Celta Vigo vs Espanyol
Ref: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, SpainEstadio Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo · 24,791 cap
Match recap
Espanyol beat Celta Vigo 1–0 in their La Liga fixture. Kike García scored for Espanyol. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.63 for Celta Vigo versus 0.38 for Espanyol. Celta Vigo sit 6th in the La Liga table while Espanyol are 11th.
First Half
VAR
Penalty cancelled
Second Half
60'
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Terrats
⇄
Javi Rueda
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Aspas
72'
González
Yellow Card
76'
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Fernández
76'
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Calero
76'
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Milla
⇄
Iglesias
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Fran Beltrán
86'
⚽
Kike García
Assist: Edu Expósito
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Román
90+5'
Romero
Yellow Card
Jutglà
Yellow Card
90'
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Dolan
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 5 |  Real Betis | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | +11 | 60 |
| 6 |  Celta Vigo | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | +5 | 54 |
| 7 |  Getafe | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | -6 | 51 |
| 10 |  Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 |  Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 |  Athletic Club | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 45 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Celta VigoEspanyol
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.63VS0.38
Attack4 · 2 won
11
Shots
9
4
Shots on target
2
7
Shots in the box
4
4
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
555
Total passes
354
483
Accurate passes
281
87%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline3 · 0 won
12
Fouls
15
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
5
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Celta Vigo
3-4-3
Espanyol
4-4-2
Celta Vigo
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2C. StarfeltD
- 5Sergio CarreiraM
- 7Borja IglesiasF
- 8Fran BeltránM
- 10Iago AspasF
- 13I. RaduG
- 15Bryan ZaragozaF
- 16Miguel RománM
- 17Javi RuedaM
- 20Marcos AlonsoD
- 32Javi RodríguezD
Substitutes
- 1Iván VillarG
- 3Óscar MinguezaD
- 4J. AidooD
- 6I. MoribaM
- 9Ferran JutglàF
- 18Pablo DuránF
- 19W. SwedbergM
- 21M. RistićD
- 22Hugo SoteloM
- 23Hugo ÁlvarezM
- 24Carlos DomínguezD
- 39J. El AbdellaouiF
Espanyol
4-4-2Starting XI
- 4Urko GonzálezM
- 5Fernando CaleroD
- 6L. CabreraD
- 9Roberto FernándezF
- 10Pol LozanoM
- 11Pere MillaF
- 13M. DmitrovićG
- 14Ramón TerratsM
- 22Carlos RomeroD
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 24T. DolanM
Substitutes
- 1Ángel FortuñoG
- 2Rubén SánchezD
- 8Edu ExpósitoM
- 12José SalinasD
- 15Miguel RubioD
- 16L. KoleoshoF
- 17Jofre CarrerasF
- 18C. PickelM
- 19Kike GarcíaF
- 20Antoniu RocaF
- 27Javier HernandezM
- 38C. RiedelD
Celta Vigo
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Zaragoza | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/8 |
| Marcos Alonso | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Borja Iglesias | F | 79 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Fran Beltrán | M | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergio Carreira | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Miguel Román | M | 87 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Carl Starfelt | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Javi Rodríguez | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Iago Aspas(C) | F | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Javier Rueda | M | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Ionuț Radu | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joseph Aidoo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mihailo Ristić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Villar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Óscar Mingueza | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Domínguez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo Sotelo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo Álvarez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jones El-Abdellaoui | F | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ilaix Moriba | M | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Durán | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ferran Jutglà | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Williot Swedberg | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Espanyol
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Calero | D | 76 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Dmitrović | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Romero | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Omar El Hilali | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrhys Dolan | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Pol Lozano | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pere Milla | F | 76 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Ramón Terrats | M | 60 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Cabrera(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Roberto Fernández | F | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Urko González | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Miguel Rubio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charles Pickel | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angel Fortuno | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Salinas | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rubén Sánchez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antoniu Roca | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Koleosho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Hernandez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kike García | F | 30 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Edu Expósito | M | 14 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jofre Carreras | F | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Clemens Riedel | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |