Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo

10 January 2025 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Adrián Embarba 5’
  • Jorge De Frutos 63’
  • Borja Iglesias 26’

Match summary

Rayo Vallecano beat Celta Vigo 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Adrián Embarba put Rayo Vallecano ahead in the 5th minute, Borja Iglesias equalised in the 26th minute, set up by Jonathan Bamba, and Jorge De Frutos won it in the 63rd minute, set up by Sergio Camello.

Celta Vigo can feel hard done by, creating 3.45 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 1.01 from 8. Celta Vigo had a player sent off.

Match stats

Rayo Vallecano Celta Vigo
8 Shots 23
5 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
1.00 xG 3.26
1.00 Non-penalty xG 3.26
1 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Rayo Vallecano Celta Vigo
Kick-off
Adrián Embarba1-0 (Rayo Vallecano)
5’
26’
Borja Iglesias
Assist: Jonathan Bamba1-1 (Celta Vigo)
Half-time1-1
Jorge De Frutos
Assist: Sergio Camello2-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
63’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Abdul Mumin
  • Pathé Ciss
Celta Vigo
  • Marcos Alonso
  • Franco Cervi

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.01 3.45 5’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 5’ 26’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), 1-1 26’ 63’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), 2-1 63’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.01 3.45 5’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), 1-0 Embarba 5’ 26’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), 1-1 Iglesias 26’ 63’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), 2-1 De Frutos 63’
Rayo Vallecano 1.01 xGCelta Vigo 3.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Rayo Vallecano attacking 
83’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.53 xG, blocked 59’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 26’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 31’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.38 xG, off target 32’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.36 xG, saved 5’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 90+8’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 83’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 45’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 43’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 84’ Carlos Domínguez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 43’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 43’ Alfon (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 30’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Alfon (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 80’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 89’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.53 xG, blocked 59’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 26’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 31’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.38 xG, off target 32’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.36 xG, saved 5’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 90+8’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 83’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 45’ Unai López (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 43’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 84’ Carlos Domínguez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 43’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 43’ Alfon (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Alfon (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Jorge De Frutos (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 89’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Daniel Cárdenas GK900 0.000.000
Andrei Ratiu DEF900 0.000.000
Florian Lejeune DEF902 0.400.000
Abdul Mumin DEF900 0.000.000
Pep Chavarría DEF900 0.000.000
Jorge De Frutos MID8811 0.050.021
Unai López MID901 0.130.000
Pathé Ciss MID671 0.020.031
Adrián Embarba MID8812 0.380.000
Isi Palazón FWD771 0.030.492
Sergio Camello FWD6610 0.000.051
Álvaro García Sub240 0.000.000
Óscar Valentín Sub230 0.000.000
Iván Balliu Sub130 0.000.000
Pedro Díaz Sub20 0.000.000
Randy Nteka Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Rayo Vallecano win 34% Avg odds 2.85
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.14
Celta Vigo win 36% Avg odds 2.64

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

Form going into the game

Rayo Vallecano LWDDD
Celta Vigo DLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celta Vigo 0-0 Rayo Vallecano, 31 Mar 24 Next meeting: Celta Vigo 1-2 Rayo Vallecano, 18 May 25  All Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo 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.