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Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo – Lineups & Match Details

Real Sociedad beat Celta Vigo 3-1. Goals: Mikel Oyarzabal (17'), Borja Iglesias (72'), Mikel Oyarzabal (75'), Brais Méndez (90' pen.). Real Sociedad had 36% possession against Celta Vigo's 64%. Shots on target: 4-4.

La Liga · Regular Season - 21

Sunday, 25 January 2026

Real SociedadReal Sociedad

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Celta VigoCelta Vigo

Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas, Spain

Lineups

Real SociedadReal Sociedad4-4-2
A. Remiro1A. RemiroG
J. Aramburu2J. AramburuD
J. Martin31J. MartinD
D. Caleta-Car16D. Caleta-CarD
A. Munoz3A. MunozD
G. Guedes11G. GuedesM
J. Gorrotxategi4J. GorrotxategiM
B. Turrientes8B. TurrientesM
A. Barrenetxea7A. BarrenetxeaM
L. Sucic24L. SucicF
M. Oyarzabal10M. OyarzabalF

Substitutes

13U. MarreroG
32A. FragaG
5I. ZubeldiaD
6A. ElustondoD
9O. OskarssonF
19J. KarrikaburuF
20A. OdriozolaD
23B. MendezM
26D. DiazF
28P. MarinM
46I. AguirreM
47J. OchiengF
Celta VigoCelta Vigo3-4-3
I. Radu13I. RaduG
M. Fernandez12M. FernandezD
C. Starfelt2C. StarfeltD
M. Alonso20M. AlonsoD
S. Carreira5S. CarreiraM
I. Moriba6I. MoribaM
H. Sotelo22H. SoteloM
H. Alvarez23H. AlvarezM
J. El Abdellaoui39J. El AbdellaouiF
P. Duran18P. DuranF
B. Zaragoza15B. ZaragozaF

Substitutes

1I. VillarG
3O. MinguezaD
4J. AidooD
7B. IglesiasF
10I. AspasF
16M. RomanM
17J. RuedaD
19W. SwedbergM
21M. RisticD
24C. DominguezD
32J. RodriguezD
38H. BurcioM

Match Events

16'Y

L. Sučić

17'G

Mikel Oyarzabal

Assist: Beñat Turrientes

45'+2R

D. Ćaleta-Car

45'+3Y

Bryan Zaragoza

46'S

Barrenetxea

Substitution 1

46'S

Beñat Turrientes

Substitution 2

46'S

Manu Fernández

Substitution 1

56'S

Pablo Durán

Substitution 2

56'S

I. Moriba

Substitution 3

70'S

Gonçalo Guedes

Substitution 3

72'G

Borja Iglesias

75'G

Mikel Oyarzabal

Assist: Jon Gorrotxategi

76'S

Hugo Sotelo

Substitution 4

76'S

Sergio Carreira

Substitution 5

81'S

L. Sučić

Substitution 4

86'S

Mikel Oyarzabal

Substitution 5

90'P

Brais Méndez

Statistics

Real Sociedad
36%64%
Celta Vigo
1.61Expected Goals (xG)1.6
10Total Shots17
4Shots on Target4
2Corners9
7Fouls13
2Offsides2
83Pass Accuracy (%)89
1Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Real Sociedad host Celta Vigo on Sunday, 25 January 2026. The kick-off time is 17:30 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Real Sociedad go into the match 8th in the table; Celta Vigo sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Real Sociedad have taken 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Celta Vigo have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 4 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 19 Oct 2025: Real Sociedad 1-1 Celta Vigo; 13 May 2025: Real Sociedad 0-1 Celta Vigo; 21 Dec 2024: Real Sociedad 0-2 Celta Vigo. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Sociedad beat Celta Vigo 3-1. Real Sociedad scored through Mikel Oyarzabal 17', Mikel Oyarzabal 75', Brais Méndez 90' (pen.). Celta Vigo replied with Borja Iglesias 72'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Real Sociedad held 36% of the ball against 64% for Celta Vigo. Shots on target finished 4-4. Expected goals read 1.61 for Real Sociedad, 1.60 for Celta Vigo.

Verdict

The win nudges Real Sociedad forward and leaves Celta Vigo with work to do. Real Sociedad sat 8th and Celta Vigo 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.