Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano

18 May 2025 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Marcos Alonso 10’ (pen)
  • Isi Palazón 17’
  • Jorge De Frutos 45+2’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano came from behind to win 2-1 away at Celta Vigo. Rayo Vallecano led 2-1 at half-time.

Marcos Alonso put Celta Vigo ahead from the penalty spot in the 10th minute, Isi Palazón equalised with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Alfonso Espino, and Jorge De Frutos won it in first-half stoppage time, set up by Florian Lejeune.

Celta Vigo can feel hard done by, creating 2.45 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 0.91 from 7.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Rayo Vallecano
24 Shots 7
7 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.42 xG 0.91
1.68 Non-penalty xG 0.91
9 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Celta Vigo Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
Marcos Alonso
Penalty1-0 (Celta Vigo)
10’
17’
Isi Palazón
Assist: Alfonso Espino1-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
45+2’
Jorge De Frutos
Assist: Florian Lejeune1-2 (Rayo Vallecano)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Celta Vigo
  • Marcos Alonso
  • Yoel Lago
Rayo Vallecano
  • Florian Lejeune
  • Pathé Ciss
  • Óscar Valentín

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 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 0.91 10’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), 1-0 10’ 17’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 1-1 17’ 45+2’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), 1-2 45+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 0.91 10’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), 1-0 Alonso 10’ 17’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), 1-1 Palazón 17’ 45+2’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), 1-2 De Frutos 45+2’
Celta Vigo 2.45 xGRayo Vallecano 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
10’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 47’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 17’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 34’ Fernando López (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 90+5’ Javier Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 47’ Fernando López (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 66’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 58’ Fernando López (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 5’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Fernando López (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Mihailo Ristic (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Mihailo Ristic (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 10’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 47’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 17’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 34’ Fernando López (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 90+5’ Javier Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.30 xG, saved 47’ Fernando López (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 66’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 58’ Fernando López (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 5’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Fernando López (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+5’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Mihailo Ristic (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Mihailo Ristic (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Vicente Guaita GK900 0.000.000
Yoel Lago DEF900 0.000.000
Javier Rodríguez DEF901 0.300.021
Marcos Alonso DEF8915 1.010.112
Óscar Mingueza MID901 0.040.494
Mihailo Ristic MID842 0.040.092
Ilaix Moriba MID902 0.030.000
Fran Beltrán MID902 0.080.000
Williot Swedberg MID844 0.230.091
Fernando López MID744 0.560.021
Pablo Durán FWD893 0.160.092
Iago Aspas Sub160 0.000.041
Alfon Sub60 0.000.000
Hugo Álvarez Sub60 0.000.000
Borja Iglesias Sub10 0.000.000
Carlos Domínguez Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 50% Avg odds 1.91
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Rayo Vallecano win 23% Avg odds 4.18

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

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo LWLWW
Rayo Vallecano DLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Celta Vigo, 10 Jan 25 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Celta Vigo, 21 Sep 25  All Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.