Salamanca CF UDS host Celta de Vigo in the Copa del Rey on November 13, 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 local time at Pistas del Helmántico in Salamanca. The home side arrive on a two-match winning run, while Celta have gone four games without a victory. That contrast gives Salamanca reason for encouragement, although their only previous meeting with Celta ended in a heavy defeat. This Copa del Rey match offers Salamanca a chance to test their improving form and gives Celta an opportunity to halt their winless spell.

Salamanca CF UDS Recent Form and Key Stats

Salamanca CF UDS beat Real Ávila 3-1 away from home on November 8, extending their run to two consecutive victories. The improvement follows a three-game stretch in which they took just one point from a possible nine. They remain second in their Segunda Federación group, level on points with leaders Numancia, and now turn their attention to the cup.

Across their last five matches, Salamanca have recorded two wins, one draw and two defeats. They have averaged 1.4 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game over that period. Those numbers show that the recent wins have not erased the mixed results that came before them, but the timing of the turnaround is welcome ahead of Celta’s visit. Salamanca will look to carry the momentum from their Real Ávila victory into a match against an opponent struggling for a win.

There is also a difficult head-to-head result to overcome. Salamanca lost their previous meeting with Celta 7-0 on December 3, 2024. That single result cannot describe how this fixture will unfold, but it provides a reminder of the challenge facing the hosts despite their stronger recent run.

Celta de Vigo Recent Form and Key Stats

Celta de Vigo drew 0-0 with Levante on November 8. It was their fourth successive match without a win, a sequence of two draws and two defeats that includes a home loss to Royal Union SG in the Europa League. Over their last five matches, Celta have won once, drawn twice and lost twice, averaging 0.6 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game.

The goalless draw with Levante underlined their recent scoring difficulties, but Celta’s Copa del Rey record offers a different perspective. They have scored at least once in 19 of their last 20 matches in the competition, and 19 of those 20 cup matches have featured more than 1.5 total goals. Their immediate form is therefore poor, yet their longer cup record shows a far more consistent pattern of finding the net.

Celta’s away-match figures add another consideration. Their last 12 away games have all finished under 3.5 total goals. In each of their last 20 away matches, at least one team has failed to score before half-time. Those trends suggest caution when judging the match solely by Celta’s cup scoring record: their away fixtures have generally stayed below four goals, even though their Copa del Rey games have often produced scoring activity.

Salamanca CF UDS vs Celta de Vigo Match Analysis

This Copa del Rey preview presents a contrast between short-term momentum and competition-specific history. Salamanca have responded to a difficult three-game spell with back-to-back wins, whereas Celta have not won any of their last four. The hosts can take confidence from that difference in form, while Celta can point to both their previous 7-0 victory in this fixture and their sustained scoring record in the cup.

The first half is a particularly interesting part of the statistical picture. At least one goal was scored before the break in 18 of Celta’s last 20 Copa del Rey matches. Their away record does not mean first halves have necessarily been goalless: it says that at least one of the two teams failed to score in the first half of each of their last 20 away games. A first-half goal by just one side would fit both trends.

Salamanca’s recent recovery makes this a different prospect from simply judging the teams by their previous meeting. Equally, Celta’s current winless sequence needs to be weighed against their record of scoring in 19 of their last 20 Copa del Rey outings. With those competing signals, the strongest recurring pattern supplied for this match is the frequency of first-half goals in Celta’s cup fixtures, rather than a clear edge in the final result.

Salamanca CF UDS vs Celta de Vigo prediction from BetMines: Over 0.5 goals at Half-Time with 80% probability.