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

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·15 May 2026

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

Athletic Bilbao and Celta de Vigo face off this Sunday at the San Mamés Barria in La Liga.

Athletic Bilbao have 44 points to their name this season and occupy 9th position in the table. In their last encounter, Ernesto Valverde's team were beaten 2-0 by Espanyol (La Liga 2025/26).

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Celta de Vigo currently have 50 points and lie in 6th position. In their last fixture, Claudio Giráldez's team suffered a 2-3 reverse against Levante (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Celta de Vigo winning 2-0.

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.