Villarreal CF vs RC Celta de Vigo, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2025-26

Villarreal CF

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RC Celta de Vigo

Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 14' Marcos Alonso

Alfonso Pedraza 18' Y

Y 29' Ionut Radu

Nicolas Pepe 42' Y

Y 45' Pablo Duran

Pape Gueye 70' Y

Y 74' Borja Iglesias

Y 90' Ilaix Moriba

Overview

Match Preview

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

Villarreal CF 4 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
RC Celta de Vigo 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	4	12
2	Deportivo Alaves	4	10
3	Real Betis Balompie	4	9
4	Real Madrid CF	4	9
5	RC Deportivo La Coruna	4	8
6	Club Atletico de Madrid	4	7
7	CA Osasuna	4	7
8	Real Sociedad de Futbol	5	7
9	Sevilla FC	4	7
10	Athletic Club	4	6
11	Levante UD	4	5
12	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	4	4
13	Getafe CF	4	4
14	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	4	4
15	Real Racing Club de Santander	4	4
16	RC Celta de Vigo	5	3
17	Villarreal CF	4	2
18	Malaga CF	4	2
19	Elche CF	4	1
20	Valencia CF	4	1

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-26 Villarreal CF 2–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2025-08-31 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Villarreal CF 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

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	RC Celta de Vigo	H	2–1	W
23 Apr	Real Oviedo	A	1–1	D
12 Apr	Athletic Club	A	2–1	W
06 Apr	Girona FC	A	0–1	L
20 Mar	Real Sociedad de Futbol	H	3–1	W
13 Mar	Deportivo Alaves	A	1–1	D

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Villarreal CF	A	1–2	L
22 Apr	FC Barcelona	A	0–1	L
16 Apr	SC Freiburg	H	1–3	L
12 Apr	Real Oviedo	H	0–3	L
09 Apr	SC Freiburg	A	0–3	L
05 Apr	Valencia CF	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

Villarreal CF		RC Celta de Vigo
#17	Position	#16
2	Points	3
4	Played	5
0 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	0 / 3 / 2
6	Scored	2
8	Conceded	5
-2	GD	-3
0.50	PPG	0.60
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

40% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season

Villarreal CF are 17th (2 pts). RC Celta de Vigo are 16th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/3

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RC Celta de Vigo

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF

Nicolas Pepe	2 G
Georges Mikautadze	1 G	1 A
Pape Gueye	1 G
Gerard Moreno	1 G

RC Celta de Vigo

Iago Aspas

1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Estadio de la Ceramica. Villarreal CF are looking to make home advantage count against RC Celta de Vigo.
2' GOAL! Gerard Moreno scores on 2.
7' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rafa Marin, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de la Ceramica with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
12' RC Celta de Vigo 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.
14' The referee shows RC Celta de Vigo player a card on 14.
18' Alfonso Pedraza is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
23' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
28' Villarreal CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RC Celta de Vigo backline.
29' Against the run of play, Nicolas Pepe has scored! This game has turned on its head.
29' RC Celta de Vigo receives a card for a hard tackle on 29.
34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Villarreal CF and RC Celta de Vigo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
42' Nicolas Pepe picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' Pablo Duran catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
46' Ferran Jutgla is replacing Pablo Duran for the RC Celta de Vigo side.
51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sergio Carreira suffering a number of foals already.
56' Alex Freeman, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Villarreal CF and RC Celta de Vigo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
70' Controversy at the stadium! Pape Gueye argues furiously but the card stands.
73' What a strike from Borja Iglesias! The score is 2-1.
74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Borja Iglesias.
76' The RC Celta de Vigo bench stirs into life. Hugo Sotelo is withdrawn and Fer Lopez gets his opportunity.
78' Villarreal CF make a change. Alfonso Pedraza trudges off to be replaced by Sergi Cardona on 78 minutes.
83' Hugo Gonzalez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Borja Iglesias at the 83 minute mark.
85' Villarreal CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ayoze Perez is hanging Georges Mikautadze on the field on 85 minute.
90' Ilaix Moriba was booked on 90.
90' Thomas Partey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alberto Moleiro at the 90 minute mark.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Villarreal CF Form

2026-04-26 Villarreal CF 2–1 RC Celta de Vigo W 2026-04-23 Real Oviedo 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2026-04-12 Athletic Club 1–2 Villarreal CF W 2026-04-06 Girona FC 1–0 Villarreal CF L 2026-03-20 Villarreal CF 3–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2026-03-13 Deportivo Alaves 1–1 Villarreal CF D

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2026-04-26 Villarreal CF 2–1 RC Celta de Vigo L 2026-04-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2026-04-16 RC Celta de Vigo 1–3 SC Freiburg L 2026-04-12 RC Celta de Vigo 0–3 Real Oviedo L 2026-04-09 SC Freiburg 3–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2026-04-05 Valencia CF 2–3 RC Celta de Vigo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.62 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

0.99 RC Celta de Vigo xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF54% Draw26% RC Celta de Vigo20%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

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

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

79%

Draw or RC Celta de Vigo

46%

Villarreal CF or RC Celta de Vigo

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF36% Draw47% RC Celta de Vigo17%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

11%

2 – 0

9.4%

0 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

3 – 0

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	RC Celta de Vigo covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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