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 12 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 15.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

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
#11	Position	#15
13	Points	12
12	Played	12
2 / 7 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 6
10	Scored	13
10	Conceded	14
+0	GD	-1
1.08	PPG	1.00
17%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 11th (13 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo

Ferran Jutgla	2 G
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against RC Celta de Vigo and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona has kicked off!
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Fresh legs for RC Celta de Vigo! Carlos Dominguez comes on to replace Carl Starfelt.
20' Carlos Romero is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RC Celta de Vigo so far.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
28' Roberto Fernandez puts RCD Espanyol de Barcelona on the lead.
33' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
38' The home supporters are growing impatient. RC Celta de Vigo must find a spark to ignite this game.
43' Leandro Cabrera has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
44' Pol Lozano has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 44.
45' Javi Rodriguez was booked on 45.
46' RC Celta de Vigo make a change. Hugo Sotelo trudges off to be replaced by Ilaix Moriba on 46 minutes.
51' RC Celta de Vigo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Urko Gonzalez, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Abanca-Balaidos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
61' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
62' RC Celta de Vigo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jailson is hanging Javi Rodriguez on the field on 62 minute.
63' Roberto Fernandez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
64' Jofre Carreras Pages is ready to make an impact after coming on for Antoniu Roca at the 64 minute mark.
65' The referee has no hesitation. Jailson is booked for RC Celta de Vigo — card on 65.
70' Pol Lozano has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
72' A tactical swap from RC Celta de Vigo — Williot Swedberg on, Sergio Carreira off on 72 minutes.
75' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Pere Milla on, Edu Exposito off on 75 minutes.
77' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Javi Puado gets a card.
82' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
83' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 83 minute. Javi Puado leaves to be changed by Walid Cheddira.
88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RC Celta de Vigo and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Wu Lei	1
Carles Perez	1
Gabriel Veiga	1
Pedrosa	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

0.82 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo27% Draw32% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona41%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

59%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

73%

RC Celta de Vigo or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo17% Draw53% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona30%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15%

0 – 1

14.5%

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

5.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 2

3.4%

1 – 3

3.3%

2 – 3

1.5%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	15%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	24%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

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