Salamanca CF UDS host Celta de Vigo in the Copa Del Rey on October 28, 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 local time at Pistas del Helmántico. The sides last met in this competition in December 2024, when Celta won 7-0. Salamanca arrive after a strong start to the season gave way to a more difficult run, while Celta have improved following seven matches without a win earlier in the campaign. The contrast between that previous meeting and their more recent results makes this a cup tie with plenty to examine.

Salamanca CF UDS Recent Form and Key Stats

Salamanca CF UDS began the season with six victories in seven matches under Iker Muniain, who is taking his first steps as a coach after his playing career. That opening sequence showed what the home side could achieve, but results have become less consistent in recent weeks. Salamanca have won just one of their last four games, a spell that includes defeats to Sestao River, Atlético Tordesillas and Talavera CF.

The loss to Sestao River came by a 3-1 scoreline in the Copa Federación semi-final. Salamanca were also beaten 2-0 by Atlético Tordesillas before losing 2-1 to Talavera CF on October 25. Across their last five matches, their record stands at one win, one draw and three defeats. They have averaged 1.2 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game during that run, leaving them with a clear need to tighten up after a difficult stretch of results.

Salamanca can take encouragement from their six-win opening run, even if their latest form has not matched it. This fixture also gives them a chance to measure their progress against a side that beat them heavily in the 2024 Copa Del Rey meeting. The 7-0 scoreline is a notable part of the head-to-head record, but the immediate question for the hosts is how they respond to three defeats in their past five outings.

Celta de Vigo Recent Form and Key Stats

Celta de Vigo made an uneven start to the season, going seven matches without a victory. A 5-0 win over Racing de Santander marked a change in their results. Since then, the account of their campaign includes a 2-1 victory over Alavés, a 2-1 win against Celtic and a 0-0 draw with Real Betis. Their defeat to Juventus came by a 2-1 scoreline, with the decisive goal arriving late in the match.

Under Claudio Giráldez, Celta come into this tie with a record of two wins, two draws and one defeat in their last five games. In that period, they have averaged 1.0 goal scored and 0.8 conceded per match. Their most recent result was the goalless draw against Real Betis on October 25. Those figures point to a tighter recent sequence than Salamanca’s, although Celta’s own scoring average suggests they have not been producing goals freely across those five fixtures.

Celta’s Copa Del Rey record offers another perspective: they have scored at least once in 19 of their last 20 matches in the competition, while 19 of those 20 games have featured more than 1.5 total goals. Their away results across all competitions tell a different story about the upper end of the scoreline, with under 3.5 total goals in each of their last 11 away matches. Both trends are relevant as they travel to face a Salamanca side that has recently conceded an average of two goals per game.

Salamanca CF UDS vs Celta de Vigo Match Analysis

The previous meeting provides the starkest contrast between these teams: Celta won 7-0 on December 3, 2024, leaving Salamanca with one defeat and no goals scored in the supplied head-to-head record. Yet this preview cannot rest on that result alone. Salamanca’s six victories in their first seven games show why they deserve attention, even though their subsequent run has been less convincing. Celta, meanwhile, have recovered from an early winless spell, but their last five matches contain as many draws as wins.

Goals data also calls for a measured reading. Celta’s Copa Del Rey matches have frequently passed 1.5 total goals, and they have usually found the net in the competition. On the other hand, their latest match finished 0-0, their recent five-game scoring average is 1.0, and none of their last 11 away fixtures has reached four total goals. Salamanca’s recent concession rate gives Celta an opportunity, but it does not establish that this particular meeting will resemble the seven-goal encounter from 2024.

Salamanca will be looking to reverse their recent slide, while Celta aim to carry their improved results into another Copa Del Rey outing. The visitors’ cup scoring record is a strong factor in the match preview; the hosts’ early-season wins and the closer scoring patterns in Celta’s recent and away games add some uncertainty. Taken together, those numbers make the total-goals market a more useful focus than treating the previous head-to-head result as a forecast.

Salamanca CF UDS vs Celta de Vigo prediction from BetMines: Under 2.5 goals with 53% probability.