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Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano – Lineups & Match Details

Celta Vigo beat Rayo Vallecano 3-0. Goals: Sergio Carreira (40'), Bryan Zaragoza (54' pen.), Javi Rueda (79'). Celta Vigo had 49% possession against Rayo Vallecano's 51%. Shots on target: 7-3.

La Liga · Regular Season - 20

Sunday, 18 January 2026

Celta VigoCelta Vigo

3 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano

Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer, Spain

Lineups

Celta VigoCelta Vigo3-4-3
I. Radu13I. RaduG
J. Rodriguez32J. RodriguezD
C. Starfelt2C. StarfeltD
M. Alonso20M. AlonsoD
O. Mingueza3O. MinguezaM
I. Moriba6I. MoribaM
H. Sotelo22H. SoteloM
S. Carreira5S. CarreiraM
H. Alvarez23H. AlvarezF
P. Duran18P. DuranF
B. Zaragoza15B. ZaragozaF

Substitutes

1I. VillarG
4J. AidooD
7B. IglesiasF
10I. AspasF
12M. FernandezD
16M. RomanM
17J. RuedaD
19W. SwedbergM
24C. DominguezD
29Y. LagoD
38H. BurcioM
39J. El AbdellaouiF
Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano4-3-3
A. Batalla13A. BatallaG
Pacha22PachaD
F. Lejeune24F. LejeuneD
N. Mendy32N. MendyD
P. Chavarria3P. ChavarriaD
I. Palazon7I. PalazonM
P. Diaz4P. DiazM
G. Gumbau15G. GumbauM
C. Martin14C. MartinF
J. de Frutos19J. de FrutosF
A. Garcia18A. GarciaF

Substitutes

1D. CardenasG
40A. MolinaG
33J. VertrouwdD
26M. de las SiasD
28S. BecerraM
11R. NtekaM
21F. PerezM
9AlemaoF
8O. TrejoM

Match Events

-5'Y

Iago Aspas

40'G

Sergio Carreira

Assist: Hugo Álvarez

44'Y

Hugo Álvarez

54'P

Bryan Zaragoza

58'Y

Hugo Sotelo

58'Y

Gumbau

59'Y

Carlos Martín

61'S

Gumbau

Substitution 1

61'S

A. Espino

Substitution 2

62'S

Hugo Álvarez

Substitution 1

63'S

Hugo Sotelo

Substitution 2

66'Y

Óscar Mingueza

66'Y

Isi Palazón

66'R

N. Mendy

68'S

Carlos Martín

Substitution 3

71'S

Javi Rodríguez

Substitution 3

71'S

Óscar Mingueza

Substitution 4

78'S

Jorge de Frutos

Substitution 4

79'S

Isi Palazón

Substitution 5

79'G

Javi Rueda

83'S

C. Starfelt

Substitution 5

Statistics

Celta Vigo
49%51%
Rayo Vallecano
1.87Expected Goals (xG)1.11
11Total Shots14
7Shots on Target3
5Corners7
7Fouls14
4Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)86
4Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Celta Vigo host Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, 18 January 2026. The kick-off time is 17:30 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Celta Vigo go into the match 6th in the table; Rayo Vallecano sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Celta Vigo have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Rayo Vallecano have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 21 Sept 2025: Celta Vigo 1-1 Rayo Vallecano; 18 May 2025: Celta Vigo 1-2 Rayo Vallecano; 10 Jan 2025: Celta Vigo 1-2 Rayo Vallecano. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Celta Vigo beat Rayo Vallecano 3-0. Celta Vigo scored through Sergio Carreira 40', Bryan Zaragoza 54' (pen.), Javi Rueda 79'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 79 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Celta Vigo held 49% of the ball against 51% for Rayo Vallecano. Shots on target finished 7-3. Expected goals read 1.87 for Celta Vigo, 1.11 for Rayo Vallecano.

Verdict

The win nudges Celta Vigo forward and leaves Rayo Vallecano with work to do. Celta Vigo sat 6th and Rayo Vallecano 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.