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Villarreal vs Celta Vigo – Lineups & Match Details

Villarreal beat Celta Vigo 2-1. Goals: Gerard Moreno (2' pen.), N. Pépé (29'), Borja Iglesias (73' pen.). Villarreal had 47% possession against Celta Vigo's 53%. Shots on target: 4-3.

La Liga · Regular Season - 32

Sunday, 26 April 2026

VillarrealVillarreal

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

Celta VigoCelta Vigo

Referee: Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez, Spain

Lineups

VillarrealVillarreal4-4-2
Arnau Tenas25Arnau TenasG
Alexander Freeman3Alexander FreemanD
Rafa MarĂ­n4Rafa MarĂ­nD
Renato Veiga12Renato VeigaD
Alfonso Pedraza24Alfonso PedrazaD
Nicolas Pépé19Nicolas PépéM
Santi Comesaña14Santi ComesañaM
Pape Gueye18Pape GueyeM
Alberto Moleiro20Alberto MoleiroM
Gerard Moreno7Gerard MorenoF
Georges Mikautadze9Georges MikautadzeF

Substitutes

23Sergi CardonaD
10Dani ParejoM
11Alfon GonzĂĄlezF
22Ayoze PerezF
16Thomas ParteyM
1Luiz JĂșniorG
6Pau NavarroD
5Willy KambwalaD
2Logan CostaD
21Tani OluwaseyiF
32Hugo LopezF
Celta VigoCelta Vigo3-4-2-1
Ionuț Radu13Ionuț RaduG
Javi RodrĂ­guez32Javi RodrĂ­guezD
Yoel Lago29Yoel LagoD
Marcos Alonso20Marcos AlonsoD
Óscar Mingueza3Óscar MinguezaM
Hugo Sotelo22Hugo SoteloM
Ilaix Moriba6Ilaix MoribaM
Sergio Carreira5Sergio CarreiraM
Pablo DurĂĄn18Pablo DurĂĄnF
Hugo Álvarez23Hugo ÁlvarezF
Borja Iglesias7Borja IglesiasF

Substitutes

9Ferran JutglĂ F
14Alvaro NĂșñezD
8Fer LĂłpezM
10Iago AspasF
30Hugo GonzĂĄlezF
1IvĂĄn VillarG
12Manu FernĂĄndezD
24Carlos DomĂ­nguezD
21Mihailo RisticD
17Javier RuedaD
36Andrés AntañónM
39Jones El-AbdellaouiF

Match Events

2'P

Gerard Moreno

14'Y

Marcos Alonso

18'Y

Pedraza

29'G

N. Pépé

Assist: Pedraza

29'Y

I. Radu

42'Y

N. Pépé

45'+3Y

Pablo DurĂĄn

46'S

Pablo DurĂĄn

Substitution 1

70'Y

P. Gueye

73'P

Borja Iglesias

74'Y

Borja Iglesias

76'S

Marcos Alonso

Substitution 2

76'S

Hugo Sotelo

Substitution 3

76'S

Hugo Álvarez

Substitution 4

78'S

P. Gueye

Substitution 1

78'S

N. Pépé

Substitution 2

78'S

Pedraza

Substitution 3

83'S

Borja Iglesias

Substitution 5

85'S

G. Mikautadze

Substitution 4

90'+2S

Alberto Moleiro

Substitution 5

90'+4Y

I. Moriba

90'+5Y

Iago Aspas

Statistics

Villarreal
47%53%
Celta Vigo
1.72Expected Goals (xG)2.08
13Total Shots9
4Shots on Target3
7Corners5
13Fouls16
1Offsides2
90Pass Accuracy (%)89
3Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Villarreal host Celta Vigo on Sunday, 26 April 2026 at Estadio de la CerĂĄmica. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Villarreal go into the match 3rd in the table; Celta Vigo sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 31 Aug 2025: Villarreal 1-1 Celta Vigo; 23 Apr 2025: Villarreal 0-3 Celta Vigo; 26 Aug 2024: Villarreal 4-3 Celta Vigo. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Villarreal beat Celta Vigo 2-1. Villarreal scored through Gerard Moreno 2' (pen.), N. Pépé 29'. Celta Vigo replied with Borja Iglesias 73' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 73 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Villarreal held 47% of the ball against 53% for Celta Vigo. Shots on target finished 4-3. Expected goals read 1.72 for Villarreal, 2.08 for Celta Vigo.

Verdict

The win nudges Villarreal forward and leaves Celta Vigo with work to do. Villarreal sat 3rd 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.