Celta Vigo vs Union St. Gilloise: Europa League preview, team form and prediction

Union St. Gilloise travel to Vigo in strong form and with a clear goals advantage over Celta going into this Europa League league phase tie. Union have collected 13 points from their last five matches across competitions and have been prolific in front of goal; Celta arrive with a more mixed run of results and fewer goals in the same sample.

The match is scheduled for Thursday 5 November at 20:00 GMT at Estadio Balaidos. Both sides still have work to do in the league phase, but form and finishing rates give this one a particular angle to watch.

UEFA Europa League · League Stage – 4

Celta Vigo Vs Union St. Gilloise matchday centre

UEFA Europa League · League Stage – 4. Recent form covers all competitions; detailed stats retain their named competition and sample.

Recent form

Celta Vigo have two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five matches across all competitions, earning seven points. They have scored five goals and conceded seven.

Union St. Gilloise have four wins and a draw across their own five-match sample, taking 13 points with 15 goals scored and four conceded. Their unbeaten recent run gives them the stronger points and scoring returns.

Competition record

Celta are 25th in the Europa League standings with three points from three league-phase games, scoring three and conceding four. Union are sixth with seven points from three, scoring eight and conceding once. These competition figures are separate from the recent all-competition totals.

Celta Vigo

25th · 3 pts · 3 played

LWWDL7 points

Union St. Gilloise

6th · 7 pts · 3 played

DWWWW13 points

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Talking points

Union’s 15 goals in five recent matches average three per game, compared with Celta’s one per game over their five.

Celta have conceded seven in their recent five matches. Union have conceded four, and their separate three-game league-phase record includes only one goal against.

Goals scored and conceded

The three-match competition samples below record three late goals scored and none conceded for Union, while Celta recorded none scored and two conceded in minutes 76–90+. The exact-minute chart keeps these competition events separate from recent all-competition form.

THE GOAL CLOCK

Goals scored and conceded, minute by minute

Compare when each club scored and conceded in the recorded matches. Every mark uses an exact event minute; added time stays separate from normal time.

Player

Goals scoredGoals conceded

Horizontal axis: exact match minute. Vertical axis: number of goals at that minute. Scroll the chart sideways on a small screen; hover or focus a mark for the goal details.

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Minute	Scored / conceded	Club sample	Goalscorer	Fixture date

Source: retained API-Football match events. Only matches whose goal events reconcile with the final score are included. This is recorded coverage, not a complete-season claim.

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Pressure points

Who wins the corners?

Celta Vigo

CORNERS / GAME

Won6.7

3 matches

Conceded4.0

3 matches

3 matches · 16 Sept–22 Oct

Union St. Gilloise

CORNERS / GAME

Won3.0

3 matches

Conceded2.3

3 matches

3 matches · 17 Sept–22 Oct

Match intelligenceScoring first

Celta Vigo

COMPETITION MATCHES

Scored first: 1 matches
Then won / drew / lost: 0 / 0 / 1
Conceded first: 2 matches
Then won / drew / lost: 1 / 0 / 1
Goalless: 0
First-goal order unclear · excluded: 0

3 matches · 16 Sept–22 Oct

Union St. Gilloise

COMPETITION MATCHES

Scored first: 2 matches
Then won / drew / lost: 2 / 0 / 0
Conceded first: 1 matches
Then won / drew / lost: 0 / 1 / 0
Goalless: 0
First-goal order unclear · excluded: 0

3 matches · 17 Sept–22 Oct

Match intelligenceLate goals · 76–90+

Celta Vigo

COMPETITION MATCHES

Scored: 0
Conceded: 2

3 matches · 16 Sept–22 Oct

Union St. Gilloise

COMPETITION MATCHES

Scored: 3
Conceded: 0

3 matches · 17 Sept–22 Oct

Competition matches only · 90 minutes · 4 Nov · Season to date. Samples can differ where detailed match coverage differs.

Fan Banter Prediction

90-minute pick: Union St. Gilloise to win.

Rationale: Union arrive with superior recent form and a much higher goals return over the last five matches (15 goals to Celta’s 5 in the same sample), and their European results have included convincing wins. Celta’s recent defensive concessions in the five-match window make them vulnerable to a confident, in-form visiting attack — so the pick favours Union for a full-time victory on the recent form and scoring figures.

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