Celta Vigo vs Espanyol

30 November 2025 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Kike García 86’

Match summary

Espanyol beat Celta Vigo 1-0 on the road, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Kike García put Espanyol ahead with a header in the 86th minute, set up by Edu Expósito.

There was little between the sides on chances: Celta Vigo created 0.64 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Espanyol 0.60 from 9.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%
11 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 3
122 Attacks 89
41 Dangerous attacks 41
555 Passes 354
87% Pass accuracy 79%
10 Tackles 16
12 Fouls 15
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Celta Vigo Espanyol
Kick-off
VAR review
26’
Half-time0-0
Javier RuedaShot on target
49’
Second half underway
Iago AspasShot on target
51’
60’
Kike GarcíaRamón Terrats
Jones El-AbdellaouiIago Aspas
70’
Ilaix MoribaJavi Rueda
70’
70’
Leandro CabreraShot on target
72’
Urko González de ZárateFoul
76’
Jofre CarrerasPere Milla
76’
Edu ExpósitoRoberto Fernández
76’
Clemens RiedelFernando CaleroInjury
Pablo DuránFran Beltrán
79’
Williot SwedbergBorja Iglesias
79’
Miguel RománShot on target
83’
86’
Kike GarcíaHeader0-1 (Espanyol)
Ferran JutglàMiguel Román
87’
90’
José SalinasTyrhys Dolan
Pablo DuránShot on target
90+4’
Ferran JutglàArgument
90+5’
90+5’
Carlos RomeroArgument
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 0.60 86’ Kike García (Espanyol), 0-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 0.60 86’ Kike García (Espanyol), 0-1 García 86’
Celta Vigo 0.64 xGEspanyol 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
70’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), set piece, 0.33 xG, saved 89’ Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 42’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 29’ Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Miguel Román (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Miguel Román (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Pol Lozano (Espanyol), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Kike García (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 47’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Urko Gonzalez (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Urko Gonzalez (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Javier Rueda (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Urko Gonzalez (Espanyol), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), set piece, 0.33 xG, saved 89’ Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 42’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 29’ Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 69’ Roberto Fernández (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 18’ Miguel Román (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Miguel Román (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Pol Lozano (Espanyol), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Kike García (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 47’ Pere Milla (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Urko Gonzalez (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Urko Gonzalez (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Javier Rueda (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Urko Gonzalez (Espanyol), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Celta Vigo 3-4-3 Starting XI
Radu
Rodríguez
Starfelt
Alonso
Rueda 70’
Beltrán 79’
Román 87’
Carreira
Aspas 70’
Iglesias 79’
Zaragoza
Espanyol 4-4-2 Starting XI
Dmitrovic
Romero
Taillandier
Calero 76’
Hilali
Terrats 60’
Zárate
Lozano
Dolan 90’
Fernández 76’
Milla 76’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ionut Radu GK900 0.000.000
Javier Rodríguez DEF900 0.000.021
Marcos Alonso DEF902 0.130.000
Carl Starfelt DEF901 0.140.000
Javier Rueda MID741 0.020.000
Sergio Carreira MID901 0.030.000
Miguel Román MID902 0.100.071
Fran Beltrán MID830 0.000.000
Iago Aspas FWD741 0.020.031
Borja Iglesias FWD831 0.050.021
Bryan Zaragoza FWD901 0.070.212
Ilaix Moriba Sub160 0.000.000
Jones El Abdellaoui Sub160 0.000.051
Pablo Durán Sub71 0.070.000
Williot Swedberg Sub70 0.000.000
Ferrán Jutglà Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 50% Avg odds 1.89
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Espanyol win 22% Avg odds 4.20

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo DWWLW
Espanyol WWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celta Vigo 0-2 Espanyol, 12 Apr 25 Next meeting: Espanyol 2-2 Celta Vigo, 14 Feb 26  All Celta Vigo vs Espanyol meetings

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