Villarreal CF vs RC Celta de Vigo, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Villarreal CF vs RC Celta de Vigo — La Liga at Estadio de la Ceramica.
- Villarreal CF 34 games · 68 pts (2025/26)
- RC Celta de Vigo 34 games · 47 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez (Spain)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Barcelona 34 88 2 Real Madrid CF 34 77 3 Villarreal CF 34 68 4 Club Atletico de Madrid 34 63 5 Real Betis Balompie 34 53 6 RC Celta de Vigo 34 47 7 Getafe CF 34 44 8 Athletic Club 34 44 9 Real Sociedad de Futbol 34 43 10 CA Osasuna 34 42 11 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 34 42 12 Valencia CF 34 39 13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 34 39 14 Elche CF 34 38 15 RCD Mallorca 34 38 16 Girona FC 34 38 17 Sevilla FC 34 37 18 Deportivo Alaves 34 36 19 Levante UD 34 33 20 Real Oviedo 34 28 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 Futbol 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 68 Points 47 34 Played 34 21 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 12 / 11 / 11 64 Scored 48 39 Conceded 44 +25 GD +4 2.00 PPG 1.38 62% Win % 35% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season24% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this seasonVillarreal CF are 3rd (68 pts). RC Celta de Vigo are 6th (47 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Villarreal CF is hosting RC Celta de Vigo for another epic battle.
- 2' GOAL! Gerard Moreno scores on 2.
- 7' 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.
- 12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Pepe made 456 appearances and scored 63 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 14' RC Celta de Vigo receives a card for a hard tackle on 14.
- 18' Villarreal CF player sees a card in front of him.
- 23' 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.
- 28' Alfonso Pedraza needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 29' Goal! Nicolas Pepe scores his 63 goal in 456 matches.
- 29' It’s a booking for RC Celta de Vigo player. Ionut Radu gets a card.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 393 games and scored 449 goals.
- 39' RC Celta de Vigo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 42' Villarreal CF receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Pablo Duran. He receives a card.
- 46' The RC Celta de Vigo manager makes a substitution. Pablo Duran departs to be replaced by Ferran Jutgla.
- 51' 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.
- 56' It’s high time Marcelino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' 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 Renato Veiga suffering a number of foals already.
- 66' 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.
- 70' Pape Gueye is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
- 73' GOAL! Borja Iglesias scores on 73.
- 74' It’s a booking for RC Celta de Vigo player. Borja Iglesias gets a card.
- 76' Another substitution for RC Celta de Vigo to replace Hugo Sotelo by Fer Lopez on 76 minute.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Sergi Cardona. He replaces Alfonso Pedraza on 78 minute.
- 83' The whistle greets Borja Iglesias as he departs to be replaced by Hugo Gonzalez.
- 85' Ayoze Perez is replacing Georges Mikautadze for the Villarreal CF side.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Ilaix Moriba. He receives a card.
- 90' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Alberto Moleiro is replaced by Thomas Partey on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.
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Villarreal CF
Starting XI-
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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
- 4
- 3
- 12
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20
Alberto Moleiro ↓ Thomas Partey 90'
- 14
Bench-
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
- 1
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23
Sergi Cardona ↑ 78'
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- 6
- 32
Coach MarcelinoRC Celta de Vigo
Starting XI-
20
Marcos Alonso ↓ Iago Aspas 76'
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7
Borja Iglesias ↓ Hugo Gonzalez 83'
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- 5
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- 6
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22
Hugo Sotelo ↓ Fer Lopez 76'
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23
Hugo Alvarez ↓ Alvaro Nunez 76'
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18
Pablo Duran ↓ Ferran Jutgla 46'
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Bench-
10
Iago Aspas ↑ 76'
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- 21
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9
Ferran Jutgla ↑ 46'
- 24
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30
Hugo Gonzalez ↑ 83'
- 17
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14
Alvaro Nunez ↑ 76'
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8
Fer Lopez ↑ 76'
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Coach Claudio -
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Head to Head
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