Villarreal CF vs RC Celta de Vigo, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2023-24

Villarreal CF

3 – 2

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RC Celta de Vigo

Wed 20 Dec 2023 · 20:30 UTC Estadio de la Ceramica HT 45' · FT 45'

Alfonso Pedraza 13' 1–0

Aissa Mandi 40' 2–0

Dani Parejo pen 48' 3–0

3–1 52' Anastasios Douvikas

3–2 57' Jorgen Strand Larsen

Y 46' Kevin Vazquez

Y 72' Oscar Mingueza

Alex Baena 75' Y

Santi Comesana 76' Y

Y 82' Manuel Sanchez

Y 84' Anastasios Douvikas

Overview

Match Preview

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

Villarreal CF 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
RC Celta de Vigo 12 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Cesar Soto Grado (Spain)
Assistant 1 Carlos Alvarez Fernandez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Aitor Villate Martinez (Spain)

4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-20 Villarreal CF 3–2 RC Celta de Vigo 2023-04-30 Villarreal CF 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2023-01-13 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Villarreal CF 2022-03-12 Villarreal CF 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2021-11-20 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Villarreal CF

Recent Form

Villarreal CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	RC Celta de Vigo	H	3–2	W
17 Dec	Real Madrid CF	A	1–4	L
14 Dec	Stade Rennais FC 1901	A	3–2	W
09 Dec	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	0–3	L
06 Dec	Maccabi Haifa FC	H	0–0	D
03 Dec	Sevilla FC	A	1–1	D

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Villarreal CF	A	2–3	L
16 Dec	Granada CF	H	1–0	W
11 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	0–0	D
04 Dec	Cadiz CF	H	1–1	D
25 Nov	Valencia CF	A	0–0	D
10 Nov	Athletic Club	A	3–4	L

Season Stats

Villarreal CF		RC Celta de Vigo
#9	Position	#11
15	Points	13
12	Played	12
4 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	2 / 7 / 3
17	Scored	10
15	Conceded	10
+2	GD	+0
1.25	PPG	1.08
33%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
Villarreal CF this season

50% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season

Villarreal CF are 9th (15 pts). RC Celta de Vigo are 11th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Villarreal CF

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/7

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RC Celta de Vigo

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Villarreal CF

Georges Mikautadze	3 G	1 A
Pape Gueye	3 G
Alberto Moleiro	2 G	4 A
Nicolas Pepe	2 G	1 A
Gerard Moreno	2 G

RC Celta de Vigo

Ferran Jutgla	2 G
Pablo Duran	2 G
Iago Aspas	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Estadio de la Ceramica that hosts another battle between Villarreal CF and RC Celta de Vigo.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Villarreal CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
13' Goal! Alfonso Pedraza scores his 12 goal in 422 matches.
18' 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.
22' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Alfonso Pedraza departs to be replaced by Carlos Romero.
27' RC Celta de Vigo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
32' Jonathan Bamba, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
37' Spain international Carlos Dotor has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' The deadlock is broken! Aissa Mandi gets on the scoresheet on 40 minutes.
45' Villarreal CF are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against RC Celta de Vigo's 4-4-2 shape.
46' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Unai Nunez.
46' Fresh legs for RC Celta de Vigo! Carlos Dominguez comes on to replace Carl Starfelt.
48' GOAL! Dani Parejo scores on 48.
52' The Greece Anastasios Douvikas breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 3-1!
57' Jorgen Strand Larsen makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and RC Celta de Vigo are in front.
60' Jorge Cuenca gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Raul Albiol and will look to change the dynamic.
65' With 5 assists to his name this season, Alex Baena is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Villarreal CF.
70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rafa Benítez will be considering his options from the bench.
72' Oscar Mingueza is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
75' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Baena is booked for Villarreal CF — Yellow card on 75.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Santi Comesana on 76 minutes.
81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
82' Jonathan Bamba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Franco Cervi on 82 minute.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Manuel Sanchez.
84' It’s a booking for RC Celta de Vigo player. Anastasios Douvikas gets a Yellow card.
86' RC Celta de Vigo make a change. Kevin Vazquez trudges off to be replaced by Miguel Rodriguez on 86 minutes.
88' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Alex Baena by Trigueros on 88 minute.
89' It is a substitution in Villarreal CF team. Ilias Akhomach is replaced by RamonTerrats Espacio on 89 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Villarreal CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

18
Alberto Moreno ↓ Jose Morales 60'
11
Alexander Sorloth
10
Dani Parejo
23
Aissa Mandi
24
Alfonso Pedraza ↓ Carlos Romero 22'
13
Filip Jorgensen
27
Ilias Akhomach ↓ RamonTerrats Espacio 89'
4
Santi Comesana
16
Alex Baena ↓ Trigueros 88'
3
Raul Albiol ↓ Jorge Cuenca 60'
26
Adria Altimira

Bench

9
Ben Brereton
14
Trigueros ↑ 88'
1
Pepe Reina
5
Jorge Cuenca ↑ 60'
20
RamonTerrats Espacio ↑ 89'
37
Carlos Romero ↑ 22'
17
Kiko Femenia
15
Jose Morales ↑ 60'

Coach Marcelino

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

25
Vicente Guaita
14
Luca de la Torre ↓ Oscar Mingueza 46'
5
Renato Tapia
20
Kevin Vazquez ↓ Miguel Rodriguez 86'
4
Unai Nunez
11
Franco Cervi ↓ Jonathan Bamba 82'
12
Anastasios Douvikas
21
Mihajlo Ristic ↓ Manuel Sanchez 46'
2
Carl Starfelt ↓ Carlos Dominguez 46'
6
Carlos Dotor
18
Jorgen Strand Larsen

Bench

Coach Rafa Benítez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Villarreal CF Form

2023-12-20 Villarreal CF 3–2 RC Celta de Vigo W 2023-12-17 Real Madrid CF 4–1 Villarreal CF L 2023-12-14 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–3 Villarreal CF W 2023-12-09 Villarreal CF 0–3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2023-12-06 Villarreal CF 0–0 Maccabi Haifa FC D 2023-12-03 Sevilla FC 1–1 Villarreal CF D

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2023-12-20 Villarreal CF 3–2 RC Celta de Vigo L 2023-12-16 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Granada CF W 2023-12-11 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2023-12-04 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Cadiz CF D 2023-11-25 Valencia CF 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2023-11-10 Athletic Club 4–3 RC Celta de Vigo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.33 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 RC Celta de Vigo xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF47% Draw28% RC Celta de Vigo25%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

75%

Draw or RC Celta de Vigo

53%

Villarreal CF or RC Celta de Vigo

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF29% Draw50% RC Celta de Vigo21%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.6%

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	RC Celta de Vigo covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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