RC Celta de Vigo vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

RC Celta de Vigo

2 – 0

Full Time

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 15:15 UTC Estadio Abanca-Balaidos 22,956 HT 45' · FT 45'

Pablo Duran 40' 1–0

Pablo Duran 45+1' 2–0

Y 20' Mikel Oyarzabal

Y 28' Benat Turrientes

Y 56' Sheraldo Becker

Javi Rodriguez 61' Y

Carl Starfelt 69' Y

Pablo Duran 70' Y

Y 71' Igor Zubeldia

Y 83' Takefusa Kubo

Overview

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RC Celta de Vigo vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol — La Liga at Estadio Abanca-Balaidos.

RC Celta de Vigo 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer (Spain)
Assistant 1 Gonzalo Garcia Gonzalez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Ignacio Alonso Lopez (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 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-21 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2024-01-20 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2023-08-19 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2023-02-18 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2022-10-16 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–0	W
14 Dec	Sevilla FC	A	0–1	L
06 Dec	RCD Mallorca	H	2–0	W
30 Nov	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–3	L
23 Nov	FC Barcelona	H	2–2	D
10 Nov	Real Betis Balompié	A	2–2	D

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	RC Celta de Vigo	A	0–2	L
15 Dec	UD Las Palmas	H	0–0	D
12 Dec	FK Dynamo Kyiv	H	3–0	W
08 Dec	CD Leganes	A	3–0	W
01 Dec	Real Betis Balompié	H	2–0	W
28 Nov	AFC Ajax	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo		Real Sociedad de Fútbol
#14	Position	#8
7	Points	10
7	Played	7
1 / 4 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 3
8	Scored	9
6	Conceded	13
+2	GD	-4
1.00	PPG	1.43
14%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season

14% Clean Sheets
Real Sociedad de Fútbol this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (7 pts). Real Sociedad de Fútbol are 8th (10 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 Sociedad de Fútbol

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/4

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo

Pablo Duran	2 G
Iago Aspas	1 G

Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Luka Sucic	3 G
Ander Barrenetxea	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! RC Celta de Vigo welcome Real Sociedad de Fútbol for this crunch clash at Estadio Abanca-Balaidos.
5' The 39-year-old Vicente Guaita has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' 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.
20' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Mikel Oyarzabal on 20 minutes.
25' Real Sociedad de Fútbol looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
28' That looks like a foul for a card for Benat Turrientes.
33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Sociedad de Fútbol that had 352 games and scored 438 goals.
38' RC Celta de Vigo currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' GOAL! Pablo Duran fires home to make it 1-0!
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' The Spain Pablo Duran breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-0!
46' Sheraldo Becker is replacing Benat Turrientes for the Real Sociedad de Futbol side.
51' It looks surprising RC Celta de Vigo does not make any changes. Jon Aramburu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Real Sociedad de Futbol receives a card for a hard tackle on 56.
61' Javi Rodriguez was booked on 61.
65' Takefusa Kubo is replacing Mikel Oyarzabal for the Real Sociedad de Futbol side.
69' Carl Starfelt was booked on 69.
70' The referee has no hesitation. Pablo Duran is booked for RC Celta de Vigo — card on 70.
71' Igor Zubeldia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 71.
72' Time for substitution for RC Celta de Vigo. Sergio Carreira is replaced by Hugo Alvarez.
73' Time for substitution for RC Celta de Vigo. Pablo Duran is replaced by Williot Swedberg.
78' Igor Zubeldia is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RC Celta de Vigo tonight.
83' That looks like a foul for a card for Takefusa Kubo.
83' Real Sociedad de Futbol make a change. Brais Mendez trudges off to be replaced by Pablo Marin on 83 minutes.
84' A tactical swap from RC Celta de Vigo — Franco Cervi on, Alfonso Gonzalez off on 84 minutes.
89' Real Sociedad de Fútbol has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
90' Another change for RC Celta de Vigo made on 90 minute. Oscar Mingueza leaves to be changed by Carlos Dominguez.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for RC Celta de Vigo players.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

13
Vicente Guaita
20
Marcos Alonso
8
Fran Beltran
7
Borja Iglesias ↓ Anastasios Douvikas 90'
2
Carl Starfelt
5
Sergio Carreira ↓ Hugo Alvarez 72'
3
Oscar Mingueza ↓ Carlos Dominguez 90'
12
Alfonso Gonzalez ↓ Franco Cervi 84'
6
Ilaix Moriba
18
Pablo Duran ↓ Williot Swedberg 73'
32
Javi Rodriguez

Bench

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

17
Sergio Gomez
23
Brais Mendez ↓ Pablo Marin 83'
5
Igor Zubeldia
1
Alex Remiro
3
Aihen Munoz ↓ Jon Martin 46'
7
Ander Barrenetxea ↓ Orri Oskarsson 46'
20
Jon Pacheco
24
Luka Sucic
22
Benat Turrientes ↓ Sheraldo Becker 46'
10
Mikel Oyarzabal ↓ Takefusa Kubo 65'
27
Jon Aramburu

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Iago Aspas	6
Mikel Oiarzabal	5
Aritz Elustondo	3
Willian Jose	3
Alexander Isak	3
Maxi Gomez	2
Mikel Merino	2
Illarramendi	2

Head to Head

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2024-12-21 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2024-12-14 Sevilla FC 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2024-12-06 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 RCD Mallorca W 2024-11-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo L 2024-11-23 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2024-11-10 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 RC Celta de Vigo D

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Form

2024-12-21 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2024-12-15 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–0 UD Las Palmas D 2024-12-12 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–0 FK Dynamo Kyiv W 2024-12-08 CD Leganes 0–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2024-12-01 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–0 Real Betis Balompié W 2024-11-28 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–0 AFC Ajax W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.52 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo51% Draw28% Real Sociedad de Fútbol21%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

79%

Draw or Real Sociedad de Fútbol

49%

RC Celta de Vigo or Real Sociedad de Fútbol

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo36% Draw49% Real Sociedad de Fútbol15%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.8%

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 0

11.9%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

0 – 1

6.8%

3 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.5%

2 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.1%

4 – 0

2.1%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	Real Sociedad de Fútbol covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	25%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Real Sociedad de Fútbol keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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