RC Celta de Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

RC Celta de Vigo

3 – 0

Full Time

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sat 11 Mar 2023 · 17:30 UTC Abanca Balaidos HT 45' · FT 45'

Fran Beltran 11' Y

Y 23' Santiago Comesana

Y 45' Ivan Balliu

Oscar 75' Y

Y 90' Florian Lejeune

Overview

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RC Celta de Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — La Liga at Abanca Balaidos.

RC Celta de Vigo 12 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Medie
Referee Jose Munuera
Referee Jose Escuela
Referee Fernando Roman
Referee Juan Luis Pulido
Referee Eliana Fernandez (Spain)

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 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-11 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2022-11-10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2022-02-05 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2021-11-01 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2019-05-18 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Mar	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	3–0	W
06 Mar	CA Osasuna	A	0–0	D
26 Feb	Real Valladolid CF	H	3–0	W
18 Feb	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–1	D
12 Feb	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	0–1	L
04 Feb	Real Betis Balompié	A	4–3	W

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Mar	RC Celta de Vigo	A	0–3	L
05 Mar	Athletic Club	H	0–0	D
25 Feb	Cadiz CF	A	0–1	L
19 Feb	Sevilla FC	H	1–1	D
12 Feb	Getafe CF	A	1–1	D
06 Feb	UD Almeria	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo		Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#11	Position	#13
13	Points	12
12	Played	11
2 / 7 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 5
10	Scored	15
10	Conceded	21
+0	GD	-6
1.08	PPG	1.09
17%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season

10% Clean Sheets
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 11th (13 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 13th (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

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

0-15

4/2

16-30

2/6

31-45

2/2

46-60

6/3

61-75

1/3

76+

–/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo

Ferran Jutgla	2 G
Pablo Duran	2 G
Iago Aspas	1 G

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sergio Camello	7 G	2 A
Alvaro Garcia	3 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. RC Celta de Vigo host Rayo Vallecano de Madrid — let the battle begin!
5' A quiet spell here at Abanca Balaidos. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
11' Fran Beltran has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 11.
16' It looks like no one’s ball. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvaro Garcia, as he is very good at scoring at Abanca Balaidos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
23' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 23.
28' Pathe Ciss, a Senegal , has 40 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' Carles Perez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RC Celta de Vigo that had 330 games and scored 386 goals.
43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
45' Ivan Balliu is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' Ivan Balliu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
51' Iago Aspas puts RC Celta de Vigo on the lead.
52' A stunning finish from Pathe Ciss — that came from absolutely nowhere!
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pathe Ciss makes it 3-0.
59' Sergio Camello is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pathe Ciss at the 59 minute mark.
60' The crowd applauds Pathe Ciss as he leaves the pitch. Sergio Camello steps in for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
65' Santiago Comesana needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
67' Salva Sanchez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ivan Balliu on 67 minute.
71' A tactical swap from RC Celta de Vigo — Franco Cervi on, Luca de la Torre off on 71 minutes.
72' Fresh legs for RC Celta de Vigo! Oscar comes on to replace Haris Seferovic.
75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oscar.
80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
84' A tactical swap from RC Celta de Vigo — Augusto Solari on, Carles Perez off on 84 minutes.
85' Iago Aspas makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and RC Celta de Vigo are in front.
86' Iago Aspas adds to his 1 season tally! RC Celta de Vigo lead 5-0 — and this changes everything.
87' Fresh legs for RC Celta de Vigo! Goncalo Paciencia comes on to replace Iago Aspas.
89' The supporters are chanting for Goncalo Paciencia. He replaces Iago Aspas on 89 minute.
90' Florian Lejeune picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
3-0 the final result. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

Starting XI

19
Florian Lejeune
20
Ivan Balliu ↓ Salva Sanchez 67'
6
Santiago Comesana ↓ Oscar Valentin 59'
8
Oscar Trejo
25
Raul de Tomas ↓ Radamel Falcao 67'
18
Alvaro Garcia
1
Stole Dimitrievski
5
Catena
7
Isi Palazon
3
Francisco Garcia
21
Pathe Ciss ↓ Sergio Camello 59'

Bench

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Iago Aspas	5
Jorge de Frutos	4
Raul de Tomas	3
Brais Mendez	3
Adri Embarba	2
Pathe Ciss	2
Borja Iglesias	1
Maxi Gomez	1

Head to Head

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2023-03-11 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2023-03-06 CA Osasuna 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2023-02-26 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Real Valladolid CF W 2023-02-18 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo D 2023-02-12 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2023-02-04 Real Betis Balompié 3–4 RC Celta de Vigo W

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2023-03-11 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2023-03-05 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–0 Athletic Club D 2023-02-25 Cadiz CF 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2023-02-19 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Sevilla FC D 2023-02-12 Getafe CF 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2023-02-06 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–0 UD Almeria W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.58 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

0.53 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo61% Draw25% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid14%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes34% 0% No66%

Avg goals/match: 2.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

87%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

39%

RC Celta de Vigo or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo41% Draw50% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid9%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

18.2%

2 – 0

14.5%

0 – 0

14.2%

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

7.9%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

4.3%

4 – 0

1 – 2

2.6%

2 – 2

2.2%

4 – 1

1.8%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	19%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	27%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

59% ✓

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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