PREVIEW | Athletic Bilbao vs Celta de Vigo: team news, lineups, predictions (La Liga 17/05)

Predicted lineups

Athletic Bilbao: Unai Simón, Jesús Areso, Dani Vivian, Aymeric Laporte, Adama Boiro, Iñigo de Galarreta, Alejandro Rego, Álex Berenguer, Unai Gómez, Robert Navarro, Iñaki Williams

Celta de Vigo: Ionut Radu, Javi Rodríguez, Yoel Lago, Marcos Alonso, Javier Rueda, Hugo Sotelo, Fer López, Sergio Carreira, Iago Aspas, Hugo Álvarez, Ferrán Jutglà

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Athletic Bilbao

• Benat Prados - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Celta de Vigo

• Matías Vecino - Muscle Injury

Last starting XIs

Athletic Bilbao ( vs Espanyol 2026-05-13): Unai Simón, Jesús Areso, Aymeric Laporte, Dani Vivian, Adama Boiro, Iñigo de Galarreta, Alejandro Rego, Álex Berenguer, Unai Gómez, Robert Navarro, Iñaki Williams

Celta de Vigo ( vs Levante 2026-05-12): Ionut Radu, Javi Rodríguez, Yoel Lago, Marcos Alonso, Javier Rueda, Hugo Sotelo, Fer López, Sergio Carreira, Iago Aspas, Ferrán Jutglà, Hugo Álvarez

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MANAGERS

• Ernesto Valverde has faced Claudio Giráldez on four occasions, recording two wins and two defeats.
• Claudio Giráldez has faced Athletic Bilbao on four occasions, recording two wins and two defeats.
• Ernesto Valverde has faced Celta de Vigo on 33 occasions, recording 19 wins, seven draws and seven defeats.

TEAMS

• Away from home, Celta de Vigo currently have five defeats in their last 24 matches.
• Celta de Vigo currently have one draw in their last 12 matches.
• Celta de Vigo are coming off four consecutive matches scoring goals.
• At home, Athletic Bilbao currently have one draw in their last 11 matches.
• Athletic Bilbao currently have one draw in their last 17 matches.
• Athletic Bilbao are coming off four consecutive matches conceding goals.
• Athletic Bilbao are coming off two consecutive matches without a win.
• Athletic Bilbao are coming off two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Athletic Bilbao and Celta de Vigo have faced each other 136 times, with Athletic Bilbao holding the advantage: 70 wins, compared with 38 Celta de Vigo wins.
• At San Mamés Barria, Athletic Bilbao have the advantage in their meetings with Celta de Vigo: 48 wins in 68 matches. Celta de Vigo have seven wins.
• In the Spanish League, the two teams have played 119 matches, with 63 Athletic Bilbao wins, 24 draws and 32 Celta de Vigo wins.