Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Villarreal CF vs RC Celta de Vigo, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
Villarreal CF
1 – 0
Full Time
RC Celta de Vigo
Sat 12 Mar 2022 · 17:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'
Iborra 34' Y
Iborra 35' Y
Y 90' Javier Galan

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jorge Bueno
  • Referee Fernando Tresaco Escabosa
  • Referee David Medie
  • Referee Adrian Cordero
  • Referee David Recio
  • Referee Jaime Latre

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

7
3
6
Villarreal CF 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals RC Celta de Vigo
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-12 Villarreal CF 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2021-11-20 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Villarreal CF 2021-05-09 Villarreal CF 2–4 RC Celta de Vigo 2021-01-08 RC Celta de Vigo 0–4 Villarreal CF 2020-06-13 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar RC Celta de Vigo H 1–0 W
05 Mar CA Osasuna A 0–1 L
27 Feb RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 5–1 W
22 Feb Juventus FC H 1–1 D
19 Feb Granada CF A 4–1 W
12 Feb Real Madrid CF H 0–0 D
RC Celta de Vigo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Villarreal CF A 0–1 L
06 Mar RCD Mallorca H 4–3 W
26 Feb Club Atlético de Madrid A 0–2 L
21 Feb Levante UD H 1–1 D
12 Feb Cadiz CF A 0–0 D
05 Feb Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Villarreal CF RC Celta de Vigo
#11 Position #14
8 Points 7
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 2
13 Scored 8
12 Conceded 6
+1 GD +2
1.14 PPG 1.00
29% Win % 14%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season
43% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season

Villarreal CF are 11th (8 pts). RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/6
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
3/3
■ 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)

Villarreal CF
Pape Gueye 3 G
Alberto Moleiro 2 G 3 A
Georges Mikautadze 2 G 1 A
Nicolas Pepe 2 G
Gerard Moreno 2 G
RC Celta de Vigo
Pablo Duran 2 G
Iago Aspas 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Villarreal CF and RC Celta de Vigo has kicked off!
  • 5' Peru international Renato Tapia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Estadio de la Ceramica. RC Celta de Vigo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Villarreal CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Brais Mendez, a Spain attacking midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' The travelling RC Celta de Vigo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Villarreal CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 34' Iborra catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Iborra. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' Albiol makes way for Aissa Mandi at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Villarreal CF.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Javier Galan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 64' The Spain central midfielder Dani Parejo breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 1-0!
  • 64' Time for substitution for RC Celta de Vigo. Thiago Galhardo is replaced by Santi Mina.
  • 65' What a strike from Dani Parejo! The score is 2-0.
  • 70' Orbelin Pineda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 73' Francis Coquelin is replacing Trigueros for the Villarreal CF side.
  • 78' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 80' Moi Gomez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Giovani Lo Celso on 80 minute.
  • 85' Villarreal CF have won 559 goals from 410 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Villarreal CF. Alfonso Pedraza is replaced by Pervis Estupinan.
  • 88' Time for substitution for RC Celta de Vigo. Kevin Vazquez is replaced by Renato Tapia.
  • 90' RC Celta de Vigo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 1-0 the final result. RC Celta de Vigo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Iago Aspas 6
Dani Parejo 5
Gerard Moreno 5
Borja Iglesias 3
Brais Mendez 3
Carlos Bacca 2
Santi Mina 2
Alfonso Pedraza 2

Head to Head

2022-03-12 Villarreal CF 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2021-11-20 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Villarreal CF 2021-05-09 Villarreal CF 2–4 RC Celta de Vigo 2021-01-08 RC Celta de Vigo 0–4 Villarreal CF 2020-06-13 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 Villarreal CF

Villarreal CF Form

2022-03-12 Villarreal CF 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2022-03-05 CA Osasuna 1–0 Villarreal CF L 2022-02-27 Villarreal CF 5–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2022-02-22 Villarreal CF 1–1 Juventus FC D 2022-02-19 Granada CF 1–4 Villarreal CF W 2022-02-12 Villarreal CF 0–0 Real Madrid CF D

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2022-03-12 Villarreal CF 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2022-03-06 RC Celta de Vigo 4–3 RCD Mallorca W 2022-02-26 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2022-02-21 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Levante UD D 2022-02-12 Cadiz CF 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2022-02-05 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.44 Villarreal CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 RC Celta de Vigo xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF51% Draw27% RC Celta de Vigo22%
Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw
79%
Draw or RC Celta de Vigo
49%
Villarreal CF or RC Celta de Vigo
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Villarreal CF33% Draw50% RC Celta de Vigo17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.9%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap Villarreal CF covers Push RC Celta de Vigo covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+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
41% ✗
RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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