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

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Primera Division · 2025-26

Villarreal CF

2 – 1

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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

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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 Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez (Spain)

5 games this season 🟨 6.6/game ⚽ 18.8 goals/game 🟥 6 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

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 Fútbol	H	3–1	W
13 Mar	Deportivo Alavés	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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Villarreal CF welcome RC Celta de Vigo for this crunch clash at Estadio de la Ceramica.
2' Magnificent from Gerard Moreno! That is 101 goals in 420 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
7' It’s high time Claudio made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
12' RC Celta de Vigo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
14' The referee has no hesitation. Marcos Alonso is booked for RC Celta de Vigo — card on 14.
18' Alfonso Pedraza picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
23' Ferran Jutgla has been relatively quiet despite scoring 43 goals in his last 296 appearances.
28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
29' What composure from Nicolas Pepe! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 2-0.
29' Ionut Radu picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
39' Villarreal CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Pepe on 42.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Pablo Duran.
46' Another change for RC Celta de Vigo made on 46 minute. Pablo Duran leaves to be changed by Ferran Jutgla.
51' RC Celta de Vigo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' With 1 assists to his name this season, Iago Aspas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RC Celta de Vigo.
61' 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.
66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Villarreal CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
70' A moment of madness from Pape Gueye on 70 minutes earns him a card. Villarreal CF will be frustrated.
73' The deadlock is broken! Borja Iglesias gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
74' Controversy at the stadium! Borja Iglesias argues furiously but the card stands.
76' It is a substitution in RC Celta de Vigo team. Hugo Sotelo is replaced by Fer Lopez on 76 minute.
78' The whistle greets Alfonso Pedraza as he departs to be replaced by Sergi Cardona.
83' Hugo Gonzalez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Borja Iglesias at the 83 minute mark.
85' Ayoze Perez gets the nod from Villarreal CF. He replaces Georges Mikautadze and will look to change the dynamic.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ilaix Moriba on 90.
90' The Villarreal CF manager makes a substitution. Alberto Moleiro departs to be replaced by Thomas Partey.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Villarreal CF 2-1 RC Celta de Vigo.

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 Fútbol W 2026-03-13 Deportivo Alavés 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

1.51 Villarreal CF xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 RC Celta de Vigo xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Villarreal CF50% Draw26% RC Celta de Vigo24%

Actual: Villarreal CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Villarreal CF or Draw

77%

Draw or RC Celta de Vigo

50%

Villarreal CF or RC Celta de Vigo

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Villarreal CF32% Draw48% RC Celta de Vigo20%

Actual: Villarreal CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

10.3%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Villarreal CF

Handicap	Villarreal CF covers	Push	RC Celta de Vigo covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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