La Liga · Sat, 3 Jan 2026 ·
Celta Vigo vs Valencia — 4 - 1
Estadio Abanca Balaídos · Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, Spain
Match report
Celta Vigo beat Valencia 4-1 as B. Iglesias scores twice
Celta Vigo beat Valencia 4-1 in La Liga matchday 18 on Saturday, 3 January 2026 at Estadio Abanca Balaídos. B. Iglesias (33' pen, 59'), J. El Abdellaoui (83') and H. Alvarez (90') scored for Celta Vigo, while Pepelu (70') found the net for Valencia. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Celta Vigo had 40% of the ball and 12 shots (6 on target) against Valencia’s 16 (5 on target). Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Celta Vigo 14th in the La Liga table on 7 points and Valencia 19th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 28'substitutionW. SwedbergOff: P. Duran
- 33'penaltyB. IglesiasPenalty
- 53'yellow cardHugo DuroYellow Card
- 57'substitutionL. BeltranOff: L. Ramazani
- 57'substitutionT. CorreiaOff: L. Rioja
- 59'goalB. IglesiasAssist: P. Duran
- 62'yellow cardLargie RamazaniYellow Card
- 66'substitutionD. FoulquierOff: C. Tarrega
- 66'substitutionJ. GuerraOff: A. Danjuma
- 67'substitutionB. ZaragozaOff: H. Alvarez
- 67'substitutionB. IglesiasOff: J. El Abdellaoui
- 70'goalPepeluNormal Goal
- 74'yellow cardJosé CopeteYellow Card
- 79'yellow cardJavi RodríguezYellow Card
- 81'substitutionJ. RodriguezOff: M. Fernandez
- 81'substitutionOff: I. Aspas
- 81'substitutionJ. CopeteOff: D. Lopez
- 83'goalJ. El AbdellaouiNormal Goal
- 90'goalH. AlvarezAssist: I. Aspas
Lineups
Celta Vigo
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Claudio Giraldez
Starting XI
- 13I. RaduG
- 32J. RodriguezD
- 4J. AidooD
- 20M. AlonsoD
- 3O. MinguezaM
- 6I. MoribaM
- 16M. RomanM
- 5S. CarreiraM
- 15B. ZaragozaF
- 7B. IglesiasF
- 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
Valencia
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Carlos Corberan
Starting XI
- 25J. AgirrezabalaG
- 20D. FoulquierD
- 4M. DiakhabyD
- 3J. CopeteD
- 12T. CorreiaM
- 8J. GuerraM
- 18PepeluM
- 10A. AlmeidaM
- 21J. VazquezM
- 9H. DuroF
- 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 statistics
- 40%Possession60%
- 2.70Expected goals (xG)1.94
- 12Total shots16
- 6Shots on target5
- 5Shots off target8
- 1Blocked shots3
- 10Shots inside the box10
- 2Shots outside the box6
- 2Corners4
- 2Offsides2
- 10Fouls9
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves2
- 394Passes574
- 338Accurate passes515
- 86%Pass accuracy90%
- -0.98Goals prevented-0.98
Player statistics
Celta Vigo
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Ionuț RaduG | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 4Joseph AidooD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 20Marcos AlonsoD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 32Javi RodríguezD | 81 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Óscar MinguezaM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Sergio CarreiraM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Ilaix MoribaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Miguel RománM | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 7Borja IglesiasFTop rated | 67 | 8.0 | 2 | |
| 15Bryan ZaragozaF | 67 | 7.7 | ||
| 19Williot SwedbergF | 28 | 6.5 | ||
| 1Iván VillarG | – | – | ||
| 12Manu FernándezD | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Javier RuedaD | – | – | ||
| 29Yoel LagoD | – | – | ||
| 8Fran BeltránM | – | – | ||
| 11Franco CerviM | – | – | ||
| 22Hugo SoteloM | – | – | ||
| 23Hugo ÁlvarezM | 23 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 9Ferran JutglàF | – | – | ||
| 10Iago AspasF | 9 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 18Pablo DuránF | 53 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 39Jones El-AbdellaouiF | 23 | 7.7 | 1 |
Valencia
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Julen AgirrezabalaG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 3José CopeteD | 81 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Mouctar DiakhabyD | 90 | 5.2 | ||
| 20Dimitri FoulquierD | 66 | 5.9 | ||
| 8Javier GuerraM | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| 10André AlmeidaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 12Thierry CorreiaM | 57 | 6.7 | ||
| 18PepeluM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 21Jesús VázquezM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Hugo DuroF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Lucas BeltránF | 57 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Cristian RiveroG | – | – | ||
| 28Vicent AbrilG | – | – | ||
| 5César TárregaD | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 14José Luis GayàD | – | – | ||
| 26Rubén IranzoD | – | – | ||
| 22Baptiste SantamariaM | – | – | ||
| 29Lucas NúñezM | – | – | ||
| 7Arnaut DanjumaF | 24 | 7.3 | ||
| 11Luis RiojaF | 33 | 6.7 | ||
| 16Diego LópezF | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 17Largie RamazaniF | 33 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Dani RabaF | – | – |