Villarreal vs Celta Vigo

26 April 2026 · La Liga · 2025/26 · Referee Alejandro Quintero González

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Gerard Moreno 2’ (pen)
  • Nicolas Pepe 29’
  • Borja Iglesias 73’ (pen)

Match summary

Villarreal beat Celta Vigo 2-1. Villarreal led 2-0 at half-time.

Gerard Moreno put Villarreal ahead from the penalty spot in the 2nd minute, Nicolas Pepe made it 2-0 in the 29th minute, set up by Alfonso, and Borja Iglesias pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Villarreal created 2.51 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Celta Vigo's 2.05 from 9.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%
13 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 3
7 Corners 5
61 Attacks 72
31 Dangerous attacks 37
488 Passes 542
91% Pass accuracy 89%
12 Tackles 12
13 Fouls 16
3 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Villarreal Celta Vigo
Kick-off
Gerard MorenoPenalty1-0 (Villarreal)
2’
14’
Marcos AlonsoFoul
Alfonso PedrazaFoul
18’
Nicolas PépéLeft foot shot2-0 (Villarreal)
29’
29’
Ionuț RaduArgument
32’
Sergio CarreiraShot on target
Nicolas PépéFoul
42’
44’
Hugo ÁlvarezShot on target
45+3’
Pablo DuránFoul
Half-time2-0
46’
Ferran JutglàPablo Durán
Second half underway
Georges MikautadzeShot on target
57’
Pape GueyeFoul
70’
71’
To be retaken
73’
Borja IglesiasPenalty2-1 (Celta Vigo)
74’
Borja Iglesias
76’
Iago AspasMarcos Alonso
76’
Fer LópezHugo Sotelo
76’
Álvaro NúñezHugo Álvarez
Sergi CardonaAlfonso Pedraza
78’
Alfon GonzálezNicolas Pépé
78’
Dani ParejoPape Gueye
78’
83’
Hugo GonzálezBorja Iglesias
Ayoze PérezGeorges Mikautadze
85’
AlfonShot on target
86’
Thomas ParteyAlberto Moleiro
90+2’
90+4’
Ilaix MoribaArgument
90+5’
Iago AspasArgument
Full-time2-1

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 2.51 2.05 2’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 1-0 2’ 29’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), 2-0 29’ 73’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), 2-1 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.51 2.05 2’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 1-0 Moreno 2’ 29’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), 2-0 Pepe 29’ 73’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), 2-1 Iglesias 73’
Villarreal 2.51 xGCelta Vigo 2.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Villarreal attacking 
57’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.85 xG, off target 2’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 73’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 89’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 53’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 32’ Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 44’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 79’ Ferrán Jutglà (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.23 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 57’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 10’ Javier Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 13’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 83’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Rafa Marín (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 68’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Alfon (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.85 xG, off target 2’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 73’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 89’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 53’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 32’ Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 44’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 79’ Ferrán Jutglà (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.23 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Santiago Comesaña (Villarreal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 57’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 10’ Javier Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 13’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 29’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 83’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Rafa Marín (Villarreal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Alfon (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Pape Alassane Gueye (Villarreal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Villarreal 4-4-2 Starting XI
Tenas
Freeman
Marín
Veiga
Pedraza 78’
Pépé 78’
Comesaña
Gueye 78’
Moleiro 90’
Moreno
Mikautadze 85’
Celta Vigo 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Radu
Alonso 76’
Lago
Rodríguez
Carreira
Moriba
Sotelo 76’
Mingueza
Álvarez 76’
Durán 46’
Iglesias 83’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Arnau Tenas GK900 0.000.000
Alexander Freeman DEF900 0.000.000
Renato Veiga DEF900 0.000.000
Rafa Marín DEF901 0.030.000
Alfonso DEF8110 0.000.061
Nicolas Pepe MID8112 0.080.192
Santiago Comesaña MID901 0.130.000
Pape Alassane Gueye MID813 0.930.000
Alberto Moleiro MID900 0.000.052
Gerard Moreno FWD9013 1.190.000
Georges Mikautadze FWD882 0.130.000
Alfon Sub91 0.020.131
Sergi Cardona Sub90 0.000.000
Daniel Parejo Sub90 0.000.021
Ayoze Pérez Sub20 0.000.000
Thomas Partey Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Villarreal win 50% Avg odds 1.89
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Celta Vigo win 24% Avg odds 3.83

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

Form going into the game

Villarreal DWLWD
Celta Vigo DLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celta Vigo 1-1 Villarreal, 31 Aug 25 Next meeting: Celta Vigo vs Villarreal, 29 Nov 26 (upcoming)  All Villarreal vs Celta Vigo meetings

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