Villarreal CF vs RC Celta de Vigo, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Villarreal CF vs RC Celta de Vigo — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.
- Villarreal CF 38 games · 72 pts (2025/26)
- RC Celta de Vigo 38 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez (Spain)
18 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 Sevilla FC 38 43 14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43 15 Elche CF 38 43 16 Levante UD 38 42 17 CA Osasuna 38 42 18 RCD Mallorca 38 42 19 Girona FC 38 41 20 Real Oviedo 38 29 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 Fútbol H 3–1 W 13 Mar Deportivo Alaves A 1–1 D 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 #3 Position #6 72 Points 54 38 Played 38 22 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 14 / 12 / 12 72 Scored 53 46 Conceded 48 +26 GD +5 1.89 PPG 1.42 58% Win % 37% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history19% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season26% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this seasonVillarreal CF are 3rd (72 pts). RC Celta de Vigo are 6th (54 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Villarreal CF0-153/–16-304/131-456/446-601/261-752/376+2/1■ Scored ■ ConcededRC Celta de Vigo0-153/316-301/131-45–/346-604/361-752/176+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Villarreal CF gets underway.
- 2' Gerard Moreno puts Villarreal CF on the lead.
- 7' It looks like no one’s ball. RC Celta de Vigo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 407 games and scored 555 goals.
- 14' RC Celta de Vigo receives a card for a hard tackle on 14.
- 18' The referee shows Villarreal CF player a card on 18.
- 23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 28' Borja Iglesias needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
- 29' GOAL! Nicolas Pepe scores on 29. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza
- 29' Ionut Radu was booked on 29.
- 34' 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 Fer Lopez suffering a number of foals already.
- 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ilaix Moriba made 513 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 42' That looks like a foul for a card for Nicolas Pepe.
- 45' Pablo Duran was booked on 45.
- 46' Time for substitution for RC Celta de Vigo. Pablo Duran is replaced by Ferran Jutgla.
- 51' Villarreal CF is showing some good football. However, Villarreal CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 61' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 70' Pape Gueye was booked on 70.
- 73' Goal! Borja Iglesias scores his 81 goal in 286 matches.
- 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Borja Iglesias on 74.
- 76' Time for substitution for RC Celta de Vigo. Hugo Sotelo is replaced by Fer Lopez.
- 78' The whistle greets Alfonso Pedraza as he departs to be replaced by Sergi Cardona.
- 83' The RC Celta de Vigo manager makes a substitution. Borja Iglesias departs to be replaced by Hugo Gonzalez.
- 85' Ayoze Perez is replacing Georges Mikautadze for the Villarreal CF side.
- 90' RC Celta de Vigo receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' Thomas Partey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alberto Moleiro on 90 minute.
- Another three points for Villarreal CF.
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Lineups
Villarreal CF Lineups
Starting XI
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19
Nicolas Pepe ↓ Alfonso Gonzalez 78'
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18
Pape Gueye ↓ Dani Parejo 78'
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24
Alfonso Pedraza ↓ Sergi Cardona 78'
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- 9
- 25
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- 3
- 12
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20
Alberto Moleiro ↓ Thomas Partey 90'
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Bench
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22
Ayoze Perez ↑ 85'
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10
Dani Parejo ↑ 78'
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16
Thomas Partey ↑ 90'
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11
Alfonso Gonzalez ↑ 78'
- 21
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23
Sergi Cardona ↑ 78'
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Coach MarcelinoRC Celta de Vigo Lineups
Starting XI
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Marcos Alonso ↓ Iago Aspas 76'
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Borja Iglesias ↓ Hugo Gonzalez 83'
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22
Hugo Sotelo ↓ Fer Lopez 76'
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23
Hugo Alvarez ↓ Alvaro Nunez 76'
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Pablo Duran ↓ Ferran Jutgla 46'
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Bench
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10
Iago Aspas ↑ 76'
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- 21
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Ferran Jutgla ↑ 46'
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Hugo Gonzalez ↑ 83'
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Alvaro Nunez ↑ 76'
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Fer Lopez ↑ 76'
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Coach Claudio -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Iago Aspas 6 Dani Parejo 5 Gerard Moreno 5 Brais Mendez 3 Borja Iglesias 3 Alfonso Pedraza 2 Alberto Moreno 2 Jorgen Larsen 2 Head to Head
Villarreal CF Form
RC Celta de Vigo Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.06 Villarreal CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.34 RC Celta de Vigo xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Villarreal CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.4Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 44% 56% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
Villarreal CF or Draw 78%Draw or RC Celta de Vigo 45%Villarreal CF or RC Celta de Vigo 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Villarreal CF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.1%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 7.1%1 – 0 6.3%3 – 1 6.3%2 – 2 6.1%1 – 2 6%0 – 0 4.8%3 – 0 4.8%3 – 2 4.2%0 – 1 3.8%4 – 1 3.3%Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF
Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push RC Celta de Vigo covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 16% 68% -1.5 32% — 68% -1 32% 21% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 13% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 27% ✓RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.