Celta Vigo v Valencia result

Full-time · Celta Vigo 4–1 Valencia

La Liga · Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:00 GMT · Estadio Abanca-Balaídos

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Celta Vigo 4–1 Valencia — Celta Vigo won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Celta Vigo: 2.59 to 1.80 in expected goals, 0.74 of it from a penalty and 0.74 of Valencia’s from a penalty, from 12 shots to 16, ahead on xG from the 58th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Celta Vigo beat Valencia 4–1 at Estadio Abanca-Balaídos in La Liga on Saturday 3 January. Valencia have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Celta Vigo led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Celta Vigo: Borja Iglesias (33’ pen; 59’, assisted by Pablo Durán), Jones El Abdellaoui (83’) and Hugo Álvarez (90’, assisted by Iago Aspas); Valencia: Pepelu (70’).

Discipline

Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, Spain showed four yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Celta Vigo: Javi Rodríguez (79’); Valencia: Hugo Duro (53’), Largie Ramazani (62’) and Copete (74’).

What it changes

Celta Vigo stay seventh after this result (18 league matches played). Celta Vigo have scored 53 goals, the seventh-most of the 20 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 38 games). Celta Vigo have conceded 48 goals, the seventh-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Valencia move down from 16th to 17th (18 league matches played). Valencia have scored 46 goals, the 10th-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 38 games). Valencia have conceded 55 goals, the 10th-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Celta Vigo are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) 10.1, Miguel Román (Celta Vigo) 6.3 and Pepelu (Valencia) 5.6 led the match.

Next up

Celta Vigo next host Levante on 8 November 2026.

Valencia next host Real Madrid on 7 November 2026.

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

Next for Celta Vigo: Celta Vigo v Levante, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Valencia: Valencia v Real Madrid, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Celta Vigo 4–1 Valencia · La Liga
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos · Vigo
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Celta Vigo 2 · draws 2 · Valencia 2 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Celta Vigo 2W 2D 1L · Valencia 2W 2D 1L

Celta Vigo 4–1 Valencia (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

1.13 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.67 / 6.43

Corners

against 4.17 / 4.14 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.5 / 3.29

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 3 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 2.57

Cards

against 3 / 3.29 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.2 yellows

Referee · Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, Spain

22.2 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 20 December 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Celta Vigo for / against	Line	Valencia for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.67 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.43 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	8.5 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	13.29 for · 8.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.29 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.67 for · 11.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.14 for · 13.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.57 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea, Spain — 4.2 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 22.2 fouls over 10 matches.

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Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo Goalkeeper

Celta Vigo — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
I. Radu	21	901896 min	663.1 /90	251.2 /90	20.1 /90
Iván Villar	2	90180 min	63 /90	31.5 /90	00 /90

Celta Vigo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Celta Vigo before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
I. Radu n 8	90	3 7/3

Celta Vigo Defensive

Celta Vigo — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Marcos Alonso	17	851440 min	261.6 /90	181.1 /90	80.5 /90	805 /90	100.6 /90	20.1 /90
Javi Rodríguez	16	781248 min	292.1 /90	110.8 /90	70.5 /90	594.3 /90	181.3 /90	20.1 /90
C. Starfelt	16	771234 min	171.2 /90	161.2 /90	80.6 /90	463.4 /90	130.9 /90	30.2 /90
Manu Fernández	11	82898 min	151.5 /90	90.9 /90	20.2 /90	313.1 /90	121.2 /90	30.3 /90
Carlos Domínguez	8	69548 min	152.5 /90	61 /90	50.8 /90	315.1 /90	81.3 /90	10.2 /90
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Celta Vigo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Celta Vigo before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Radu n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
Borja Iglesias n 8	61.9	1.1 4/2	1.5 3/2	Hugo Duro
I. Moriba n 8	65.8	1.2 4/2	2.7 7/4	—
Bryan Zaragoza n 8	60	0.6 2/1	0.8 3/1	Hugo Duro
Óscar Mingueza n 8	63.1	0.7 4/0	0.9 3/2	—
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Celta Vigo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Celta Vigo before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Borja Iglesias n 8	61.9	0.5 3/0
I. Moriba n 8	65.8	2.6 5/5
Bryan Zaragoza n 8	60	0.2 1/0
Óscar Mingueza n 8	63.1	2.7 7/4
Iago Aspas n 8	52	0.6 2/1
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Celta Vigo Attacking

Celta Vigo — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Borja Iglesias	21	581217 min	70.5 /90	20.1 /90	241.8 /90	141 /90	171.3 /90	100.7 /90
Bryan Zaragoza	20	551090 min	10.1 /90	40.3 /90	231.9 /90	80.7 /90	221.8 /90	221.8 /90
Iago Aspas	19	541019 min	40.4 /90	10.1 /90	181.6 /90	111 /90	292.6 /90	141.2 /90
Ferran Jutglà	17	52888 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	191.9 /90	111.1 /90	131.3 /90	40.4 /90
Pablo Durán	15	58873 min	50.5 /90	00 /90	141.4 /90	101 /90	30.3 /90	60.6 /90
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Celta Vigo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Celta Vigo before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Radu n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Borja Iglesias n 8	61.9	1.1 3/2	0.5 2/1
I. Moriba n 8	65.8	1 2/2	0.7 2/1
Bryan Zaragoza n 8	60	1.3 5/2	0.4 2/0
Óscar Mingueza n 8	63.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Celta Vigo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Celta Vigo before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Radu n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Borja Iglesias n 8	61.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
I. Moriba n 8	65.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Bryan Zaragoza n 8	60	0.2 1/0	0.8 3/1
Óscar Mingueza n 8	63.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Valencia

Valencia Goalkeeper

Valencia — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Julen Agirrezabala	18	901620 min	553.1 /90	261.4 /90	10.1 /90

Valencia — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Valencia before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Julen Agirrezabala n 8	90	2.8 4/4

Valencia Defensive

Valencia — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
César Tárrega	17	901530 min	271.6 /90	160.9 /90	150.9 /90	704.1 /90	231.4 /90	60.4 /90
Copete	15	801202 min	181.3 /90	141 /90	110.8 /90	544 /90	141 /90	30.2 /90
José Gayà	14	781093 min	262.1 /90	90.7 /90	40.3 /90	504.1 /90	131.1 /90	40.3 /90
Thierry Correia	12	72865 min	171.8 /90	111.1 /90	00 /90	505.2 /90	181.9 /90	30.3 /90
D. Foulquier	9	90810 min	121.3 /90	70.8 /90	00 /90	283.1 /90	60.7 /90	00 /90
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Valencia — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Valencia before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Julen Agirrezabala n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
César Tárrega n 8	90	1.5 7/3	0.6 4/1	—
Diego López n 8	68.3	0.3 2/0	2 5/4	—
Luis Rioja n 8	53.6	0.4 2/0	1.5 6/1	—
Hugo Duro n 8	56.9	0.6 2/1	1.6 7/1	Bryan Zaragoza
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Valencia — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Valencia before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
César Tárrega n 8	90	1.6 7/4
Diego López n 8	68.3	0.5 2/1
Luis Rioja n 8	53.6	1 3/1
Hugo Duro n 8	56.9	0.6 3/0
Pepelu n 8	83	1.9 7/6
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Valencia Attacking

Valencia — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Hugo Duro	17	59997 min	60.5 /90	00 /90	161.4 /90	80.7 /90	100.9 /90	20.2 /90
A. Danjuma	15	711062 min	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	211.8 /90	110.9 /90	50.4 /90	161.4 /90
L. Beltrán	13	46592 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	142.1 /90	71.1 /90	50.8 /90	81.2 /90
Dani Raba	7	43301 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	41.2 /90	20.6 /90	41.2 /90	41.2 /90
L. Ramazani	7	32222 min	00 /90	00 /90	104.1 /90	41.6 /90	00 /90	72.8 /90
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Valencia — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Valencia before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Julen Agirrezabala n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
César Tárrega n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Diego López n 8	68.3	1 4/1	0.7 3/1
Luis Rioja n 8	53.6	1 4/1	0.4 2/0
Hugo Duro n 8	56.9	1.8 5/3	0.8 3/1
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Valencia — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Valencia before kick-off, to 20 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Julen Agirrezabala n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
César Tárrega n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Diego López n 8	68.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Luis Rioja n 8	53.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Hugo Duro n 8	56.9	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Celta Vigo		Valencia
40%	Possession	60%
2.70	Expected goals (xG)	1.94
12	Shots	16
6	Shots on target	5
5	Shots off target	8
1	Blocked shots	3
10	Shots inside the box	10
2	Corners	4
2	Offsides	2
10	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	2
394	Passes	574
86%	Pass accuracy	90%

Celta Vigo Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
I. Radu	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
J. Aidoo	90	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6
Marcos Alonso	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
Óscar Mingueza	90	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	7
I. Moriba	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Miguel Román	90	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	7.9
Sergio Carreira	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Javi Rodríguez	81	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.3
Bryan Zaragoza	67	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.7
Borja Iglesias	67	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	8
W. Swedberg	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Pablo Durán sub	53	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. El Abdellaoui sub	23	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.7
Hugo Álvarez sub	23	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.5
Manu Fernández sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Iago Aspas sub	9	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.3

Valencia Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Julen Agirrezabala	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
M. Diakhaby	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
Pepelu	90	1	4	1	1	2	0	6.9
André Almeida	90	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.2
Jesús Vázquez	90	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.6
Hugo Duro	90	0	2	1	1	0	Y	6.3
Copete	81	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.2
D. Foulquier	66	0	0	0	1	1	0	5.9
Javi Guerra	66	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.2
Thierry Correia	57	0	1	0	2	1	0	6.7
L. Beltrán	57	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
L. Ramazani sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Luis Rioja sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
César Tárrega sub	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Danjuma sub	24	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
Diego López sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

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 Valencia — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Celta VigoWLWDD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

ValenciaWDLWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Celta Vigo 2 · 2 draws · Valencia 2 · 3 goals/game

2025-02-02 Valencia 2–1 Celta Vigo
2024-08-23 Celta Vigo 3–1 Valencia
2024-05-26 Celta Vigo 2–2 Valencia
2024-01-17 Valencia 1–3 Celta Vigo
2023-11-25 Valencia 0–0 Celta Vigo
2023-05-14 Celta Vigo 1–2 Valencia

League standing · 2025/26

Celta Vigo#6 pos54 pts38 pl+5 GD

Valencia#9 pos49 pts38 pl-9 GD

Goals per game

Celta Vigo scored1.39

Valencia scored1.21

Celta Vigo conceded1.26

Valencia conceded1.45

Shot Map and Expected Goals

Celta Vigo 2.59 xG from 12 shots, Valencia 1.80 from 16. 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.

Celta Vigo (attacking right)Valencia (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Celta Vigo	12	4	2.59
Valencia	16	1	1.80

Shot locations and expected-goals values from per-shot data. Per-shot tables, situation and shot-type breakdowns are part of TACTIX Pro.

Expected Goals Race

At half-time, xG was level: Celta Vigo 1.12, Valencia 1.12, including 1.49 from a penalty. At full time, Celta Vigo led on xG, 2.59 to 1.80, 0.74 of it from a penalty and 0.74 of Valencia’s from a penalty. The widest gap was 1.09 xG to Celta Vigo, in the 82nd minute.

xG timeline (cumulative)

Celta Vigo 2.59 xGValencia 1.80 xGdots = goals · 28 shots

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

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