Celta Vigo vs Lille Prediction & Betting Tips (22 January)

With 3 victories and 3 defeats as a result after the first 6 days, Celta Vigo occupies 19th place in this Europa League regular season. The Spaniards are therefore well on their way to competing in the play-offs but they will still need to take at least one or 2 points to definitively validate their qualification. Beaten by Stuttgart 2-1, Ludogorets 3-2 and Bologna 1-2 during the last day, the Celticos were on the other hand able to get the better of PAOK Salonika 3-1, Nice 2-1 and against Dinamo Zagreb 0-3. At the same time, in the championship, the Galicians are in ambush to try to win a European place after starting 2026 with 2 successes obtained against Valencia 4-1 and against Sevilla FC 0-1. On Sunday, Celta Vigo will aim for a 3rd victory in a row against Rayo Vallecano. Opposite, Lille presents itself with exactly the same record as its opponent of the day, namely 3 victories and 3 defeats after the first 6 days.

Indeed, the Mastiffs were able to win against Brann 2-1, AS Roma 0-1 and Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 but they were beaten by PAOK Salonika 3-4, Red Star Belgrade 0-1 and by Young Boys 1-0 last month. Logically, they are therefore in the wake of Celta Vigo in the ranking and must therefore still validate their qualification. At the same time, in Ligue 1, the Northerners are at the foot of the podium before their trip scheduled for Friday evening at PSG. Before this match which promises to be difficult, Losc had been dominated at home by Rennes in the league and by Lyon 1-2 in the Coupe de France. 

Not in their coach's plans, Dominguez and Ristic will undoubtedly be out of the group once again. To this we add that midfielder Moriba will be suspended this week for an accumulation of yellow cards. Otherwise, everyone should be on deck for this match on the Celta Vigo side. The Celticos should certainly count on local legend Iago Aspas (2 goals and 3 assists in La Liga, 2 goals and 1 assist in C3), on the excellent finisher Borja Iglesias (7 goals, 2 assists in La Liga, 2 goals in C3) and on the Zaragoza dynamiters (loaned for the season by Bayern Munich) and Williot Swedberg (3 goals in La Liga, 1 in C3) which bring complete satisfaction. All absent at the Parc des Princes on Friday evening, captain André (midfield) and replacements Touré, Verdonk (defenders) and Gomes (midfield) will undoubtedly not make the trip to Galicia this week. Winger Fernandez-Pardo (2 goals, 3 assists in L1) also risks being a little short while midfielder Bouaddi will be suspended after being sent off against Young Boys.

On the other hand, Moroccan striker Igamane (5 goals in L1, 4 in C3) should be back after playing in the CAN final with Morocco last Sunday. To see if it will be preserved or not by Genesio. This winter, midfielder Raghouber sought playing time with Levante. On the other hand, veteran striker Giroud (4 goals in L1) and playmaker Haraldsson (5 goals in L1, 1 goal and 2 assists in C3) will be present.