Wednesday , 30 September 2026

RC Celta de Vigo vs Elche CF, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
RC Celta de Vigo
1 – 0
Full Time
Elche CF
Sun 15 May 2022 · 17:30 UTC Abanca Balaidos HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Josan Fernandez
Y 46' Josan Fernandez
Javier Galan 56' Y
Renato Tapia 74' Y
Y 81' Ivan Marcone
Y 90' Tete Morente

Overview

Match Preview

RC Celta de Vigo vs Elche CF — La Liga at Abanca Balaidos.

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Melero
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Joan Mendez
  • Referee David Medie
  • Referee Ruben Ruiperez
  • Referee Jose Luis Martinez

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 7 21
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompié 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 10
9 CA Osasuna 7 8
10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 8
11 Villarreal CF 7 8
12 Athletic Club 6 8
13 Getafe CF 7 8
14 RC Celta de Vigo 7 7
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 7
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 7 7
17 Levante UD 6 5
18 Elche CF 7 5
19 Valencia CF 7 4
20 Málaga CF 7 3

Head-to-Head

5
1
2
RC Celta de Vigo 8 games · Avg 2.1 goals Elche CF
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-15 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Elche CF 2021-10-03 Elche CF 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2021-02-12 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 Elche CF 2020-11-06 Elche CF 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Elche CF H 1–0 W
10 May FC Barcelona A 1–3 L
07 May Deportivo Alavés H 4–0 W
01 May Granada CF A 1–1 D
20 Apr Getafe CF H 0–2 L
17 Apr Athletic Club A 2–0 W
Elche CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May RC Celta de Vigo A 0–1 L
11 May Club Atlético de Madrid H 0–2 L
07 May Cadiz CF A 0–3 L
01 May CA Osasuna H 1–1 D
19 Apr Real Betis Balompié A 1–0 W
16 Apr RCD Mallorca H 3–0 W

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo Elche CF
#14 Position #18
7 Points 5
7 Played 7
1 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
8 Scored 11
6 Conceded 17
+2 GD -6
1.00 PPG 0.71
14% Win % 14%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season
0% Clean Sheets
Elche CF this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (7 pts). Elche CF are 18th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Elche CF
0-15
–/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/2
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo
Pablo Duran 2 G
Iago Aspas 1 G
Elche CF
Fer Nino 5 G
Buba 1 G
Marc Aguado 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. RC Celta de Vigo host Elche CF — let the battle begin!
  • 5' RC Celta de Vigo is showing some good football. However, RC Celta de Vigo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 9' Against the run of play, Denis Suarez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 14' It looks like no one’s ball. RC Celta de Vigo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' RC Celta de Vigo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Elche CF backline.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Elche CF that had 240 games and scored 237 goals.
  • 34' RC Celta de Vigo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 44' Iago Aspas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RC Celta de Vigo so far.
  • 45' The referee shows Elche CF player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Josan Fernandez was booked on 46.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RC Celta de Vigo and Elche CF are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Javier Galan.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Elche CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' Another change for Elche CF made on 62 minute. Guido Carrillo leaves to be changed by Tete Morente.
  • 63' Carlos Dominguez is replacing Augusto Solari for the RC Celta de Vigo side.
  • 66' Another substitution for RC Celta de Vigo to replace Fran Beltran by Gabriel Veiga on 66 minute.
  • 71' The 36-year-old Josan Fernandez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 74' Renato Tapia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
  • 76' Gerard Gumbau makes way for Raul Guti at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Elche CF.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ivan Marcone on 81 minutes.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Elche CF! Omar Mascarell comes on to replace Ivan Marcone.
  • 90' A tactical swap from RC Celta de Vigo — Jose Fontan on, Thiago Galhardo off on 90 minutes.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tete Morente on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for RC Celta de Vigo players.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

Elche CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francisco Rodriguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Iago Aspas 4
Santi Mina 3
Hugo Alvarez 1
Andre Silva 1
Fidel 1
Brais Mendez 1
Emiliano Rigoni 1
Dario Benedetto 1

Head to Head

2022-05-15 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Elche CF 2021-10-03 Elche CF 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2021-02-12 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 Elche CF 2020-11-06 Elche CF 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2022-05-15 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Elche CF W 2022-05-10 FC Barcelona 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo L 2022-05-07 RC Celta de Vigo 4–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2022-05-01 Granada CF 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo D 2022-04-20 RC Celta de Vigo 0–2 Getafe CF L 2022-04-17 Athletic Club 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo W

Elche CF Form

2022-05-15 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Elche CF L 2022-05-11 Elche CF 0–2 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2022-05-07 Cadiz CF 3–0 Elche CF L 2022-05-01 Elche CF 1–1 CA Osasuna D 2022-04-19 Real Betis Balompié 0–1 Elche CF W 2022-04-16 Elche CF 3–0 RCD Mallorca W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.8 RC Celta de Vigo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Elche CF xG
I would bet for: RC Celta de Vigo to win 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RC Celta de Vigo61% Draw24% Elche CF15%
Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw
85%
Draw or Elche CF
39%
RC Celta de Vigo or Elche CF
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RC Celta de Vigo43% Draw46% Elche CF11%
Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
13.1%
1 – 1
11%
0 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
4.8%
4 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap RC Celta de Vigo covers Push Elche CF covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 20% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 25% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Elche CF keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.