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

Full Time

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 12 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Villarreal CF 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
Assistant 1 Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno (Spain)
Assistant 2 Jorge Bueno Mateo (Spain)

6 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	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	Málaga CF	12	5

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 Balompié	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
#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' RC Celta de Vigo have kicked off against Villarreal CF. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Villarreal CF come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Carlos Dominguez is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Villarreal CF tonight.
15' Santi Comesana has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marcelino might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' Kiko Femenia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Villarreal CF so far.
30' It’s high time Marcelino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
37' Villarreal CF player sees a card in front of him.
39' Yeremy makes way for Logan Costa at the 39 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
44' Villarreal CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
45' The Spain midfielder Fer Lopez breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-0!
45' Fran Beltran picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Ilaix Moriba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fran Beltran at the 46 minute mark.
48' That is a card for RC Celta de Vigo. Hugo Alvarez will be fuming at that decision.
53' Borja Iglesias adds to his 0 season tally! RC Celta de Vigo lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
55' The RC Celta de Vigo manager makes a substitution. Hugo Alvarez departs to be replaced by Sergio Carreira.
60' Alfonso Pedraza, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
64' Ayoze Perez gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Thierno Barry and will look to change the dynamic.
65' The crowd applauds Denis Suarez as he leaves the pitch. Tajon Buchanan steps in for Villarreal CF.
66' The RC Celta de Vigo manager makes a substitution. Borja Iglesias departs to be replaced by Iago Aspas.
71' RC Celta de Vigo currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
74' The RC Celta de Vigo manager makes a substitution. Fer Lopez departs to be replaced by Iker Losada.
75' Another change for RC Celta de Vigo made on 75 minute. Yoel Lago leaves to be changed by Javi Rodriguez.
80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Pepe on 85.
87' Magnificent from Iago Aspas! That is 111 goals in 126 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
The points are shared — RC Celta de Vigo 3-0 Villarreal CF. Honours even.

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
Moi Gomez	2
Jorgen Strand Larsen	2
Maxi Gomez	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 Balompié 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

1 / 4

1.44 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Villarreal CF xG

I would bet for: RC Celta de Vigo or Villarreal CF 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo44% Draw27% Villarreal CF29%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

72%

Draw or Villarreal CF

56%

RC Celta de Vigo or Villarreal CF

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo30% Draw47% Villarreal CF23%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

9.3%

0 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.5%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	Villarreal CF covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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