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Toni Kroos’ favourite opposition and other stats as Real Madrid host Celta Vigo

Sport360 staff

17:37 12/05/2018

Real Madrid will host Celta Vigo in La Liga on Saturday.

Zinedine Zidane‘s men lost their last encounter against Sevilla 3-2 and will look to bounce back and get the three points.

Here we take a lot at key stats and facts ahead of the game at Santiago Bernabeu.

– Celta are winless in their last seven league games against Real Madrid (D1 L6), conceding 3.5 goals per game (25 in total).

– Celta de Vigo have scored more goals against Real Madrid (136) than versus any other side in La Liga history.

– The Galician side have lost their last four visits to teams from Madrid in La Liga, failing to score in the last three.

– Celta have not won any of their last five La Liga games (D3 L2), their longest run without a win with Unzue as manager.

– Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last eight La Liga home games (W6 D2), scoring 3.6 goals on average, after losing their previous two.

– Celta have won more points from goals scored in the last 15 minutes of games than any other La Liga side this season (12).

– No player has scored more headed goals than Maxi Gomez in Europe’s top five leagues this season (9, level with Stuani).

– The Uruguayan striker has had a hand in three of Celta’s last five goals in La Liga (two goals, one assist).

– Toni Kroos has scored three goals against Celta in La Liga, more than he has against any other side in the competition.

– Gareth Bale has been directly involved in three of Real Madrid’s last six goals at Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga (two goals, one assist).

Statistics provided by Opta

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