La Liga · Sun, 26 Apr 2026 ·
Villarreal vs Celta Vigo — 2 - 1
Estadio de la Ceramica · Referee: A. Quintero
Match report
Villarreal beat Celta Vigo 2-1
Celta Vigo were beaten 2-1 by Villarreal at Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday, 26 April 2026 in La Liga matchday 32. G. Moreno (2' pen) and N. Pepe (29') scored for Villarreal, while B. Iglesias (73' pen) found the net for Celta Vigo. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Villarreal had 47% of the ball and 13 shots (4 on target) against Celta Vigo’s 9 (3 on target). Nicolas Pépé (Villarreal) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Villarreal 9th in the La Liga table on 8 points and Celta Vigo 14th on 7.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Match events
- 2'penaltyG. MorenoPenalty
- 14'yellow cardMarcos AlonsoYellow Card
- 18'yellow cardAlfonso PedrazaYellow Card
- 29'yellow cardIonuț RaduYellow Card
- 29'goalN. PepeAssist: A. Pedraza
- 42'yellow cardNicolas PépéYellow Card
- 45+3'yellow cardPablo DuránYellow Card
- 46'substitutionP. DuranOff: F. Jutgla
- 70'yellow cardPape GueyeYellow Card
- 73'penaltyB. IglesiasPenalty
- 74'yellow cardBorja IglesiasYellow Card
- 76'substitutionM. AlonsoOff: I. Aspas
- 76'substitutionH. AlvarezOff: A. Nunez
- 76'substitutionH. SoteloOff: F. Lopez
- 78'substitutionP. GueyeOff: D. Parejo
- 78'substitutionA. PedrazaOff: S. Cardona
- 78'substitutionN. PepeOff: A. Gonzalez
- 83'substitutionB. IglesiasOff: H. Gonzalez
- 85'substitutionG. MikautadzeOff: A. Perez
- 90+2'substitutionA. MoleiroOff: T. Partey
- 90+4'yellow cardIlaix MoribaYellow Card
- 90+5'yellow cardIago AspasYellow Card
Lineups
Villarreal
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Marcelino
Starting XI
- 25A. TenasG
- 3A. FreemanD
- 4R. MarinD
- 12R. VeigaD
- 24A. PedrazaD
- 19N. PepeM
- 14S. ComesanaM
- 18P. GueyeM
- 20A. MoleiroM
- 7G. MorenoF
- 9G. MikautadzeF
Substitutes
- 1Luiz JuniorG
- 10D. ParejoM
- 2L. CostaD
- 23S. CardonaD
- 5W. KambwalaD
- 16T. ParteyM
- 22A. PerezF
- 11A. GonzalezF
- 21T. OluwaseyiF
- 6P. NavarroD
- 32H. LopezF
Celta Vigo
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Claudio Giraldez
Starting XI
- 13I. RaduG
- 32J. RodriguezD
- 29Y. LagoD
- 20M. AlonsoD
- 3O. MinguezaM
- 22H. SoteloM
- 6I. MoribaM
- 5S. CarreiraM
- 18P. DuranF
- 23H. AlvarezF
- 7B. IglesiasF
Substitutes
- 1I. VillarG
- 30H. GonzalezF
- 39J. El AbdellaouiF
- 12M. FernandezD
- 36A. AntanonM
- 10I. AspasF
- 21M. RisticD
- 9F. JutglaF
- 17J. RuedaD
- 14A. NunezD
- 24C. DominguezD
- 8F. LopezM
Match statistics
- 47%Possession53%
- 1.72Expected goals (xG)2.08
- 13Total shots9
- 4Shots on target3
- 5Shots off target4
- 4Blocked shots2
- 8Shots inside the box8
- 5Shots outside the box1
- 7Corners5
- 1Offsides2
- 13Fouls16
- 3Yellow cards6
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves2
- 484Passes544
- 438Accurate passes484
- 90%Pass accuracy89%
- -0.30Goals prevented-0.30
Player statistics
Villarreal
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Arnau TenasG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Alexander FreemanD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 4Rafa MarínD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 12Renato VeigaD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 24Alfonso PedrazaD | 78 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 14Santi ComesañaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Pape GueyeM | 78 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Nicolas PépéMTop rated | 78 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 20Alberto MoleiroM | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| 7Gerard MorenoF | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 9Georges MikautadzeF | 85 | 6.7 | ||
| 1Luiz JúniorG | – | – | ||
| 2Logan CostaD | – | – | ||
| 5Willy KambwalaD | – | – | ||
| 6Pau NavarroD | – | – | ||
| 23Sergi CardonaD | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Dani ParejoM | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 16Thomas ParteyM | 1 | – | ||
| 11Alfon GonzálezF | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Tani OluwaseyiF | – | – | ||
| 22Ayoze PerezF | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 32Hugo LopezF | – | – |
Celta Vigo
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Ionuț RaduG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Marcos AlonsoD | 76 | 6.9 | ||
| 29Yoel LagoD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 32Javi RodríguezD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Óscar MinguezaM | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 5Sergio CarreiraM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 6Ilaix MoribaM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 22Hugo SoteloM | 76 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Borja IglesiasF | 83 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 18Pablo DuránF | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 23Hugo ÁlvarezF | 76 | 6.3 | ||
| 1Iván VillarG | – | – | ||
| 12Manu FernándezD | – | – | ||
| 14Alvaro NúñezD | 14 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Javier RuedaD | – | – | ||
| 21Mihailo RisticD | – | – | ||
| 24Carlos DomínguezD | – | – | ||
| 8Fer LópezM | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| 36Andrés AntañónM | – | – | ||
| 9Ferran JutglàF | 45 | 6.0 | ||
| 10Iago AspasF | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Hugo GonzálezF | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 39Jones El-AbdellaouiF | – | – |