Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano

3 - 0

🕒 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 22784 🧑‍⚖️ Mateo Busquets Ferrer 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Celta Vigo 6 · Rayo Vallecano 8

Referee Stats

Mateo Busquets Ferrer

19 matches · 4.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.74
Reds avg	0.37
Penalties avg	0.32
Over 4.5 cards	63%
Home wins	32%
Draws	21%
Away wins	47%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-14).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Celta Vigo had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Celta Vigo (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-8

Goals For / Against

29 / 28

Avg: 1.53 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rayo Vallecano (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 29

Avg: 0.89 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.21

PPG

1.00

1.53

0.89

1.47

1.53

47%

O2.5

47%

63%

BTTS

37%

47%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Celta Vigo rank6th

Rayo Vallecano rank8th

Celta Vigo points54

Rayo Vallecano points50

Celta Vigo: #6 · 54 pts · GD +5

32 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rayo Vallecano: #8 · 50 pts · GD -3

36 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Celta Vigo last 5 home

W L W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals9-11

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Rayo Vallecano last 5 away

W D W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index62

Goals5-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Celta Vigo trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Rayo Vallecano trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Celta Vigo score at home84%

Celta Vigo clean sheet at home21%

Rayo Vallecano score away53%

Rayo Vallecano clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Celta Vigo score first47%

Celta Vigo win after scoring first56%

Rayo Vallecano score first26%

Rayo Vallecano win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Celta Vigo 50% · Rayo Vallecano 9%

Avg first goal minute: Celta Vigo 32.3' · Rayo Vallecano 34.4'

Vs league average

Celta Vigo score at home1.53 vs 1.57

Celta Vigo concede at home1.47 vs 1.12

Rayo Vallecano score away0.89 vs 1.12

Rayo Vallecano concede away1.53 vs 1.57

Celta Vigo score 3% below league average, while Rayo Vallecano score 20% below league average.

Defensive side: Celta Vigo are 31% above league average at home, and Rayo Vallecano are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Celta Vigo goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

16-30 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 0

Rayo Vallecano goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

447

454

Passes Accurate

385

392

Passes %

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' Iago Aspas

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Sergio Carreira

Normal Goal · Assist: Hugo Álvarez

44'

44' Hugo Álvarez

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Bryan Zaragoza

Penalty

58'

58' Hugo Sotelo

58'

58' Gumbau

59'

59' Carlos Martín

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Gumbau

1st substitution · For: R. Nteka

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Espino

2nd substitution · For: Alemão

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Hugo Álvarez

1st substitution · For: W. Swedberg

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Hugo Sotelo

2nd substitution · For: Miguel Román

65'

65' Isi Palazón

65'

65' 📺 VAR

N. Mendy

Card upgrade

66'

66' Óscar Mingueza

66'

66' N. Mendy

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Carlos Martín

3rd substitution · For: J. Vertrouwd

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Javi Rodríguez

3rd substitution · For: Manu Fernández

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Óscar Mingueza

4th substitution · For: Javi Rueda

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Jorge de Frutos

4th substitution · For: Ó. Trejo

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Isi Palazón

5th substitution · For: Fran Pérez

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Javi Rueda

Normal Goal

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Starfelt

5th substitution · For: H. Burcio

Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celta Vigo beat Rayo Vallecano 3-0 on Sunday, 18 January 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Mateo Busquets Ferrer. It was played at Unknown Venue 22784.

First half: Iago Aspas received a yellow card for Celta Vigo during the match. Celta Vigo took the lead at 40' when Sergio Carreira scored, with the assist credited to Hugo Álvarez, making the score 1-0. Hugo Álvarez received a yellow card for Celta Vigo at 44'.

Second half: Celta Vigo extended the lead at 54' when Bryan Zaragoza scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. Hugo Sotelo received a yellow card for Celta Vigo at 58'. Gumbau received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 58'. Carlos Martín received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 59'. Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 61', with Gumbau replacing R. Nteka. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 61', with A. Espino replacing Alemão. Celta Vigo made their 1st substitution at 62', with Hugo Álvarez replacing W. Swedberg. Celta Vigo made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Hugo Sotelo replacing Miguel Román. Isi Palazón received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 65'. VAR intervened at 65' for Rayo Vallecano (Card upgrade). Óscar Mingueza received a yellow card for Celta Vigo at 66'. N. Mendy received a red card for Rayo Vallecano at 66'. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Carlos Martín replacing J. Vertrouwd. Celta Vigo made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Javi Rodríguez replacing Manu Fernández. Celta Vigo made their 4th substitution at 71', with Óscar Mingueza replacing Javi Rueda. Rayo Vallecano made their 4th substitution at 78', with Jorge de Frutos replacing Ó. Trejo. Rayo Vallecano made their 5th substitution at 79', with Isi Palazón replacing Fran Pérez. Celta Vigo extended the lead at 79' when Javi Rueda scored, making the score 3-0. Celta Vigo made their 5th substitution at 83', with C. Starfelt replacing H. Burcio.

Celta Vigo used 5 substitutions while Rayo Vallecano used 5 substitutions. Celta Vigo got 4 yellow cards, while Rayo Vallecano got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.