Can Celta Vigo contain Union St. Gilloise’s away attack?
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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Celta Vigo host Union St. Gilloise in League Stage - 4 on Thursday, November 5, with the table, contrasting home and away figures, recent form and listed absences framing the main pre-match question.
Before kickoff
The key question before kickoff is whether Celta Vigo can keep Union St. Gilloise’s away attack as quiet as it has been so far this league season. Celta have conceded 2 goals in their 1 home game, while Union have scored 3 and kept 1 clean sheet in their 1 away game.
A four-point gap in the provisional table
Celta Vigo are ranked #25 in the UEFA Europa League with 3 points from 3 games, while Union St. Gilloise are ranked #6 with 7 points from 3 games. Union are 4 points ahead of Celta Vigo, and the Belgian side trail league leaders Benfica by 2 points; Celta trail Benfica by 6 points. The result will therefore add to a different set of immediate objectives in League Stage - 4, without establishing qualification or elimination.
Form and availability shape the question
Celta’s recent form is Loss, Loss, Win across 3 matches, most recent first. Union’s is Win, Draw, Win across 3 matches. That sample gives the visitors the steadier sequence, but the home side arrive after a win.
Celta list H. F. Cuenca Martinez, J. El Abdellaoui, B. Iglesias, A. Nunez, M. Roman and C. Starfelt as missing, with H. Gonzalez questionable. Union list A. Ait El Hadj, M. Biondic, I. Hurtevent, O. Kricfalusi, K. Mac Allister, I. Pavlic and R. Schoofs as missing.
At kickoff, will Celta’s observed 3-4-3 or 3-4-1-2 formations limit Union’s away scoring record in this fourth league-stage round?
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Benfica | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Bournemouth | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Ferencvarosi TC | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | Olympiakos Piraeus | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Union St. Gilloise | WDW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Juventus | DWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | |
| 8 | Beşiktaş | DWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | DWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 10 | AZ Alkmaar | WWL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Omonia Nicosia | LWW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 12 | Lyon | LWW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| 13 | Rennes | DWD | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| 14 | Real Sociedad | WDL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | DLW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| 16 | Sparta Praha | LDW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| 17 | Levski Sofia | WDL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 18 | Dinamo Zagreb | LWD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 19 | Sturm Graz | WLD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 20 | NEC Nijmegen | WDL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| 21 | Red Bull Salzburg | DLW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 22 | Anderlecht | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 23 | 1899 Hoffenheim | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| 24 | AC Milan | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| 25 | Celta Vigo | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 26 | OFI | LLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 27 | Jagiellonia | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| 28 | Torreense | LLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
| 29 | Celje | DLL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| 30 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | LLD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 31 | Lillestrom | LDL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
| 32 | Lech Poznan | DLL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 33 | Plzen | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 34 | Marseille | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 35 | Celtic | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| 36 | Ararat-Armenia | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 |