La Liga · Sun, 14 Dec 2025 ·
Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club — 2 - 0
Estadio Abanca Balaídos · Referee: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain
Match report
Celta Vigo beat Athletic Club 2-0
Athletic Club were beaten 2-0 by Celta Vigo at Estadio Abanca Balaídos on Sunday, 14 December 2025 in La Liga matchday 16. W. Swedberg (48') and J. El Abdellaoui (55') scored for Celta Vigo. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Celta Vigo had 50% of the ball and 5 shots (2 on target) against Athletic Club’s 14 (2 on target). Ionuț Radu (Celta Vigo) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Celta Vigo 14th in the La Liga table on 7 points and Athletic Club 10th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 11 | Getafe | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 17 May 2026, Athletic Club 1-1 Celta Vigo
Match events
- 44'yellow cardFerran JutglàYellow Card
- 46'substitutionF. JutglaOff: J. El Abdellaoui
- 46'substitutionA. BerenguerOff: I. Williams
- 46'substitutionO. SancetOff: S. Sanchez
- 48'goalW. SwedbergAssist: J. Rueda
- 51'substitutionY. BerchicheOff: A. Boiro
- 55'goalJ. El AbdellaouiNormal Goal
- 61'substitutionH. SoteloOff: I. Moriba
- 61'substitutionJ. RuedaOff: S. Carreira
- 64'VAR decisionIñaki WilliamsPenalty confirmed
- 66'yellow cardIñaki WilliamsYellow Card
- 76'substitutionW. SwedbergOff: B. Iglesias
- 76'substitutionN. WilliamsOff: N. Serrano
- 77'yellow cardIago AspasYellow Card
- 80'substitutionI. AspasOff: H. Alvarez
- 80'substitutionG. GuruzetaOff: Izeta
- 87'yellow cardDaniel VivianYellow Card
- 90+6'yellow cardBorja IglesiasYellow Card
Lineups
Celta Vigo
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Claudio Giraldez
Starting XI
- 13I. RaduG
- 12M. FernandezD
- 2C. StarfeltD
- 20M. AlonsoD
- 17J. RuedaM
- 22H. SoteloM
- 16M. RomanM
- 3O. MinguezaM
- 19W. SwedbergF
- 10I. AspasF
- 9F. JutglaF
Substitutes
Athletic Club
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Ernesto Valverde
Starting XI
- 1U. SimonG
- 12J. AresoD
- 3D. VivianD
- 4A. ParedesD
- 17Y. BerchicheD
- 16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
- 18M. JauregizarM
- 7A. BerenguerM
- 8O. SancetM
- 10N. WilliamsM
- 11G. GuruzetaF
Substitutes
- 27A. PadillaG
- 2A. GorosabelD
- 6M. VesgaM
- 9I. WilliamsF
- 15I. LekueD
- 19A. BoiroD
- 20U. GomezM
- 22N. SerranoF
- 25IzetaF
- 30A. RegoM
- 44S. SanchezM
- 47I. MonrealD
Match statistics
- 50%Possession50%
- 1.35Expected goals (xG)1.61
- 5Total shots14
- 2Shots on target2
- 2Shots off target6
- 1Blocked shots6
- 4Shots inside the box8
- 1Shots outside the box6
- 1Corners4
- 2Offsides3
- 11Fouls13
- 3Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves0
- 507Passes492
- 415Accurate passes427
- 82%Pass accuracy87%
- -0.68Goals prevented-0.68
Player statistics
Celta Vigo
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Ionuț RaduGTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 2Carl StarfeltD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 12Manu FernándezD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Marcos AlonsoD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 3Óscar MinguezaM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 16Miguel RománM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Javier RuedaM | 61 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 22Hugo SoteloM | 61 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Ferran JutglàF | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Iago AspasF | 80 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Williot SwedbergF | 76 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 1Iván VillarG | – | – | ||
| 5Sergio CarreiraD | 29 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Mihailo RistićD | – | – | ||
| 29Yoel LagoD | – | – | ||
| 32Javi RodríguezD | – | – | ||
| 6Ilaix MoribaM | 29 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Fran BeltránM | – | – | ||
| 14Damián RodríguezM | – | – | ||
| 23Hugo ÁlvarezM | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Borja IglesiasF | 14 | 5.9 | ||
| 15Bryan ZaragozaF | – | – | ||
| 39Jones El-AbdellaouiF | 45 | 7.3 | 1 |
Athletic Club
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Unai SimónG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Daniel VivianD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Aitor ParedesD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 12Jesús AresoD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 17Yuri BerchicheD | 51 | 6.5 | ||
| 7Álex BerenguerM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Oihan SancetM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Nico WilliamsM | 76 | 5.9 | ||
| 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Mikel JauregizarM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 11Gorka GuruzetaF | 80 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Alex PadillaG | – | – | ||
| 2Andoni GorosabelD | – | – | ||
| 15Íñigo LekueD | – | – | ||
| 19Adama BoiroD | 39 | 6.5 | ||
| 47Iker Monreal AgundezD | – | – | ||
| 6Mikel VesgaM | – | – | ||
| 20Unai GómezM | – | – | ||
| 30Alejandro RegoM | – | – | ||
| 44Selton SanchezM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Iñaki WilliamsF | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Nico SerranoF | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 25Urko IzetaF | 10 | 6.3 |