Espanyol vs Celta Vigo predictions and odds: Drag each other into extra time

Espanyol vs Celta Vigo is a rare confrontation between two La Liga teams in the round of 16 of the King's Cup. This season, the two teams met once in the first round of the national championship. That day, despite leading 2-0 until the 72nd minute, Celta Vigo was still held by Espanyol with a score of 2-2.

In fact, a draw is a familiar result in recent encounters between the two teams. According to statistics, the last 7/10 confrontations ended without determining victory or defeat, mainly with the scores 1-1 and 2-2.

Of course, with the knockout format, only one team will win the right to continue after this match, but with the recent "habit" of draws, it is likely that Espanyol and Celta Vigo will have to decide the winner or loser in extra time, even an 11-meter penalty shootout.

According to statistics, Espanyol did not win the last 4 home matches, 2 of which ended in a draw. On the opposite side, Celta Vigo won 3, drew 3 in the last 6 matches. In the context of the TLCA setup team applying a 0:1/4 odds, Celta Vigo should be chosen.