Celta Vigo v Athletic Club result

Full-time · Celta Vigo 2–0 Athletic Club

La Liga · · Estadio Abanca-Balaídos

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Celta Vigo 2–0 Athletic Club — Celta Vigo won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said little between the sides: Celta Vigo 1.97, Athletic Club 1.67 in expected goals (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Celta Vigo beat Athletic Club 2–0 at Estadio Abanca-Balaídos in La Liga on Sunday 14 December.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Celta Vigo: Williot Swedberg (48’, assisted by Javi Rueda) and Jones El Abdellaoui (55’).

Discipline

Alejandro Hernandez, Spain showed five yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Celta Vigo: Ferran Jutglà (44’), Iago Aspas (77’) and Borja Iglesias (90+6’); Athletic Club: Iñaki Williams (66’) and Dani Vivian (87’).

What it changes

Celta Vigo move up from 10th to eighth (16 league matches played).

Athletic Club stay seventh after this result (17 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ionuț Radu (Celta Vigo) 8.8, Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) 6.3 and Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Celta Vigo next travel to Celtic on 22 October 2026.

Athletic Club next travel to Levante on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Celta Vigo: Celtic v Celta Vigo, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Athletic Club: Levante v Athletic Club, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

  • Result: Celta Vigo 2–0 Athletic Club · La Liga
  • Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos · Vigo
  • Referee: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain
  • Head-to-head (last 6): Celta Vigo 2 · draws 0 · Athletic Club 4 · 3.5 goals/game
  • Recent form: Celta Vigo 1W 1D 3L · Athletic Club 2W 2D 1L

Celta Vigo 2–0 Athletic Club (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 0.5
Goals
against 1.25 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5
over 8 matches
3.38 / 5
Corners
against 4.13 / 4.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5
over 8 matches
3.88 / 3.75
Shots on target
against 4.38 / 4.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5
over 8 matches
1.88 / 2.38
Cards
against 3.5 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5
over 8 matches
4.13 yellows
Referee · Alejandro Hernandez, Spain
1.5 home / 2.63 away
over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per gameCelta Vigo for / againstLineAthletic Club for / against
Goals scored
1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8
2.5standard
0.5 for · 1.13 against n 8
Corners won
3.38 for · 4.13 against n 8
9.5standard
5 for · 4.5 against n 8
Shots
10 for · 12 against n 8
19.5standard
13 for · 11 against n 8
Shots on target
3.88 for · 4.38 against n 8
8.5standard
3.75 for · 4.5 against n 8
Fouls committed
14.75 for · 11.75 against n 8
21.5standard
15 for · 10 against n 8
Cards shown
1.88 for · 3.5 against n 8
3.5standard
2.38 for · 1.13 against n 8

Referee: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain — 4.13 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 23.38 fouls over 8 matches (1.5 to the home side, 2.63 to the away side).

Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
Javi Rueda n 845.9
3.28/4
1.24/1
Ruíz de Galarreta
W. Swedberg n 849
36/3
2.37/3
—
Hugo Sotelo n 845.6
35/3
14/0
Ruíz de Galarreta
Miguel Román n 844
2.36/2
0.83/0
Ruíz de Galarreta
Hugo Álvarez n 856.4
25/4
0.42/0
—
Celta Vigo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
Pablo Durán n 849.9
2.37/2
1.66/1
J. El Abdellaoui n 835.6
2.25/1
0.92/1
Iago Aspas n 844.5
1.56/0
1.35/0
Bryan Zaragoza n 863.4
1.45/3
0.21/0
Borja Iglesias n 855.3
1.44/3
0.83/1
Celta Vigo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
Pablo Durán n 849.9
0.93/1
00/0
Bryan Zaragoza n 863.4
0.21/0
0.73/1
W. Swedberg n 849
0.72/1
0.21/0
Iago Aspas n 844.5
0.31/0
0.52/0
Borja Iglesias n 855.3
0.42/0
0.21/0
Celta Vigo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
I. Moriba n 879.9
36/6
Javi Rueda n 845.9
2.26/2
W. Swedberg n 849
2.15/3
Sergio Carreira n 888
27/5
Carlos Domínguez n 871.4
25/2
Celta Vigo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
I. Radu n 890
3.16/3
Iván Villar n 897.5
2.74/4
Athletic Club
Athletic Club — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
Ruíz de Galarreta n 857.3
3.37/6
2.44/4
Miguel Román
Nico Serrano n 824.5
2.34/1
0.51/0
—
Alejandro Rego n 855.5
2.25/3
0.21/0
—
Gorka Guruzeta n 874.3
26/4
1.45/3
—
S. Sanchez n 527.6
23/0
3.95/1
—
Athletic Club — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
Urko Izeta n 833.8
3.75/2
1.74/1
Gorka Guruzeta n 874.3
2.37/3
0.63/1
Oihan Sancet n 866.9
2.26/4
0.53/0
Nico Williams n 866.9
1.95/3
0.73/1
Robert Navarro n 852.5
1.95/2
1.55/1
Athletic Club — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
Urko Izeta n 833.8
0.72/0
00/0
Robert Navarro n 852.5
0.63/0
00/0
Nico Williams n 866.9
0.32/0
0.21/0
Álex Berenguer n 879.6
0.11/0
0.31/1
Gorka Guruzeta n 874.3
0.21/0
00/0
Athletic Club — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
Jesús Areso n 857.1
3.95/4
Alejandro Rego n 855.5
3.67/6
Lekue n 845.8
3.46/3
Ruíz de Galarreta n 857.3
3.16/5
Mikel Vesga n 825.4
3.16/1
Athletic Club — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
Unai Simón n 890
3.28/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Celta VigoAthletic Club
50%Possession50%
1.35Expected goals (xG)1.61
5Shots14
2Shots on target2
2Shots off target6
1Blocked shots6
4Shots inside the box8
1Corners4
2Offsides3
11Fouls13
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Saves0
507Passes492
82%Pass accuracy87%

