Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano
Ref: M. BusquetsEstadio Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo · 24,791 cap
Match recap
Celta Vigo beat Rayo Vallecano 3–0 in their La Liga fixture. Carreira, Zaragoza, and Javi Rueda scored for Celta Vigo. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.87 for Celta Vigo versus 1.11 for Rayo Vallecano. Celta Vigo sit 6th in the La Liga table while Rayo Vallecano are 8th.
First Half
Aspas
Yellow Card
⚽
Carreira
Assist: Álvarez
Álvarez
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Zaragoza
Penalty
Sotelo
Yellow Card
58'
Gumbau
Yellow Card
59'
Martín
Yellow Card
61'
⇄
Espino
61'
⇄
Gumbau
⇄
Álvarez
⇄
Sotelo
65'
VAR
Card upgrade
Mingueza
Yellow Card
66'
Mendy
Red Card
66'
Isi Palazón
Yellow Card
68'
⇄
Martín
⇄
Mingueza
⇄
Javi Rodríguez
78'
⇄
de Frutos
79'
⇄
Isi Palazón
⚽
Javi Rueda
⇄
Starfelt
| # | 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 |
| 8 |  Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 |  Valencia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 49 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Celta VigoRayo Vallecano
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.87VS1.11
Attack1 · 4 won
11
Shots
14
7
Shots on target
3
6
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
5
1
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
49%
Possession
51%
447
Total passes
454
385
Accurate passes
392
86%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline2 · 2 won
7
Fouls
14
4
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
4
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
7
-1
Goals prevented
-1
Celta Vigo
3-4-3
Rayo Vallecano
4-3-3
Celta Vigo
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2C. StarfeltD
- 3Óscar MinguezaM
- 5Sergio CarreiraM
- 6I. MoribaM
- 13I. RaduG
- 15Bryan ZaragozaF
- 18Pablo DuránF
- 20Marcos AlonsoD
- 22Hugo SoteloM
- 23Hugo ÁlvarezF
- 32Javi RodríguezD
Substitutes
- 1Iván VillarG
- 4J. AidooD
- 7Borja IglesiasF
- 10Iago AspasF
- 12Manu FernándezD
- 16Miguel RománM
- 17Javi RuedaD
- 19W. SwedbergM
- 24Carlos DomínguezD
- 29Yoel LagoD
- 38H. BurcioM
- 39J. El AbdellaouiF
Rayo Vallecano
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3Pep ChavarríaD
- 4Pedro DíazM
- 7Isi PalazónM
- 13A. BatallaG
- 14Carlos MartínF
- 15GumbauM
- 18Álvaro GarcíaF
- 19Jorge de FrutosF
- 22A. EspinoD
- 24F. LejeuneD
- 32N. MendyD
Substitutes
- 1Dani CárdenasG
- 8Ó. TrejoM
- 9AlemãoF
- 11R. NtekaM
- 21Fran PérezM
- 26Marco de las SíasD
- 28Samu BecerraM
- 33J. VertrouwdD
- 40Adrián MolinaG
Celta Vigo
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Zaragoza | F | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4/7 |
| Ionuț Radu | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Starfelt(C) | D | 83 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcos Alonso | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergio Carreira | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Hugo Álvarez | F | 62 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Hugo Sotelo | M | 63 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Óscar Mingueza | M | 71 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Javi Rodríguez | D | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilaix Moriba | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Pablo Durán | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Borja Iglesias | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Villar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iago Aspas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Domínguez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoel Lago | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jones El-Abdellaoui | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joseph Aidoo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Rueda | D | 19 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Manu Fernández | D | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Román | M | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hugo Burcio | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Williot Swedberg | M | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Rayo Vallecano
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Gumbau | M | 61 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge de Frutos | F | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Carlos Martín | F | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Florian Lejeune | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Augusto Batalla | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Álvaro García | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Isi Palazón(C) | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Josep Chavarría | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Pedro Díaz | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Alfonso Espino | D | 61 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nobel Mendy | D | 66 | 5.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dani Cárdenas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrián Molina | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco de las Sias | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samu Becerra | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fran Pérez | M | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Alemão | F | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Randy Nteka | M | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jozhua Vertrouwd | D | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Óscar Trejo | M | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |