result in bookings.
At Balaídos, the combined average is 3.33 yellow cards, while Levante’s away matches average 3.83. Although the teams have different objectives in the table, their style of play does not suggest frequent hard challenges. We’re backing Total Yellow Cards - Under 4.5.
*The odds are approximate and may vary between bookmakers.
⭐️ Editor's Pick
For Celta de Vigo, the upcoming match will be a chance to end their poor run and regain confidence after their European defeat. But a comfortable win is hard to expect. Giráldez is without several important players, and preparation for the match against Levante has been limited to two days. The Valencian side, by contrast, have had time to recover and will surely try to take advantage of the hosts' fatigue.
Celta de Vigo are capable of taking the initiative and forcing their opponents to defend, but they currently find it difficult to create chances against a packed defence. Levante score too few goals away from home to expect a high-scoring response. With these factors combined, even a single decisive moment could determine the outcome. Predicted score: 1-0. Main bet: Total Goals - Under 2.5.
