La Liga · Sun, 25 Jan 2026 ·
Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo — 3 - 1
Reale Arena · Referee: J. Alberola
Match report
Real Sociedad beat Celta Vigo 3-1 as M. Oyarzabal scores twice
Real Sociedad beat Celta Vigo 3-1 in La Liga matchday 21 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 at Reale Arena. M. Oyarzabal (17', 75') and B. Mendez (90' pen) scored for Real Sociedad, while B. Iglesias (72') found the net for Celta Vigo. Duje Ćaleta-Car (Real Sociedad, 45+2') was sent off. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Real Sociedad had 36% of the ball and 10 shots (4 on target) against Celta Vigo’s 17 (4 on target). Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) was the top-rated player with 9.9. The result leaves Real Sociedad 8th in the La Liga table on 10 points and Celta Vigo 14th on 7.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 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: Thu, 3 Sept 2026, Real Sociedad 0-0 Celta Vigo
Match events
- 16'yellow cardLuka SučićYellow Card
- 17'goalM. OyarzabalAssist: B. Turrientes
- 45+2'red cardDuje Ćaleta-CarRed Card
- 45+2'VAR decisionDuje Ćaleta-CarCard upgrade
- 45+3'yellow cardBryan ZaragozaYellow Card
- 46'substitutionA. BarrenetxeaOff: I. Zubeldia
- 46'substitutionB. TurrientesOff: A. Odriozola
- 46'substitutionM. FernandezOff: O. Mingueza
- 56'substitutionP. DuranOff: B. Iglesias
- 56'substitutionI. MoribaOff: I. Aspas
- 70'substitutionG. GuedesOff: P. Marin
- 72'goalB. IglesiasNormal Goal
- 75'goalM. OyarzabalAssist: J. Gorrotxategi
- 76'substitutionH. SoteloOff: M. Roman
- 76'substitutionS. CarreiraOff: W. Swedberg
- 81'substitutionL. SucicOff: B. Mendez
- 86'substitutionM. OyarzabalOff: O. Oskarsson
- 90'penaltyB. MendezPenalty
Lineups
Real Sociedad
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo
Starting XI
- 1A. RemiroG
- 2J. AramburuD
- 31J. MartinD
- 16D. Caleta-CarD
- 3A. MunozD
- 11G. GuedesM
- 4J. GorrotxategiM
- 8B. TurrientesM
- 7A. BarrenetxeaM
- 24L. SucicF
- 10M. 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 Vigo
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Claudio Giraldez
Starting XI
- 13I. RaduG
- 12M. FernandezD
- 2C. StarfeltD
- 20M. AlonsoD
- 5S. CarreiraM
- 6I. MoribaM
- 22H. SoteloM
- 23H. AlvarezM
- 39J. El AbdellaouiF
- 18P. DuranF
- 15B. 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 statistics
- 36%Possession64%
- 1.61Expected goals (xG)1.60
- 10Total shots17
- 4Shots on target4
- 1Shots off target6
- 5Blocked shots7
- 6Shots inside the box9
- 4Shots outside the box8
- 2Corners9
- 2Offsides2
- 7Fouls13
- 1Yellow cards1
- 1Red cards0
- 2Goalkeeper saves1
- 350Passes622
- 291Accurate passes554
- 83%Pass accuracy89%
- -0.67Goals prevented-0.67
Player statistics
Real Sociedad
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Álex RemiroG | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 2Jon AramburuD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Aihen MuñozD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Duje Ćaleta-CarD | 47 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Jon MartinD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 4Jon GorrotxategiM | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 7Ander BarrenetxeaM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Beñat TurrientesM | 45 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 11Gonçalo GuedesM | 70 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Mikel OyarzabalFTop rated | 86 | 9.9 | 2 | |
| 24Luka SučićF | 81 | 6.2 | ||
| 13Unai MarreroG | – | – | ||
| 32Aitor FragaG | – | – | ||
| 5Igor ZubeldiaD | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Aritz ElustondoD | – | – | ||
| 20Álvaro OdriozolaD | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Brais MéndezM | 9 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 28Pablo MarínM | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| 46Ibai AguirreM | – | – | ||
| 9Orri Steinn ÓskarssonF | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Jon KarrikaburuF | – | – | ||
| 26Dani DíazF | – | – | ||
| 47Job OchiengF | – | – |
Celta Vigo
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Ionuț RaduG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 2Carl StarfeltD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Manu FernándezD | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Marcos AlonsoD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 5Sergio CarreiraM | 76 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Ilaix MoribaM | 56 | 5.9 | ||
| 22Hugo SoteloM | 76 | 7.7 | ||
| 23Hugo ÁlvarezM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 15Bryan ZaragozaF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Pablo DuránF | 56 | 6.3 | ||
| 39Jones El-AbdellaouiF | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 1Iván VillarG | – | – | ||
| 3Óscar MinguezaD | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Joseph AidooD | – | – | ||
| 17Javier RuedaD | – | – | ||
| 21Mihailo RistićD | – | – | ||
| 24Carlos DomínguezD | – | – | ||
| 32Javi RodríguezD | – | – | ||
| 16Miguel RománM | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Williot SwedbergM | 14 | 6.2 | ||
| 38Hugo BurcioM | – | – | ||
| 7Borja IglesiasF | 34 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 10Iago AspasF | 34 | 6.2 |