Celta Vigo vs Juventus: UEFA Europa League, league phase preview
Reviewed by Elison · Thu 15 Oct 2026UEFA Europa League · League phase
Celta Vigo
Juventus
Thursday 15 October 2026 · 21:00
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Celta Vigo host Juventus on Thursday evening in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League, with both clubs arriving at this fixture having mixed domestic campaigns behind them and something to prove on the European stage.
Form guide
Celta Vigo head into this match with one win, three draws and one loss from their last five outings across all competitions. At home their record over that span looks considerably more promising: two games, one win and one draw, with six goals scored and only one conceded. Away from home, however, the picture is less encouraging — three games on the road have brought no wins, one scored and two conceded, with two of those three matches ending without a goal for Celta. Their most recent outing was a goalless draw away to Elche in La Liga, while their previous home appearance — a 5-0 victory over Racing Santander — showed what they are capable of on their own patch. Three days before that win, they suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Omonia Nicosia in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League, a result that will have sharpened their focus ahead of this fixture.
Juventus come into the match with two wins, two draws and one loss across their last five games. Their home form has been outstanding: three games, two wins and a draw, eight goals scored and only one conceded, with two clean sheets. On the road the story has been very different — two away games have brought no wins, with three goals scored and four conceded, and both teams scoring in both matches. Their most recent game was a 1-1 draw away to Cagliari in Serie A, following a 2-0 home win over Atalanta and a commanding 5-0 home victory over NEC Nijmegen in the league phase. That European home performance stands out, though their away record is a note of caution as they travel for this tie.
Head to head
The two clubs have no recorded meetings to draw on.
Team news
Celta Vigo are without several players for this match. Durán is ruled out with a calf injury, El Abdellaoui misses out with a knee injury, Iglesias is ruled out with a muscle injury, Román is ruled out with a knee injury, and Starfelt also misses out through injury.
Juventus are also carrying a significant number of absentees. Boga is ruled out with a muscle injury, Durmiši misses the match following a red card, Ekhator is ruled out with a muscle injury, Grabara misses out with a knee injury, Locatelli is ruled out with a knee injury, Milik misses out, Rugani misses out, Thuram is ruled out with a knee injury, Yıldız is ruled out with a foot injury, and Zhegrova also misses out.
What to watch
Celta Vigo’s contrasting home and away records give them a genuine platform here. Their two home games in the last five have produced six goals and only one conceded, and they will be looking to recreate the fluency that delivered that heavy home win over Racing Santander. Their lack of goals on their travels is less relevant on this occasion, but it does underline that this is a side whose attacking threat is far more consistent with a crowd behind them.
For Juventus, the scale of their absentee list — ten players ruled out — makes this a complicated trip. Their away form has brought no wins across their two away games in the last five, with both teams scoring in each of those matches, and they have conceded four goals on the road over that spell. That vulnerability at the back, combined with the volume of players missing, gives the hosts a meaningful opportunity. Yet Juventus have scored in every one of their last five games, and their capacity to find the net even when conditions are not ideal means Celta cannot afford to switch off defensively either, particularly given Celta’s own absentees in defence and attack.
Verdict
Thursday night's league phase encounter promises a match shaped by two sides in contrasting moods away from home. Celta's home form and Juventus's struggles on the road set up a fixture that could go either way, though the hosts' recent European defeat and the length of Juventus's injury list make this a compelling watch from the first whistle.
