Celta vs Juventus Prediction, H2H Stats & Statistical Bets 15 October 2026

Celta Vigo can look back on last season with some satisfaction. The club spent a long time in contention for a Champions League place and ultimately finished sixth in La Liga - a result that brought them back into European football and gave supporters reason to believe further progress was possible. The new La Liga campaign, however, has been far less encouraging: after eight rounds, Celta have just eight points and sit ninth in the table. What stands out in particular is their win count - just one victory, secured before the international break when they thrashed newly promoted Racing 5-0.

They were unable to build on that result. Last weekend, Celta travelled to Elche and failed to score, drawing 0-0. What made it worse was that Elche actually looked the more dangerous side and created more throughout the game, so it would be hard to call the dropped points unlucky.

Their Europa League campaign has also started poorly. In the opening matchday, Celta lost away to Cypriot side Omonia 0-1, conceding the only goal in the 88th minute. The frustrating part was that the performance did not deserve defeat. Celta were clearly the better team, registering 19 shots to Omonia's 10 and generating 1.40 xG compared to just 0.39 for the hosts. But they could not convert their dominance into goals and were punished for it right at the end.

Juventus have little reason for optimism either, at this stage. After six rounds of Serie A, the Old Lady sit only sixth, well below where their squad quality and ambitions suggest they should be. Last weekend the Turin club failed to beat Cagliari away, settling for a 1-1 draw. The match got off to the worst possible start for the visitors: they found themselves behind as early as the 20th minute and only managed to equalise on 81.

Yet the final scoreline bears no relation to what actually happened on the pitch. Juventus completely dominated their opponents, holding 72% of possession and registering 22 shots to Cagliari's 4. The shots on target figures were even more telling - 10 to 2 - as was the expected goals count: 2.01 against 0.57. The Turin side created more than enough chances to win; finishing was the problem.

In the Europa League, however, the Old Lady made a start that could hardly be more different from Celta's. In the opening round, Juventus dismantled Dutch side NEC Nijmegen at home, winning 5-0. Looking purely at the overall statistics, such a heavy victory might seem surprising. Both teams had 11 shots, and the visitors even edged possession - 52% to 48%. But those numbers give no sense of the difference in the quality of chances created: Juventus produced five clear-cut opportunities while NEC created none. The xG figures say it even more plainly: 3.23 against 0.77.