RC Celta de Vigo vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2023-24

RC Celta de Vigo

3 – 2

Full Time

Villarreal CF

Sun 5 May 2024 · 14:15 UTC Municipal de Balaidos HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Alberto Moreno

Iago Aspas pen 22' 1–1

Jorgen Strand Larsen 39' 2–1

2–2 65' Goncalo Guedes

Anastasios Douvikas 82' 3–2

R 17' Santi Comesana

Javier Manquillo 25' Y

Damian Rodriguez 32' Y

Williot Swedberg 64' Y

Anastasios Douvikas 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

RC Celta de Vigo 12 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Villarreal CF 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Cesar Soto Grado (Spain)
Assistant 1 Ivan Masso Granado
Assistant 2 Carlos Alvarez Fernandez (Spain)

4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atletico de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompie	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Futbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruna	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alaves	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	Malaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

RC Celta de Vigo 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Villarreal CF

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-05 RC Celta de Vigo 3–2 Villarreal CF 2023-12-20 Villarreal CF 3–2 RC Celta de Vigo 2023-04-30 Villarreal CF 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2023-01-13 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Villarreal CF 2022-03-12 Villarreal CF 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 May	Villarreal CF	H	3–2	W
27 Apr	Deportivo Alaves	A	0–3	L
20 Apr	UD Las Palmas	H	4–1	W
12 Apr	Real Betis Balompie	A	1–2	L
31 Mar	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	0–0	D
17 Mar	Sevilla FC	A	2–1	W

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 May	RC Celta de Vigo	A	2–3	L
28 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	3–0	W
21 Apr	UD Almeria	A	2–1	W
14 Apr	Athletic Club	A	1–1	D
01 Apr	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	1–2	L
17 Mar	Valencia CF	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo		Villarreal CF
#11	Position	#9
13	Points	15
12	Played	12
2 / 7 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 5
10	Scored	17
10	Conceded	15
+0	GD	+2
1.08	PPG	1.25
17%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season

17% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 11th (13 pts). Villarreal CF are 9th (15 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

Villarreal CF

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/7

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo

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

Villarreal CF

Georges Mikautadze	3 G	1 A
Pape Gueye	3 G
Alberto Moleiro	2 G	4 A
Nicolas Pepe	2 G	1 A
Gerard Moreno	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Municipal de Balaidos will turn into a battlefield for RC Celta de Vigo and Villarreal CF.
5' Alberto Moreno needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 32 Yellow cards this season.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
12' Alberto Moreno puts Villarreal CF on the lead.
17' Santi Comesana picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
22' Iago Aspas doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
25' That looks like a foul for a card for Javier Manquillo.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
32' It’s gonna be a card for Damian Rodriguez.
37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' A goal from the Norway international Jorgen Strand Larsen! He fires home on 39 to make it 2-1!
44' Villarreal CF 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.
46' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Yerson Mosquera departs to be replaced by Jorge Cuenca.
51' Goncalo Guedes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
56' Alberto Moreno makes way for Alfonso Pedraza at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
61' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
64' It’s a booking for RC Celta de Vigo player. Williot Swedberg gets a card.
65' What a moment for Goncalo Guedes! That strike on 65 puts his side firmly in control.
65' Franco Cervi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Williot Swedberg at the 65 minute mark.
70' RC Celta de Vigo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
74' Another change for Villarreal CF made on 74 minute. Goncalo Guedes leaves to be changed by Jose Morales.
79' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Dani Parejo departs to be replaced by Etienne Capoue.
80' The crowd applauds Fran Beltran as he leaves the pitch. Carles Perez steps in for RC Celta de Vigo.
82' GOAL! Anastasios Douvikas scores on 82. Assisted by Iago Aspas
85' That is a card for RC Celta de Vigo. Anastasios Douvikas will be fuming at that decision.
90' Santi Comesana, a Spain midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
The points are shared — RC Celta de Vigo 3-2 Villarreal CF. Honours even.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

16
Jailson ↓ Luca de la Torre 46'
25
Vicente Guaita
22
Javier Manquillo
10
Iago Aspas
8
Fran Beltran ↓ Carles Perez 80'
2
Carl Starfelt
3
Oscar Mingueza
33
Hugo Alvarez ↓ Anastasios Douvikas 80'
19
Williot Swedberg ↓ Franco Cervi 65'
18
Jorgen Strand Larsen
34
Damian Rodriguez ↓ Mihajlo Ristic 46'

Bench

Coach Claudio

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

18
Alberto Moreno ↓ Alfonso Pedraza 56'
11
Alexander Sorloth
10
Dani Parejo ↓ Etienne Capoue 79'
9
Goncalo Guedes ↓ Jose Morales 74'
13
Filip Jorgensen
2
Yerson Mosquera ↓ Jorge Cuenca 46'
27
Ilias Akhomach ↓ Francis Coquelin 56'
4
Santi Comesana
16
Alex Baena
17
Kiko Femenia
3
Raul Albiol

Bench

Coach Marcelino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Iago Aspas	6
Dani Parejo	5
Gerard Moreno	5
Brais Mendez	3
Borja Iglesias	3
Jorgen Larsen	2
Nicolas Jackson	2
Anastasios Douvikas	2

Head to Head

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2024-05-05 RC Celta de Vigo 3–2 Villarreal CF W 2024-04-27 Deportivo Alaves 3–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2024-04-20 RC Celta de Vigo 4–1 UD Las Palmas W 2024-04-12 Real Betis Balompie 2–1 RC Celta de Vigo L 2024-03-31 RC Celta de Vigo 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-03-17 Sevilla FC 1–2 RC Celta de Vigo W

Villarreal CF Form

2024-05-05 RC Celta de Vigo 3–2 Villarreal CF L 2024-04-28 Villarreal CF 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2024-04-21 UD Almeria 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2024-04-14 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2024-04-01 Villarreal CF 1–2 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2024-03-17 Villarreal CF 1–0 Valencia CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.41 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Villarreal CF xG

I would bet for: RC Celta de Vigo or Villarreal CF 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo42% Draw28% Villarreal CF30%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

69%

Draw or Villarreal CF

58%

RC Celta de Vigo or Villarreal CF

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo28% Draw47% Villarreal CF25%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

8.8%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	Villarreal CF covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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