The kick off for the match between Lyon and Celta de Vigo will take place at 17:45 (UK time) - Thursday, 03/19 - at the Groupama Stadium (Stade des Lumières). This clash of the 2025/26 Europa League looks very promising!

Before placing your bets on this match, check out the full analysis, including predictions for Olympique Lyonnais vs Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D.. We also highlight the most interesting odds and markets with a high chance of winning. Providing today’s best free tip to help you make informed and profitable betting decisions.

APWin predictions for Lyon vs Celta de Vigo

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

Under 2.5 Goals

After a thorough assessment of the primary betting markets, APWin analysts have identified bets with strong value potential.

👉 Our prediction is: Lyon to win the 1st half

Our top betting tip for the Lyon vs Celta de Vigo match is Lyon to win the first half. While the half-time market is not one of the more well-known betting markets, it often offers better value odds than wins over 90 minutes.

We see this value in Lyon, which has been in impressive form at home and regularly gets out to quick starts. They should have a favourable matchup against Celta de Vigo, who have had their share of struggles of late.

👉 Our prediction is: Under 2.5 goals in the match

It's hard to see too many goals in this match between Lyon and Celta de Vigo given their lack of goalscoring ability.

That is why we project the total to go under 2.5 goals. So if 2 or fewer goals are scored, the bet wins.

Lyon Preview

Lyon has played 9 matches in the Europa League so far, with 7 wins, 1 draws, and 1 losses. This results in an average of 2.44 points per match.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has recorded 24 wins, 7 draws, and 8 losses. Lyon's attack has scored 68 goals, 19 of them in the league, which gives an average of 2.11 goals per league match and 1.74 goals per match across the entire season.

Pavel Šulc is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals, while Afonso Bastardo Moreira leads the team in assists with 6. Defensively, The Gones has conceded 6 goals in the league (an average of 0.67) and 36 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 0.92 over 39 matches).

Celta de Vigo preview

In 11 Europa League matches, Celta de Vigo has recorded 6 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses, with an average of 1.82 points per game.

In the 2025/26 season, the team has 17 wins in 42 matches. The team has scored 62 goals, 19 of them in the Europa League (an average of 1.73 goals per match), with Borja Iglesias being the team's top scorer with 11 goals and Óscar Mingueza providing 4 assists.

Defensively, The Sky Blues has conceded 13 goals in the league and 47 in the 2025/26 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.12 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Lyon vs Celta de Vigo

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

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Lyon

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall D W W W W

2.44

Home W W W W

3

Away D W W L W

2

Away Team

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Celta de Vigo

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall D W W D W

1.82

Home D W W L W

2.17

Away W D L W L

1.4

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Published on 16 March 2026, at 20:00 Last updated on 16 March 2026, at 20:00
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