Celta Vigo vs Valencia

3 January 2026 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Borja Iglesias 33’ (pen), 59’
  • Jones El Abdellaoui 83’
  • Hugo Álvarez 90+4’
  • Pepelu 70’

Match summary

Celta Vigo won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Valencia. Celta Vigo led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Borja Iglesias put Celta Vigo ahead from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute. In the second half, Iglesias made it 2-0 in the 59th minute, set up by Pablo Durán, Pepelu pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 70th minute, Jones El Abdellaoui made it 3-1 in the 83rd minute, and Hugo Álvarez made it 4-1 in stoppage time, set up by Iago Aspas.

The chances backed that up: Celta Vigo created 2.59 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Valencia's 1.80 from 16. Pepelu hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Valencia.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%
12 Shots 16
6 Shots on target 5
2 Corners 4
97 Attacks 95
29 Dangerous attacks 58
394 Passes 574
86% Pass accuracy 90%
13 Tackles 9
10 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Celta Vigo Valencia
Kick-off
7’
PepeluMissed penalty
Óscar MinguezaShot on target
9’
Pablo DuránWilliot SwedbergInjury
28’
Borja IglesiasPenalty1-0 (Celta Vigo)
33’
37’
Lucas BeltránShot on target
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
50’
Javier GuerraShot on target
52’
André AlmeidaShot on target
53’
Hugo DuroFoul
57’
Largie RamazaniLucas Beltrán
57’
Luis RiojaThierry Correia
Borja IglesiasLeft foot shot2-0 (Celta Vigo)
59’
62’
Largie RamazaniFoul
Bryan ZaragozaShot on target
65’
66’
Arnaut DanjumaJavi Guerra
66’
César TárregaDimitri Foulquier
Jones El-AbdellaouiBorja Iglesias
67’
Hugo ÁlvarezBryan Zaragoza
67’
70’
PepeluRight foot shot2-1 (Valencia)
74’
José CopeteFoul
Javi RodríguezFoul
79’
Iago AspasPablo Durán
81’
Manu FernándezJavi Rodríguez
81’
81’
Diego LópezJosé Copete
Jones El-AbdellaouiRight foot shot3-1 (Celta Vigo)
83’
86’
Hugo DuroShot on target
Hugo ÁlvarezRight foot shot4-1 (Celta Vigo)
90+4’
Full-time4-1

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 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.59 1.80 33’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), 1-0 33’ 59’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), 2-0 59’ 70’ Pepelu (Valencia), 2-1 70’ 83’ Jones El Abdellaoui (Celta Vigo), 3-1 83’ 90+4’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), 4-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.59 1.80 33’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), 1-0 Iglesias 33’ 59’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), 2-0 Iglesias 59’ 70’ Pepelu (Valencia), 2-1 Pepelu 70’ 83’ Jones El Abdellaoui (Celta Vigo), 3-1 El Abdellaoui 83’ 90+4’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), 4-1 Álvarez 90+4’
Celta Vigo 2.59 xGValencia 1.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
7’ Pepelu (Valencia), penalty, 0.74 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 59’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 83’ Jones El Abdellaoui (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 86’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 18’ Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 17’ Lucas Beltrán (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Lucas Beltrán (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 65’ Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 15’ Thierry Correia (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 10’ Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Lucas Beltrán (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 50’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 76’ Jones El Abdellaoui (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Copete (Valencia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ André Almeida (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Pepelu (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Pepelu (Valencia), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Largie Ramazani (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Pepelu (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 9’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Jesús Vázquez (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ André Almeida (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Pepelu (Valencia), penalty, 0.74 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 59’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 83’ Jones El Abdellaoui (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 86’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 18’ Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 17’ Lucas Beltrán (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Lucas Beltrán (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 65’ Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 15’ Thierry Correia (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 10’ Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Lucas Beltrán (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 50’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 76’ Jones El Abdellaoui (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Copete (Valencia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Pepelu (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ André Almeida (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Pepelu (Valencia), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Largie Ramazani (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Pepelu (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 9’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Jesús Vázquez (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ André Almeida (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Celta Vigo 3-4-3 Starting XI
Radu
Rodríguez 81’
Aidoo
Alonso
Mingueza
Moriba
Román
Carreira
Zaragoza 67’
Iglesias 2 67’
Swedberg 28’
Valencia 3-5-2 Starting XI
Agirrezabala
Copete 81’
Diakhaby
Foulquier 66’
Vázquez
Almeida
Pepelu
Guerra 66’
Correia 57’
Beltrán 57’
Duro

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ionut Radu GK900 0.000.000
Joseph Aidoo DEF902 0.350.000
Marcos Alonso DEF900 0.000.081
Javier Rodríguez DEF840 0.000.000
Óscar Mingueza MID901 0.020.061
Sergio Carreira MID900 0.000.061
Ilaix Moriba MID900 0.000.000
Miguel Román MID900 0.000.122
Bryan Zaragoza FWD701 0.080.291
Borja Iglesias FWD7023 1.390.000
Williot Swedberg FWD270 0.000.000
Pablo Durán Sub5711 0.050.591
Hugo Álvarez Sub2012 0.140.000
Jones El Abdellaoui Sub2012 0.560.000
Iago Aspas Sub610 0.000.071
Manuel Fernández Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 47% Avg odds 1.99
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.24
Valencia win 24% Avg odds 3.99

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

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo WLWWD
Valencia WDDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valencia 2-1 Celta Vigo, 02 Feb 25 Next meeting: Valencia 2-3 Celta Vigo, 05 Apr 26  All Celta Vigo vs Valencia meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.