RC Celta de Vigo vs Villarreal CF, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

RC Celta de Vigo

3 – 0

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Villarreal CF

Wed 23 Apr 2025 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Abanca-Balaidos 17,049 HT 45' · FT 45'

Fer Lopez 45' 1–0

Borja Iglesias 53' 2–0

Iago Aspas pen 87' 3–0

R 37' Eric Bailly

Fran Beltran 45' Y

Hugo Alvarez 48' Y

Y 85' Nicolas Pepe

Overview

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

RC Celta de Vigo 38 games · 54 pts (2026/27)
Villarreal CF 38 games · 72 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
Assistant 1 Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno (Spain)
Assistant 2 Jorge Bueno Mateo (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 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Villarreal CF

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-23 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Villarreal CF 2024-08-26 Villarreal CF 4–3 RC Celta de Vigo 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

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Villarreal CF	H	3–0	W
19 Apr	FC Barcelona	A	3–4	L
12 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	0–2	L
05 Apr	RCD Mallorca	A	2–1	W
31 Mar	UD Las Palmas	H	1–1	D
15 Mar	Real Valladolid CF	A	1–0	W

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	A	0–3	L
20 Apr	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–2	D
13 Apr	Real Betis Balompie	A	2–1	W
06 Apr	Athletic Club	H	0–0	D
30 Mar	Getafe CF	A	2–1	W
15 Mar	Real Madrid CF	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo		Villarreal CF
#6	Position	#3
54	Points	72
38	Played	38
14 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	22 / 6 / 10
53	Scored	72
48	Conceded	46
+5	GD	+26
1.42	PPG	1.89
37%	Win %	58%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RC Celta de Vigo are 6th (54 pts). Villarreal CF are 3rd (72 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. RC Celta de Vigo host Villarreal CF — let the battle begin!
5' RC Celta de Vigo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. RC Celta de Vigo and Villarreal CF are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Pape Gueye is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Villarreal CF so far.
20' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Claudio might look to freshen things up shortly.
37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Eric Bailly.
39' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Logan Costa comes on to replace Yeremy.
44' RC Celta de Vigo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Villarreal CF backline.
45' Assisted by Fran Beltran with the perfectly-timed delivery and Fer Lopez makes no mistake. 1-0!
45' Controversy at the stadium! Fran Beltran argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Fresh legs for RC Celta de Vigo! Ilaix Moriba comes on to replace Fran Beltran.
48' Hugo Alvarez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
53' A goal from the Spain international Borja Iglesias! He fires home on 53 to make it 2-0!
55' RC Celta de Vigo make a change. Hugo Alvarez trudges off to be replaced by Sergio Carreira on 55 minutes.
60' Villarreal CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
64' Fresh legs for Villarreal CF! Ayoze Perez comes on to replace Thierno Barry.
65' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tajon Buchanan is hanging Denis Suarez on the field on 65 minute.
66' The crowd applauds Borja Iglesias as he leaves the pitch. Iago Aspas steps in for RC Celta de Vigo.
71' Villarreal CF come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
74' The supporters are chanting for Iker Losada. He replaces Fer Lopez on 74 minute.
75' RC Celta de Vigo ring the changes. Yoel Lago has done his job and it is now time for Javi Rodriguez to step up.
80' 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.
85' Poor challenge from Nicolas Pepe. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
87' A stunning finish from Iago Aspas — that came from absolutely nowhere!
Villarreal CF will have plenty to reflect on. RC Celta de Vigo were simply the better side today.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

22
Ayoze Perez ↑ 64'
8
Juan Foyth
10
Dani Parejo ↑ 64'
9
Tajon Buchanan ↑ 65'
2
Logan Costa ↑ 39'
13
Diego Conde
27
Arnau Sola
36
Karl Etta Eyong
26
Pau Navarro ↑ 74'

Coach Marcelino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Iago Aspas	6
Dani Parejo	5
Gerard Moreno	5
Brais Mendez	3
Borja Iglesias	3
Carlos Bacca	2
Santi Mina	2
Alfonso Pedraza	2

Head to Head

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2025-04-23 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Villarreal CF W 2025-04-19 FC Barcelona 4–3 RC Celta de Vigo L 2025-04-12 RC Celta de Vigo 0–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-04-05 RCD Mallorca 1–2 RC Celta de Vigo W 2025-03-31 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 UD Las Palmas D 2025-03-15 Real Valladolid CF 0–1 RC Celta de Vigo W

Villarreal CF Form

2025-04-23 RC Celta de Vigo 3–0 Villarreal CF L 2025-04-20 Villarreal CF 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2025-04-13 Real Betis Balompie 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2025-04-06 Villarreal CF 0–0 Athletic Club D 2025-03-30 Getafe CF 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2025-03-15 Villarreal CF 1–2 Real Madrid CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.75 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Villarreal CF xG

I would bet for: RC Celta de Vigo or Villarreal CF 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo43% Draw24% Villarreal CF33%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

68%

Draw or Villarreal CF

57%

RC Celta de Vigo or Villarreal CF

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo31% Draw41% Villarreal CF28%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.2%

2 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	Villarreal CF covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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