Elche v Celta Vigo result

Full-time · Elche 2–1 Celta Vigo

La Liga · Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:15 BST · Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

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

Team pages: Elche · Celta Vigo · Head-to-head

Elche 2–1 Celta Vigo — Elche won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Elche: 4.32 to 0.82 in expected goals, from 17 shots to 8, ahead on xG from the 17th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Elche beat Celta Vigo 2–1 at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in La Liga on Sunday 28 September. Elche are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions. Celta Vigo are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Elche: André Silva (18’, assisted by Josan) and John Nwankwo (68’); Celta Vigo: Borja Iglesias (22’, assisted by I. Moriba).

Discipline

Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain showed six yellow cards — against 6.4 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Elche: Josan (64’), David Affengruber (70’) and Adrià Pedrosa (72’); Celta Vigo: Óscar Mingueza (17’), Yoel Lago (57’) and Miguel Román (85’).

What it changes

It is Elche’s first win over Celta Vigo since 3 October 2021, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Elche have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions. Celta Vigo have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ionuț Radu (Celta Vigo) 7.6, Aleix Febas (Elche) 7.0 and John Nwankwo (Elche) 6.8 led the match.

Next up

Elche next travel to Rayo Vallecano on 24 October 2026.

Celta Vigo next travel to Celtic on 22 October 2026.

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

Next for Elche: Rayo Vallecano v Elche, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Celta Vigo: Celtic v Celta Vigo, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Elche 2–1 Celta Vigo · La Liga
Venue: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero · Elche
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Elche 1 · draws 1 · Celta Vigo 4 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Elche 2W 3D 0L · Celta Vigo 0W 4D 1L

Elche 2–1 Celta Vigo (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

1.75 / 1

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 6.13

Corners

against 3.67 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.33 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 3.33 / 4 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.83 / 1.88

Cards

against 1.83 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

6.4 yellows

Referee · Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain

3.6 home / 2.8 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 September 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Elche for / against	Line	Celta Vigo for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.5 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.13 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.33 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.67 for · 17.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.38 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.83 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, Spain — 6.4 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 26.8 fouls over 5 matches (3.6 to the home side, 2.8 to the away side).

Home 3.6Away 2.8

Elche

Elche — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 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
Rafa Mir n 8	48.6	3.7 7/4	1.6 3/2	Borja Iglesias
M. El Ghezouani n 8	49.8	2.7 5/3	1.1 3/2	—
Héctor Fort n 8	30.6	2.2 5/1	0 0/0	—
John Nwankwo n 8	44.3	2 6/2	0.8 3/0	Hugo Sotelo
Rodrigo Mendoza n 8	68.8	1.8 6/4	1 5/1	—

Elche — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Rafa Mir n 8	48.6	2.5 6/3	1.4 5/1
Á. Rodríguez n 8	58.6	1.9 5/2	0.8 3/1
Héctor Fort n 8	30.6	1.5 3/1	0.7 1/1
André Silva n 8	54.4	1.4 4/2	1 4/1
Rodrigo Mendoza n 8	68.8	1.1 4/1	0.3 2/0

Elche — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Rafa Mir n 8	48.6	0.9 4/0	0 0/0
Josan n 8	58.9	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
Martim Neto n 8	54.8	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
André Silva n 8	54.4	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
Jairo Izquierdo n 8	65.6	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0

Elche — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Affengruber n 8	75.6	2.8 7/6
L. Pétrot n 8	48.8	2.8 5/3
John Nwankwo n 8	44.3	2.8 6/4
G. Diangana n 8	39.5	2.8 4/2
Bambo Diaby n 8	42.4	2.7 4/2

Elche — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Dituro n 8	90	2.9 5/5
Iñaki Peña n 8	90	2.1 6/3

Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 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
W. Swedberg n 8	36.5	4 6/4	3.1 5/2	—
Yoel Lago n 8	77.5	2.2 6/5	1.3 7/2	—
Hugo Sotelo n 8	57.6	2 7/2	1.2 5/1	John Nwankwo
Borja Iglesias n 8	46.8	1.9 4/3	1.7 5/2	Rafa Mir
Pablo Durán n 8	50	1.8 5/2	0.5 2/0	—

Celta Vigo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ferran Jutglà n 8	48.5	3.2 7/3	1.9 5/2
Borja Iglesias n 8	46.8	2.2 6/3	1.7 5/2
Iago Aspas n 8	59.8	2.1 6/3	0.8 2/1
Alfon González n 8	60.1	1.7 6/2	1.5 5/2
Bryan Zaragoza n 8	42.5	1.3 4/1	0.8 2/1

Celta Vigo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Borja Iglesias n 8	46.8	1.2 5/0	0 0/0
Javi Rueda n 8	53.6	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
J. El Abdellaoui n 7	22.1	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
Alfon González n 8	60.1	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Iago Aspas n 8	59.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Celta Vigo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Moriba n 8	73	4.2 7/6
W. Swedberg n 8	36.5	2.8 6/3
Javi Rodríguez n 8	78.6	2.1 6/4
Yoel Lago n 8	77.5	2 7/5
Hugo Sotelo n 8	57.6	2 5/3

Celta Vigo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
I. Radu n 8	90.8	2.9 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Elche		Celta Vigo
62%	Possession	38%
3.58	Expected goals (xG)	0.77
17	Shots	8
8	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	3
5	Blocked shots	3
15	Shots inside the box	7
7	Corners	2
3	Offsides	3
12	Fouls	20
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	6
574	Passes	358
91%	Pass accuracy	83%

Elche player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Dituro	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.2
Álvaro Núñez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
D. Affengruber	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7
Germán Valera	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7
John Nwankwo	90	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	7.6
Aleix Febas	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	8.2
Josan	81	0	1	0	0	5	2	Y	7.9
Rafa Mir	81	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	5.5
Bigas	73	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Adrià Pedrosa	73	0	0	0	0	3	0	Y	6.2
André Silva	64	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	7.5
Á. Rodríguez sub	26	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	6.3
Víctor Chust sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Pétrot sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
G. Diangana sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Marc Aguado sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Celta Vigo player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
I. Radu	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Carlos Domínguez	90	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	7.2
Miguel Román	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	Y	6.3
Hugo Sotelo	90	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	6.6
Borja Iglesias	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.3
Hugo Álvarez	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
Marcos Alonso	82	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Yoel Lago	73	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
Bryan Zaragoza	67	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.6
Óscar Mingueza	45	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	6.6
I. Moriba	45	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
Javi Rueda sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Javi Rodríguez sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
W. Swedberg sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Iago Aspas sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Manu Fernández sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 Elche v Celta Vigo — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ElcheDWDWD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Celta VigoDDDDL

Last 5: 0W 4D 1L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Elche 1 · 1 draw · Celta Vigo 4 · 1.67 goals/game

2023-04-26 Celta Vigo 1–0 Elche
2023-01-06 Elche 0–1 Celta Vigo
2022-05-15 Celta Vigo 1–0 Elche
2021-10-03 Elche 1–0 Celta Vigo
2021-02-12 Celta Vigo 3–1 Elche
2020-11-06 Elche 1–1 Celta Vigo

League standing · 2025/26

Elche#15 pos43 pts38 pl-8 GD

Celta Vigo#6 pos54 pts38 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Elche scored1.29

Celta Vigo scored1.39

Elche conceded1.5

Celta Vigo conceded1.26

Shot map and expected goals

Elche 4.32 xG from 17 shots, Celta Vigo 0.82 from 8. 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.

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

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Elche	17	2	4.32
Celta Vigo	8	1	0.82

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What is the head-to-head record between Elche and Celta Vigo?: In their last 6 meetings, Elche won 1, Celta Vigo won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
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