RC Celta de Vigo vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

RC Celta de Vigo

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 12 Apr 2025 · 16:30 UTC Estadio Abanca-Balaidos 19,801 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 28' Roberto Fernandez

0–2 63' Roberto Fernandez

Y 44' Pol Lozano

Javi Rodriguez 45' Y

Jailson 65' Y

Y 77' Javi Puado

Overview

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RC Celta de Vigo vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Abanca-Balaidos.

RC Celta de Vigo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer (Spain)
Assistant 1 Ivan Masso Granado
Assistant 2 Gonzalo Garcia Gonzalez (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	1	3
5	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
6	Sevilla FC	1	3
7	Real Racing Club de Santander	1	1
8	Villarreal CF	1	1
9	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
10	Málaga CF	0	0
11	FC Barcelona	0	0
12	Real Madrid CF	0	0
13	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
14	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
15	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
16	Valencia CF	0	0
17	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	CA Osasuna	0	0
21	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
22	Getafe CF	1	0
23	Levante UD	1	0

Head-to-Head

RC Celta de Vigo 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-12 RC Celta de Vigo 0–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2024-11-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2023-03-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 RC Celta de Vigo 2022-08-13 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-04-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	0–2	L
05 Apr	RCD Mallorca	A	2–1	W
31 Mar	UD Las Palmas	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	Real Valladolid CF	A	1–0	W
08 Mar	CD Leganes	H	2–1	W
01 Mar	Girona FC	A	2–2	D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	A	2–0	W
04 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	4–0	W
29 Mar	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	RCD Mallorca	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	Girona FC	H	1–1	D
22 Feb	Deportivo Alavés	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#15	Position	#4
0	Points	3
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	3
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+3
–	PPG	3.00
–	Win %	100%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 15th (0 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio Abanca-Balaidos. Ninety minutes of football awaits between RC Celta de Vigo and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' Spain international Pere Milla has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
15' RC Celta de Vigo make a change. Carl Starfelt trudges off to be replaced by Carlos Dominguez on 15 minutes.
20' It looks surprising RC Celta de Vigo does not make any changes. Walid Cheddira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
28' Magnificent from Roberto Fernandez! That is 8 goals in 428 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alex Kral suffering a number of foals already.
38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carl Starfelt made 208 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
44' It’s gonna be a card for Pol Lozano.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Javi Rodriguez.
46' The crowd applauds Hugo Sotelo as he leaves the pitch. Ilaix Moriba steps in for RC Celta de Vigo.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. RC Celta de Vigo and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
61' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' Javi Rodriguez makes way for Jailson at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from RC Celta de Vigo.
63' What composure from Roberto Fernandez! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-2.
64' Jofre Carreras Pages is replacing Antoniu Roca for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
65' The referee has no hesitation. Jailson is booked for RC Celta de Vigo — card on 65.
70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Manolo González might look to freshen things up shortly.
72' RC Celta de Vigo ring the changes. Sergio Carreira has done his job and it is now time for Williot Swedberg to step up.
75' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Edu Exposito departs to be replaced by Pere Milla.
77' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a card in front of him.
82' RC Celta de Vigo have won 375 goals from 320 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
83' Walid Cheddira gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Javi Puado and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Urko Gonzalez, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona players.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

13
Vicente Guaita
20
Marcos Alonso
10
Iago Aspas ↓ Fer Lopez 62'
8
Fran Beltran
2
Carl Starfelt ↓ Carlos Dominguez 15'
5
Sergio Carreira ↓ Williot Swedberg 72'
3
Oscar Mingueza
12
Alfonso Gonzalez
4
Hugo Sotelo ↓ Ilaix Moriba 46'
18
Pablo Duran
32
Javi Rodriguez ↓ Jailson 62'

Bench

Coach Claudio

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Javi Puado ↓ Walid Cheddira 83'
6
Leandro Cabrera
8
Edu Exposito ↓ Pere Milla 75'
4
Marash Kumbulla
10
Pol Lozano ↓ Alex Kral 46'
19
Urko Gonzalez
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali
22
Carlos Romero
31
Antoniu Roca ↓ Jofre Carreras Pages 64'
2
Roberto Fernandez ↓ Fernando Calero 83'

Bench

Coach Manolo González

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Iago Aspas	5
Santi Mina	2
Jose Gragera	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Goncalo Paciencia	1
David Lopez	1
Joselu	1
Maxi Gomez	1

Head to Head

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2025-04-12 RC Celta de Vigo 0–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-04-05 RCD Mallorca 1–2 RC Celta de Vigo W 2025-03-31 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 UD Las Palmas D 2025-03-15 Real Valladolid CF 0–1 RC Celta de Vigo W 2025-03-08 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 CD Leganes W 2025-03-01 Girona FC 2–2 RC Celta de Vigo D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-04-12 RC Celta de Vigo 0–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-04-04 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-03-29 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Club Atlético de Madrid D 2025-03-15 RCD Mallorca 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-03-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Girona FC D 2025-02-22 Deportivo Alavés 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.44 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.94 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo21% Draw37% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona42%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes23% 0% No77%

Avg goals/match: 1.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	72%	28%
± 1.5	41%	59%
± 2.5	17%	83%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

58%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

79%

RC Celta de Vigo or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo9% Draw64% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona27%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

27.8%

0 – 1

22.3%

1 – 1

11.3%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

9.4%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 3

3.2%

2 – 1

2.2%

2 – 0

2.1%

1 – 3

1.7%

2 – 2

1.2%

0 – 4

0.8%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	12%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	28%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	12%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

65% ✓

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