Valencia vs Celta Vigo

22 August 2026 · La Liga · 2026/27 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Neither Valencia nor Celta Vigo found the net in a 0-0 draw.

There was little between the sides on chances: Valencia created 0.42 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Celta Vigo 0.54 from 7.

Valencia and Celta Vigo played out a goalless draw in their La Liga fixture on matchday two, with neither side able to break the deadlock during a closely contested encounter. Celta Vigo shaded the possession statistics with fifty-five percent and recorded more attacks with one hundred and nineteen, alongside forty-four dangerous attacks and six key passes. Valencia registered eight shots compared to the visitors' seven, though both teams struggled for clinical finishing, resulting in expected goals figures of 0.42 for Valencia and 0.54 for Celta Vigo. The match saw a total of thirty-four fouls and five yellow cards distributed evenly between the two competitive sides.

The first notable chance arrived in the twelfth minute when Marcos Alonso fired off target for Celta Vigo with an effort rated at 0.14 expected goals, followed by teammate Jones El Abdellaoui missing another opportunity in the twenty-fourth minute. Disciplinary action began late in the first half as Valencia received consecutive yellow cards, with Justin de Haas booked for a foul in the thirty-eighth minute and Stole Dimitrievski cautioned for argument in the thirty-ninth minute. Following a scoreless first half, Sergio Carreira received a yellow card for Celta Vigo in the fifty-seventh minute, Javi Rueda was cautioned in the sixty-seventh minute, and Ionuț Radu received a yellow card for time wasting in the eightieth minute as the match concluded scoreless.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
8 Shots 7
2 Shots on target 3
1 Corners 2
87 Attacks 119
24 Dangerous attacks 44
488 Passes 615
88% Pass accuracy 90%
12 Tackles 8
17 Fouls 17
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Valencia Celta Vigo
Kick-off
23’
Aleix FebasShot on target
38’
39’
42’
Javier RodríguezShot on target
Filip UgrinicShot on target
45’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
57’
66’
Pablo DuránShot on target
67’
80’
Ionuț Radu Time wasting
Guido RodríguezShot on target
90+5’
Full-time0-0

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 0.42 0.54 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.42 0.54
Valencia 0.42 xGCelta Vigo 0.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Valencia attacking 
25’ Jones El Abdellaoui (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 13’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 71’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 41’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Filip Ugrinic (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 89’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Pepelu (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Javier Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Aleix Febas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Filip Ugrinic (Valencia), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Guido Rodríguez (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 25’ Jones El Abdellaoui (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 13’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 71’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 41’ Javier Guerra (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Filip Ugrinic (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 89’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Pepelu (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Javier Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Aleix Febas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Filip Ugrinic (Valencia), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Guido Rodríguez (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Valencia 5-4-1 Starting XI
Dimitrievski
Vázquez
Tárrega
Pepelu
Haas 46’
Gayà 69’
Sato 57’
Ugrinic 69’
Rodríguez
Guerra
Danjuma 83’
Celta Vigo 3-4-3 Starting XI
Radu
Alonso
Lago
Rodríguez
Galán 64’
Febas 77’
Román
Carreira
Álvarez 57’
Jutglà 64’
El-Abdellaoui 63’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Stole Dimitrievski GK900 0.000.000
Jesús Vázquez DEF900 0.000.000
Pepelu DEF901 0.050.000
César Tárrega DEF900 0.000.000
Justin de Haas DEF490 0.000.000
José Gayá DEF720 0.000.031
Ryunosuke Sato MID600 0.000.000
Guido Rodríguez MID901 0.010.000
Filip Ugrinic MID722 0.090.051
Javier Guerra MID901 0.080.081
Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld FWD863 0.200.000
Mouctar Diakhaby Sub410 0.000.000
Umar Sadiq Sub300 0.000.000
Pablo Maffeo Sub180 0.000.121
Aliou Dieng Sub180 0.000.000
Hugo Duro Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 39% Avg odds 2.42
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.12
Celta Vigo win 31% Avg odds 3.04

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

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