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Celta Vigo vs Valencia – Lineups & Match Details

Celta Vigo beat Valencia 4-1. Goals: Player #47348 (33' pen.), Player #47348 (59'), Player #47463 (70'), Player #351913 (83'), Player #329720 (90'). Celta Vigo had 40% possession against Valencia's 60%. Shots on target: 6-5.

La Liga · Regular Season - 18

Saturday, 3 January 2026

Celta VigoCelta Vigo

4 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

ValenciaValencia

Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, Spain

Lineups

Celta VigoCelta Vigo3-4-3
I
13I. RaduG
J
32J. RodriguezD
J
4J. AidooD
M
20M. AlonsoD
O
3O. MinguezaM
I
6I. MoribaM
M
16M. RomanM
S
5S. CarreiraM
B
15B. ZaragozaF
B
7B. IglesiasF
W
19W. SwedbergF

Substitutes

1I. VillarG
12M. FernandezD
29Y. LagoD
17J. RuedaD
8F. BeltranM
11F. CerviM
22H. SoteloM
23H. AlvarezM
10I. AspasF
18P. DuranF
39J. El AbdellaouiF
9F. JutglaF
ValenciaValencia3-5-2
J
25J. AgirrezabalaG
D
20D. FoulquierD
M
4M. DiakhabyD
J
3J. CopeteD
T
12T. CorreiaM
J
8J. GuerraM
P
18PepeluM
A
10A. AlmeidaM
J
21J. VazquezM
H
9H. DuroF
L
15L. BeltranF

Substitutes

28V. AbrilG
13C. RiveroG
14J. GayaD
26RuboD
5C. TarregaD
29L. NunezM
22B. SantamariaM
7A. DanjumaF
16D. LopezF
19D. RabaF
17L. RamazaniF
11L. RiojaF

Match Events

28'S

#269163

Substitution 1

33'P

#47348

53'Y

#47264

57'S

#6010

Substitution 1

57'S

#1482

Substitution 2

59'G

#47348

62'Y

#138776

66'S

#47251

Substitution 3

66'S

#315699

Substitution 4

67'S

#286639

Substitution 2

67'S

#47348

Substitution 3

70'G

#47463

74'Y

#181582

79'Y

#384135

81'S

#384135

Substitution 4

81'S

#null

Substitution 5

81'S

#181582

Substitution 5

83'G

#351913

90'G

#329720

Statistics

Celta Vigo
40%60%
Valencia
2.7Expected Goals (xG)1.94
12Total Shots16
6Shots on Target5
2Corners4
10Fouls9
2Offsides2
86Pass Accuracy (%)90
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Celta Vigo host Valencia on Saturday, 3 January 2026. The kick-off time is 13:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Celta Vigo go into the match 6th in the table; Valencia sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 2 Feb 2025: Celta Vigo 1-2 Valencia; 23 Aug 2024: Celta Vigo 3-1 Valencia; 26 May 2024: Celta Vigo 2-2 Valencia. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Celta Vigo beat Valencia 4-1. Celta Vigo scored through Borja Iglesias 33' (pen.), Borja Iglesias 59', J. El Abdellaoui 83', Hugo Álvarez 90'. Valencia replied with Pepelu 70'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Celta Vigo held 40% of the ball against 60% for Valencia. Shots on target finished 6-5. Expected goals read 2.70 for Celta Vigo, 1.94 for Valencia.

Verdict

The win nudges Celta Vigo forward and leaves Valencia with work to do. Celta Vigo sat 6th and Valencia 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.