RC Celta de Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

RC Celta de Vigo

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Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Sun 18 May 2025 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Abanca-Balaidos 21,482 HT 45' · FT 45'

Marcos Alonso pen 10' 1–0

1–1 17' Isi Palazon

1–2 45+2' Jorge de Frutos

Marcos Alonso 32' Y

Y 57' Oscar Valentin

Yoel Lago 68' Y

Y 68' Florian Lejeune

Y 90' Pathe Ciss

Overview

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

RC Celta de Vigo 38 games · 54 pts (2026/27)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 games · 50 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Juan Pulido Santana (Spain)
Assistant 1 Jose Escuela Melo (Spain)
Assistant 2 Ignacio Alonso Lopez (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

RC Celta de Vigo 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-18 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2025-01-10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2024-03-31 RC Celta de Vigo 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2023-12-11 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2023-03-11 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	1–2	L
13 May	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–0	W
10 May	Sevilla FC	H	3–2	W
04 May	Real Madrid CF	A	2–3	L
23 Apr	Villarreal CF	H	3–0	W
19 Apr	FC Barcelona	A	3–4	L

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	RC Celta de Vigo	A	2–1	W
15 May	Real Betis Balompie	H	2–2	D
09 May	UD Las Palmas	A	1–0	W
02 May	Getafe CF	H	1–0	W
24 Apr	Club Atletico de Madrid	A	0–3	L
19 Apr	Valencia CF	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo		Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
#6	Position	#8
54	Points	50
38	Played	38
14 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	12 / 14 / 12
53	Scored	41
48	Conceded	44
+5	GD	-3
1.42	PPG	1.32
37%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RC Celta de Vigo are 6th (54 pts). Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are 8th (50 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio Abanca-Balaidos!
5' Andrei Ratiu has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 407 appearances.
10' Magnificent from Marcos Alonso! That is 26 goals in 409 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
15' Vicente Guaita is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RC Celta de Vigo tonight.
17' Isi Palazon makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid are in front.
22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RC Celta de Vigo that had 320 games and scored 375 goals.
32' Marcos Alonso picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
47' The deadlock is broken! Jorge de Frutos gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
57' It’s a booking for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player. Oscar Valentin gets a card.
60' Alvaro Garcia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oscar Valentin on 60 minute.
65' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 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.
68' RC Celta de Vigo player sees a card in front of him.
69' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pedro Diaz is hanging Unai Lopez on the field on 69 minute.
74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
79' It is a substitution in RC Celta de Vigo team. Mihajlo Ristic is replaced by Hugo Alvarez on 79 minute.
80' Alfonso Gonzalez is replacing Williot Swedberg for the RC Celta de Vigo side.
84' The crowd applauds Pablo Duran as he leaves the pitch. Borja Iglesias steps in for RC Celta de Vigo.
88' Time for substitution for Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. Jorge de Frutos is replaced by Oscar Trejo.
90' Rayo Vallecano de Madrid player sees a card in front of him.
1-2 the final result. RC Celta de Vigo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

13
Vicente Guaita
20
Marcos Alonso ↓ Carlos Dominguez 84'
8
Fran Beltran
21
Mihajlo Ristic ↓ Hugo Alvarez 79'
3
Oscar Mingueza
6
Ilaix Moriba
19
Williot Swedberg ↓ Alfonso Gonzalez 80'
18
Pablo Duran ↓ Borja Iglesias 84'
32
Javi Rodriguez
29
Yoel Lago
28
Fer Lopez ↓ Iago Aspas 69'

Bench

Coach Claudio

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iñigo Pérez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2025-05-18 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2025-05-13 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–1 RC Celta de Vigo W 2025-05-10 RC Celta de Vigo 3–2 Sevilla FC W 2025-05-04 Real Madrid CF 3–2 RC Celta de Vigo L 2025-04-23 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Villarreal CF W 2025-04-19 FC Barcelona 4–3 RC Celta de Vigo L

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Form

2025-05-18 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2025-05-15 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 Real Betis Balompie D 2025-05-09 UD Las Palmas 0–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2025-05-02 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 Getafe CF W 2025-04-24 Club Atletico de Madrid 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2025-04-19 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Valencia CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.42 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid xG

I would bet for: RC Celta de Vigo or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo40% Draw30% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid30%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

70%

Draw or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

60%

RC Celta de Vigo or Rayo Vallecano de Madrid

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo31% Draw49% Rayo Vallecano de Madrid20%

Actual: Rayo Vallecano de Madrid win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

10.6%

0 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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