Wednesday , 30 September 2026

RC Celta de Vigo vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
RC Celta de Vigo
3 – 2
Full Time
Villarreal CF
Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 17:30 UTC Estadio de Balaidos HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Alfonso Pedraza
Y 50' Mario Gaspar
Y 60' Victor Ruiz
Hugo Mallo 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RC Celta de Vigo vs Villarreal CF — La Liga at Estadio de Balaidos.

Match Details

  • Referee Jesus Gil
  • Referee Angel Nevado
  • Referee Javier Martinez
  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias

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

6
3
7
RC Celta de Vigo 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Villarreal CF
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-30 RC Celta de Vigo 3–2 Villarreal CF 2018-12-08 Villarreal CF 2–3 RC Celta de Vigo

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Villarreal CF H 3–2 W
16 Mar Real Madrid CF A 0–2 L
10 Mar Real Betis Balompié H 0–1 L
03 Mar SD Eibar A 0–1 L
23 Feb Deportivo Alavés A 0–0 D
16 Feb Levante UD H 1–4 L
Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar RC Celta de Vigo A 2–3 L
17 Mar Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 3–1 W
14 Mar FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 2–1 W
10 Mar Levante UD A 2–0 W
07 Mar FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 3–1 W
02 Mar Deportivo Alavés H 1–2 L

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo Villarreal CF
#14 Position #11
7 Points 8
7 Played 7
1 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
8 Scored 13
6 Conceded 12
+2 GD +1
1.00 PPG 1.14
14% Win % 29%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (7 pts). Villarreal CF are 11th (8 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
Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/6
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo
Pablo Duran 2 G
Iago Aspas 1 G
Villarreal CF
Pape Gueye 3 G
Alberto Moleiro 2 G 3 A
Georges Mikautadze 2 G 1 A
Nicolas Pepe 2 G
Gerard Moreno 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against RC Celta de Vigo and Villarreal CF has kicked off!
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Villarreal CF fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 11' The Cameroon Karl Toko Ekambi breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 0-1!
  • 15' GOAL! Alfonso Pedraza scores on 15. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi
  • 20' RC Celta de Vigo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Villarreal CF's shape.
  • 25' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Javier Calleja will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Maxi Gomez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' Villarreal CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' Iago Aspas does the damage! The net is bulging and RC Celta de Vigo surge ahead!
  • 50' That is a Yellow card for Villarreal CF. Mario Gaspar will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' Xavier Quintilla is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RC Celta de Vigo tonight.
  • 60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Victor Ruiz on 60 minutes.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hugo Mallo.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Pablo Fornals comes on to replace Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 71' Brilliant from the ! Maxi Gomez makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 71.
  • 72' Another substitution for RC Celta de Vigo to replace Sofiane Boufal by Pione Sisto on 72 minute.
  • 77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RC Celta de Vigo and Villarreal CF are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 82' The Villarreal CF bench stirs into life. Manu Morlanes is withdrawn and Carlos Bacca gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Magnificent from Iago Aspas! That is 111 goals in 126 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Lucas Olaza as he leaves the pitch. Kevin Vazquez steps in for RC Celta de Vigo.
  • 90' RC Celta de Vigo make a change. Iago Aspas trudges off to be replaced by Gustavo Cabral on 90 minutes.
  • 3-2 the final result. Villarreal CF will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fran Escribá

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Calleja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Iago Aspas 6
Dani Parejo 5
Gerard Moreno 5
Brais Mendez 3
Borja Iglesias 3
Moi Gomez 2
Jorgen Strand Larsen 2
Maxi Gomez 2

Head to Head

2019-03-30 RC Celta de Vigo 3–2 Villarreal CF 2018-12-08 Villarreal CF 2–3 RC Celta de Vigo

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2019-03-30 RC Celta de Vigo 3–2 Villarreal CF W 2019-03-16 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2019-03-10 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 Real Betis Balompié L 2019-03-03 SD Eibar 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2019-02-23 Deportivo Alavés 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2019-02-16 RC Celta de Vigo 1–4 Levante UD L

Villarreal CF Form

2019-03-30 RC Celta de Vigo 3–2 Villarreal CF L 2019-03-17 Villarreal CF 3–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2019-03-14 Villarreal CF 2–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-03-10 Levante UD 0–2 Villarreal CF W 2019-03-07 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–3 Villarreal CF W 2019-03-02 Villarreal CF 1–2 Deportivo Alavés L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.85 RC Celta de Vigo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Villarreal CF xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RC Celta de Vigo45% Draw24% Villarreal CF31%
Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw
69%
Draw or Villarreal CF
55%
RC Celta de Vigo or Villarreal CF
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RC Celta de Vigo33% Draw41% Villarreal CF26%
Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap RC Celta de Vigo covers Push Villarreal CF covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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