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Villarreal vs Celta Vigo is a Spanish matchup with a clear Villarreal edge, yet Celta have repeatedly shown they can disrupt the expected order. Villarreal won 2–1 at home on 26 April 2026, following a 1–1 draw in Vigo on 31 August 2025; Celta had won 3–0 there on 23 April 2025. Those contrasting results make the next meeting a test of whether Villarreal can convert authority into control.
Past matches, Villarreal vs Celta Vigo
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Villarreal
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23D
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10M
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11F
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22F
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16M
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1G
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6D
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5D
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2D
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21F
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32F
Celta Vigo Substitutes
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F
9
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D
14
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M
8
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F
10
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F
30
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G
1
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D
12
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D
24
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D
21
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D
17
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M
36
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F
39
Match events
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2'⚽G. Moreno Penalty
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14'Marcos Alonso Yellow Card
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18'Alfonso Pedraza Yellow Card
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29'Ionuț Radu Yellow Card
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29'⚽N. Pepe Normal Goal (Asst: A. Pedraza)
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42'Nicolas Pépé Yellow Card
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45' +3Pablo Durán Yellow Card
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46'F. Jutgla P. Duran
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70'Pape Gueye Yellow Card
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73'⚽B. Iglesias Penalty
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74'Borja Iglesias Yellow Card
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76'I. Aspas M. Alonso
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76'A. Nunez H. Alvarez
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76'F. Lopez H. Sotelo
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78'D. Parejo P. Gueye
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78'S. Cardona A. Pedraza
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78'A. Gonzalez N. Pepe
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83'H. Gonzalez B. Iglesias
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85'A. Perez G. Mikautadze
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90' +5Iago Aspas Yellow Card
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90' +4Ilaix Moriba Yellow Card
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90' +2T. Partey A. Moleiro
Stats for this game
Matchup Villarreal VS Celta Vigo
Villarreal set the stronger direction
The balance of this Spanish fixture leans towards Villarreal, but the margin has never removed Celta Vigo’s capacity to change the script. Villarreal won 2–1 at the Estadio de la Cerámica on 26 April 2026, after the teams had drawn 1–1 in Vigo on 31 August 2025. Celta had made the sharper statement in between, winning 3–0 at home on 23 April 2025. Villarreal’s 4–3 home victory on 26 August 2024 adds another example of how quickly the contest can become open.
Home setting shapes the question
Villarreal can use the Estadio de la Cerámica as a platform for territorial pressure and attacking combinations, while Celta’s home ground gives them room to make the game more fluid. The results show that a Villarreal advantage can coexist with Celta’s ability to produce a decisive response. A future meeting will therefore ask whether Villarreal can turn its broader authority into a controlled performance, or whether Celta can again use home initiative and direct threat to disrupt the expected order. That tension gives the fixture lasting interest.
Past head to head stats
Villarreal VS Celta Vigo
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Villarreal VS Celta Vigo
Head-to-Head History
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