Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Madrid CF vs RC Celta de Vigo, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2020-21
Real Madrid CF
2 – 0
Full Time
RC Celta de Vigo
Sat 2 Jan 2021 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Santiago Bernabeu HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 10' Brais Mendez
Marco Asensio 38' Y
Y 42' Renato Tapia
Nacho 50' Y
Dani Carvajal 84' Y
Casemiro 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Madrid CF vs RC Celta de Vigo — La Liga at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Match Details

  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Jon Nunez
  • Referee Gorka Etayo Herrera
3 games this season 🟨 6.7/game ⚽ 23.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

14
1
1
Real Madrid CF 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals RC Celta de Vigo
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-02 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2020-02-16 Real Madrid CF 2–2 RC Celta de Vigo 2019-08-17 RC Celta de Vigo 1–3 Real Madrid CF 2019-03-16 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2018-11-11 RC Celta de Vigo 2–4 Real Madrid CF

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan RC Celta de Vigo H 2–0 W
30 Dec Elche CF A 1–1 D
23 Dec Granada CF H 2–0 W
20 Dec SD Eibar A 3–1 W
15 Dec Athletic Club H 3–1 W
12 Dec Club Atlético de Madrid H 2–0 W
RC Celta de Vigo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Real Madrid CF A 0–2 L
30 Dec SD Huesca H 2–1 W
23 Dec Getafe CF A 1–1 D
20 Dec Deportivo Alavés H 2–0 W
14 Dec Cadiz CF H 4–0 W
04 Dec Athletic Club A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Real Madrid CF RC Celta de Vigo
#4 Position #14
15 Points 7
7 Played 7
5 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 2
18 Scored 8
8 Conceded 6
+10 GD +2
2.14 PPG 1.00
71% Win % 14%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season
43% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season

Real Madrid CF are 4th (15 pts). RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
0-15
2/–
16-30
3/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 7 G 2 A
Jude Bellingham 3 G 2 A
Carlos Espi 2 G
Vinicius Junior 1 G 3 A
RC Celta de Vigo
Pablo Duran 2 G
Iago Aspas 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Real Madrid CF vs RC Celta de Vigo — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 6' Lucas Vazquez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 6 minutes.
  • 10' The referee has no hesitation. Brais Mendez is booked for RC Celta de Vigo — Yellow card on 10.
  • 15' The 39-year-old Iago Aspas has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Madrid CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jeison Murillo made 425 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' RC Celta de Vigo is showing some good football. However, RC Celta de Vigo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Peru international Renato Tapia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marco Asensio.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Renato Tapia.
  • 47' Over 47 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nacho.
  • 51' Another substitution for RC Celta de Vigo to replace Iago Aspas by Fran Beltran on 51 minute.
  • 53' Goal! Marco Asensio scores his 57 goal in 549 matches.
  • 58' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' Another change for RC Celta de Vigo made on 64 minute. Nolito leaves to be changed by Miguel Baeza.
  • 69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 74' Eden Hazard is replacing Marco Asensio for the Real Madrid CF side.
  • 79' RC Celta de Vigo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 84' Real Madrid CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 85' Luka Modric makes way for Martin Odegaard at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Madrid CF.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Casemiro. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Mariano Diaz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Karim Benzema at the 90 minute mark.
  • With this win, Real Madrid CF is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zinedine Zidane

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Karim Benzema 10
Vinicius Junior 4
Marco Asensio 3
Kylian Mbappe 3
Luka Modric 3
Santi Mina 3
Arda Guler 2
Williot Swedberg 2

Head to Head

2021-01-02 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2020-02-16 Real Madrid CF 2–2 RC Celta de Vigo 2019-08-17 RC Celta de Vigo 1–3 Real Madrid CF 2019-03-16 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2018-11-11 RC Celta de Vigo 2–4 Real Madrid CF

Real Madrid CF Form

2021-01-02 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2020-12-30 Elche CF 1–1 Real Madrid CF D 2020-12-23 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Granada CF W 2020-12-20 SD Eibar 1–3 Real Madrid CF W 2020-12-15 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Athletic Club W 2020-12-12 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Club Atlético de Madrid W

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2021-01-02 Real Madrid CF 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2020-12-30 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 SD Huesca W 2020-12-23 Getafe CF 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo D 2020-12-20 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2020-12-14 RC Celta de Vigo 4–0 Cadiz CF W 2020-12-04 Athletic Club 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 Real Madrid CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 RC Celta de Vigo xG
I would bet for: Real Madrid CF to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Madrid CF62% Draw23% RC Celta de Vigo15%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw
85%
Draw or RC Celta de Vigo
38%
Real Madrid CF or RC Celta de Vigo
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Madrid CF44% Draw44% RC Celta de Vigo12%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.8%
3 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push RC Celta de Vigo covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 20% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 25% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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