Tuesday , 6 October 2026

RC Celta de Vigo vs Real Betis Balompie, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
RC Celta de Vigo
2 – 1
Full Time
Real Betis Balompie
Wed 3 Jan 2024 · 18:15 UTC Municipal de Balaidos HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 6' Aitor Ruibal
Iago Aspas pen 16' 1–1
Williot Swedberg 90+6' 2–1
Y 33' William Carvalho
Y 90' Sokratis Papastathopoulos

Overview

Match Preview

RC Celta de Vigo vs Real Betis Balompie — La Liga at Municipal de Balaidos.

Match Details

  • Referee Miguel Ortiz Arias (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Garrido Romero (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Guillermo Santiago Sacristan (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 7 21
2 Club Atletico de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompie 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alaves 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 Malaga CF 7 3

Head-to-Head

5
6
5
RC Celta de Vigo 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Real Betis Balompie
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-03 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 Real Betis Balompie 2023-02-04 Real Betis Balompie 3–4 RC Celta de Vigo 2022-10-02 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Real Betis Balompie 2022-03-20 RC Celta de Vigo 0–0 Real Betis Balompie 2022-01-02 Real Betis Balompie 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Real Betis Balompie H 2–1 W
20 Dec Villarreal CF A 2–3 L
16 Dec Granada CF H 1–0 W
11 Dec Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 0–0 D
04 Dec Cádiz CF H 1–1 D
25 Nov Valencia CF A 0–0 D
Real Betis Balompie
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan RC Celta de Vigo A 1–2 L
21 Dec Girona FC H 1–1 D
17 Dec Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–0 D
14 Dec Rangers FC H 2–3 L
09 Dec Real Madrid CF H 1–1 D
03 Dec UD Almeria A 0–0 D

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo Real Betis Balompie
#14 Position #3
7 Points 16
7 Played 7
1 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
8 Scored 9
6 Conceded 7
+2 GD +2
1.00 PPG 2.29
14% Win % 71%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season
57% Clean Sheets
Real Betis Balompie this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (7 pts). Real Betis Balompie are 3rd (16 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
Real Betis Balompie
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
6/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo
Pablo Duran 2 G
Iago Aspas 1 G
Real Betis Balompie
Cucho Hernandez 2 G 1 A
Rodrigo Riquelme 2 G
Bartra 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Municipal de Balaidos that hosts another battle between RC Celta de Vigo and Real Betis Balompie.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Betis Balompie needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 6' Magnificent from Aitor Ruibal! That is 8 goals in 207 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 11' RC Celta de Vigo are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Real Betis Balompie's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 16' Brilliant from the ! Iago Aspas makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 16.
  • 21' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RC Celta de Vigo that had 328 games and scored 383 goals.
  • 33' It’s a booking for Real Betis Balompie player. William Carvalho gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sokratis Papastathopoulos made 420 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' Real Betis Balompie 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.
  • 48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RC Celta de Vigo and Real Betis Balompie are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 53' Rodri Sanchez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Luiz Henrique. He replaces Assane Diao on 58 minute.
  • 63' Real Betis Balompie have won 456 goals from 357 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' Williot Swedberg is ready to make an impact after coming on for Franco Cervi at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RC Celta de Vigo and Real Betis Balompie are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' Luca de la Torre gets the nod from RC Celta de Vigo. He replaces Fran Beltran and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 84' RC Celta de Vigo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 89' Another substitution for Real Betis Balompie to replace Isco by Rodri Sanchez on 89 minute.
  • 90' RC Celta de Vigo ring the changes. Jorgen Strand Larsen has done his job and it is now time for Hugo Alvarez to step up.
  • 90' The referee shows Real Betis Balompie player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rafa Benítez

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Canales 6
Iago Aspas 5
Nabil Fekir 4
Gabriel Veiga 3
Jorgen Larsen 2
Williot Swedberg 2
Maxi Gomez 2
Javi Rodriguez 2

Head to Head

2024-01-03 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 Real Betis Balompie 2023-02-04 Real Betis Balompie 3–4 RC Celta de Vigo 2022-10-02 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Real Betis Balompie 2022-03-20 RC Celta de Vigo 0–0 Real Betis Balompie 2022-01-02 Real Betis Balompie 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2024-01-03 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 Real Betis Balompie W 2023-12-20 Villarreal CF 3–2 RC Celta de Vigo L 2023-12-16 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Granada CF W 2023-12-11 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2023-12-04 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Cádiz CF D 2023-11-25 Valencia CF 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D

Real Betis Balompie Form

2024-01-03 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 Real Betis Balompie L 2023-12-21 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 Girona FC D 2023-12-17 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–0 Real Betis Balompie D 2023-12-14 Real Betis Balompie 2–3 Rangers FC L 2023-12-09 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 Real Madrid CF D 2023-12-03 UD Almeria 0–0 Real Betis Balompie D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 RC Celta de Vigo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Real Betis Balompie xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RC Celta de Vigo51% Draw30% Real Betis Balompie19%
Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw
81%
Draw or Real Betis Balompie
49%
RC Celta de Vigo or Real Betis Balompie
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RC Celta de Vigo30% Draw56% Real Betis Balompie14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.1%
1 – 0
17%
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
2.9%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap RC Celta de Vigo covers Push Real Betis Balompie covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 25% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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