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 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game

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

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
#14	Position	#15
7	Points	7
7	Played	7
1 / 4 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
8	Scored	10
6	Conceded	10
+2	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	1.00
14%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (7 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo

Pablo Duran	2 G
Iago Aspas	1 G

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Estadio Abanca-Balaidos that hosts another battle between RC Celta de Vigo and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RC Celta de Vigo that had 323 games and scored 376 goals.
10' RC Celta de Vigo are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's 4-2-3-1 shape.
15' Carlos Dominguez is replacing Carl Starfelt for the RC Celta de Vigo side.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' RC Celta de Vigo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Roberto Fernandez on 28.
33' 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.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jofre Carreras Pages is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
44' The referee calls foul for Pol Lozano. He receives a card.
45' RC Celta de Vigo receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' Fresh legs for RC Celta de Vigo! Ilaix Moriba comes on to replace Hugo Sotelo.
51' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RC Celta de Vigo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RC Celta de Vigo and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
62' The whistle greets Javi Rodriguez as he departs to be replaced by Jailson.
63' Brilliant from the ! Roberto Fernandez makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 63.
64' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Jofre Carreras Pages on, Antoniu Roca off on 64 minutes.
65' The referee calls foul for Jailson. He receives a card.
70' RC Celta de Vigo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
72' It is a substitution in RC Celta de Vigo team. Sergio Carreira is replaced by Williot Swedberg on 72 minute.
75' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Edu Exposito by Pere Milla on 75 minute.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Javi Puado on 77 minutes.
82' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
83' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Walid Cheddira is hanging Javi Puado on the field on 83 minute.
88' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
0-2 the final result. RC Celta de Vigo will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Jose Gragera	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Santi Mina	2
Gabriel Veiga	1
Pedrosa	1
Adri Embarba	1
Leandro Cabrera	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

1.06 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo30% Draw30% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona40%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

61%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

70%

RC Celta de Vigo or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo21% Draw50% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona29%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.4%

0 – 1

11.1%

1 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

8.3%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	22%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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