La Liga · Sun, 3 May 2026 ·
Celta Vigo vs Elche — 3 - 1
Estadio Abanca Balaídos · Referee: R. De Burgos
Match report
Celta Vigo beat Elche 3-1
Celta Vigo beat Elche 3-1 in La Liga matchday 34 on Sunday, 3 May 2026 at Estadio Abanca Balaídos. H. Alvarez (14'), I. Aspas (30') and B. Iglesias (85') scored for Celta Vigo, while Andre Silva (82' pen) found the net for Elche. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Celta Vigo had 33% of the ball and 6 shots (4 on target) against Elche’s 15 (4 on target). Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Celta Vigo 14th in the La Liga table on 7 points and Elche 18th on 5.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 14'goalH. AlvarezAssist: J. Rueda
- 28'yellow cardGonzalo VillarYellow Card
- 30'goalI. AspasAssist: F. Jutgla
- 41'yellow cardJavier RuedaYellow Card
- 46'substitutionJ. RuedaOff: M. Fernandez
- 58'substitutionD. AffengruberOff: V. Chust
- 58'substitutionG. VillarOff: M. Neto
- 63'substitutionI. AspasOff: J. El Abdellaoui
- 69'substitutionA. PedrosaOff: Josan
- 69'substitutionTete MorenteOff: H. Fort
- 71'substitutionH. AlvarezOff: W. Swedberg
- 71'substitutionF. JutglaOff: B. Iglesias
- 77'substitutionM. AguadoOff: L. Cepeda
- 78'substitutionA. NunezOff: O. Mingueza
- 82'penaltyAndre SilvaPenalty
- 83'yellow cardYoel LagoYellow Card
- 85'goalB. IglesiasAssist: W. Swedberg
Lineups
Celta Vigo
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Claudio Giraldez
Starting XI
- 13I. RaduG
- 32J. RodriguezD
- 29Y. LagoD
- 14A. NunezD
- 17J. RuedaM
- 8F. LopezM
- 6I. MoribaM
- 5S. CarreiraM
- 10I. AspasF
- 23H. AlvarezF
- 9F. JutglaF
Substitutes
- 1I. VillarG
- 19W. SwedbergM
- 39J. El AbdellaouiF
- 12M. FernandezD
- 36A. AntanonM
- 21M. RisticD
- 7B. IglesiasF
- 4J. AidooD
- 3O. MinguezaD
- 24C. DominguezD
- 22H. SoteloM
- 18P. DuranF
Elche
Formation 3-4-1-2 · Coach Eder Sarabia
Starting XI
- 1M. DituroG
- 18J. DonaldD
- 22D. AffengruberD
- 6P. BigasD
- 15Tete MorenteM
- 8M. AguadoM
- 14A. FebasM
- 3A. PedrosaM
- 12G. VillarF
- 20A. RodriguezF
- 9Andre SilvaF
Substitutes
- 13I. PenaG
- 45A. IturbeG
- 17JosanM
- 19G. DianganaF
- 21L. PetrotD
- 23V. ChustD
- 16M. NetoM
- 42Buba SangareD
- 24L. CepedaF
- 39H. FortD
Match statistics
- 33%Possession67%
- 1.05Expected goals (xG)1.71
- 6Total shots15
- 4Shots on target4
- 1Shots off target8
- 1Blocked shots3
- 5Shots inside the box11
- 1Shots outside the box4
- 4Corners2
- 0Offsides1
- 14Fouls15
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves1
- 306Passes594
- 230Accurate passes534
- 75%Pass accuracy90%
- -1.11Goals prevented-1.11
Player statistics
Celta Vigo
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Ionuț RaduG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Alvaro NúñezD | 78 | 6.7 | ||
| 29Yoel LagoD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 32Javi RodríguezD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Sergio CarreiraM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Ilaix MoribaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Fer LópezM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Javier RuedaM | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 9Ferran JutglàF | 71 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 10Iago AspasF | 63 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 23Hugo ÁlvarezFTop rated | 71 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 1Iván VillarG | – | – | ||
| 3Óscar MinguezaD | 12 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Joseph AidooD | – | – | ||
| 12Manu FernándezD | 45 | 6.0 | ||
| 21Mihailo RistićD | – | – | ||
| 24Carlos DomínguezD | – | – | ||
| 19Williot SwedbergM | 19 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 22Hugo SoteloM | – | – | ||
| 36Andrés AntañónM | – | – | ||
| 7Borja IglesiasF | 19 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 18Pablo DuránF | – | – | ||
| 39Jones El-AbdellaouiF | 27 | 6.5 |
Elche
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matías DituroG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Pedro BigasD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 18John DonaldD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 22David AffengruberD | 58 | 5.9 | ||
| 3Adrià PedrosaM | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Marc AguadoM | 77 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Aleix FebasM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 15Tete MorenteM | 69 | 6.5 | ||
| 9André SilvaF | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 12Gonzalo VillarF | 58 | 7.3 | ||
| 20Álvaro RodriguezF | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 13Iñaki PeñaG | – | – | ||
| 45Alejandro IturbeG | – | – | ||
| 21Léo PétrotD | – | – | ||
| 23Víctor ChustD | 32 | 6.2 | ||
| 39Hector FortD | 21 | 6.2 | ||
| 42Buba SangareD | – | – | ||
| 16Martim NetoM | 32 | 6.3 | ||
| 17JosanM | 21 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Grady DianganaF | – | – | ||
| 24Lucas CepedaF | 13 | 6.5 |