Celta Vigo player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
I. Radu9000000008.3
Manu Fernández9000000206.9
C. Starfelt9000000007.2
Marcos Alonso9000000107.5
Miguel Román9000001007
Óscar Mingueza9000001507.5
Iago Aspas80000010Y6.9
W. Swedberg7610110207.5
Javi Rueda6101001107.3
Hugo Sotelo6100000106.9
Ferran Jutglà45000002Y6.6
J. El Abdellaoui sub4510210007.3
Sergio Carreira sub2900000006.5
I. Moriba sub2900000207
Borja Iglesias sub14001000Y5.9
Hugo Álvarez sub1000001006.6

Athletic Club player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
Unai Simón9000000006.3
Jesús Areso9000000006.3
Dani Vivian90000003Y6.7
Aitor Paredes9000000106.2
Ruíz de Galarreta9000002306.6
Mikel Jauregizar9000102407.2
Gorka Guruzeta8000101106.9
Nico Williams7600112005.9
Yuri5100000106.5
Álex Berenguer4500110106.9
Oihan Sancet4500101106.7
S. Sanchez sub4500200106.2
I. Williams sub45000001Y6.6
A. Boiro sub3900000006.5
Nico Serrano sub1400000006.7
Urko Izeta sub1000100006.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Celta Vigo v Athletic Club — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form
Celta VigoLLDWL
Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game
Athletic ClubDWLWD
Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 0.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game
Head-to-head last 6
Celta Vigo 2 · 0 draws · Athletic Club 4 · 3.5 goals/game
  • 2025-01-19 Celta Vigo 1–2 Athletic Club
  • 2024-09-22 Athletic Club 3–1 Celta Vigo
  • 2024-05-15 Celta Vigo 2–1 Athletic Club
  • 2023-11-10 Athletic Club 4–3 Celta Vigo
  • 2023-05-20 Athletic Club 2–1 Celta Vigo
  • 2023-01-29 Celta Vigo 1–0 Athletic Club
League standing · 2025/26
Celta Vigo#6 pos54 pts38 pl+5 GD
Athletic Club#12 pos45 pts38 pl-15 GD
Goals per game
Celta Vigo scored1.39
Athletic Club scored1.13
Celta Vigo conceded1.26
Athletic Club conceded1.53

Shot map and expected goals

Celta Vigo 1.97 xG from 5 shots, Athletic Club 1.67 from 14. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Nico Williams 64' · 0.74 xGWilliot Swedberg 42' · 0.50 xGJones El Abdellaoui 49' · 0.36 xGUrko Izeta 81' · 0.33 xGBorja Iglesias 91' · 0.19 xGSelton Sánchez 68' · 0.11 xGOihan Sancet 31' · 0.09 xGSelton Sánchez 78' · 0.07 xGGorka Guruzeta 24' · 0.07 xGGorka Guruzeta 51' · 0.07 xGNico Williams 34' · 0.06 xGMikel Jauregizar 53' · 0.03 xGAlex Berenguer 27' · 0.03 xGMikel Jauregizar 81' · 0.03 xGNicolás Serrano 80' · 0.02 xGMikel Jauregizar 8' · 0.02 xGDani Vivian 82' · 0.01 xGWilliot Swedberg 47' · 0.58 xG · goalJones El Abdellaoui 54' · 0.33 xG · goal
Celta Vigo (attacking right)Athletic Club (attacking left)mark size = expected goals
TeamShotsGoalsxG
Celta Vigo521.97
Athletic Club1401.67

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Celta Vigo and Athletic Club?
In their last 6 meetings, Celta Vigo won 2, Athletic Club won 4 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Celta Vigo and Athletic Club?
Recent form — Celta Vigo 1W 1D 3L; Athletic Club 2W 2D 1L.

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