Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo

Real Sociedad

3 - 1

Celta Vigo

🕒 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Reale Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Javier Alberola Rojas 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Real Sociedad 10 · Celta Vigo 6

Referee Stats

Javier Alberola Rojas

19 matches · 3.84 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.84
Reds avg	0.32
Penalties avg	0.68
Over 4.5 cards	42%
Home wins	53%
Draws	16%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Celta Vigo outshot their opponent (10-17).
Celta Vigo controlled possession (64%).
Physical contest: 2 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Real Sociedad (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-6

Goals For / Against

37 / 31

Avg: 1.95 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Celta Vigo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-4

Goals For / Against

24 / 20

Avg: 1.26 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.63

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

1.53

PPG

1.63

1.95

1.26

1.63

1.05

74%

O2.5

42%

79%

BTTS

63%

47%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Real Sociedad rank10th

Celta Vigo rank6th

Real Sociedad points46

Celta Vigo points54

Real Sociedad: #10 · 46 pts · GD -2

40 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Real Sociedad last 5 home

L D L D W

Points5/15

Weighted index20

Goals10-10

Record1-2-2

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 last 5 away

D W L L W

Points7/15

Weighted index44

Goals6-6

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.

Real Sociedad trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS79%

BTTS + O2.574%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 26%

Celta Vigo trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Real Sociedad score at home89%

Real Sociedad clean sheet at home11%

Celta Vigo score away84%

Celta Vigo clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Real Sociedad score first47%

Real Sociedad win after scoring first67%

Celta Vigo score first53%

Celta Vigo win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Real Sociedad 50% · Celta Vigo 33%

Avg first goal minute: Real Sociedad 24.2' · Celta Vigo 45.3'

Vs league average

Real Sociedad score at home1.95 vs 1.57

Real Sociedad concede at home1.63 vs 1.12

Celta Vigo score away1.26 vs 1.12

Celta Vigo concede away1.05 vs 1.57

Real Sociedad score 24% above league average, while Celta Vigo score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Real Sociedad are 46% above league average at home, and Celta Vigo are 33% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Real Sociedad goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

61-75 7

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 6

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

61-75 1

Celta Vigo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

36%

64%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

347

621

Passes Accurate

289

553

Passes %

83%

89%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' L. Sučić

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Mikel Oyarzabal

Normal Goal · Assist: Beñat Turrientes

45+2'

45+2' D. Ćaleta-Car

45+2'

45+2' 📺 VAR

D. Ćaleta-Car

Card upgrade

45+3'

45+3' Bryan Zaragoza

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Barrenetxea

1st substitution · For: Zubeldia

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Beñat Turrientes

2nd substitution · For: Odriozola

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Manu Fernández

1st substitution · For: Óscar Mingueza

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ I. Moriba

2nd substitution · For: Iago Aspas

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ Pablo Durán

3rd substitution · For: Borja Iglesias

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Gonçalo Guedes

3rd substitution · For: Pablo Marín

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Borja Iglesias

Normal Goal

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Mikel Oyarzabal

Normal Goal · Assist: Jon Gorrotxategi

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Sergio Carreira

4th substitution · For: Miguel Román

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Hugo Sotelo

5th substitution · For: W. Swedberg

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ L. Sučić

4th substitution · For: Brais Méndez

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Mikel Oyarzabal

5th substitution · For: O. Óskarsson

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Brais Méndez

Penalty

Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Real Sociedad beat Celta Vigo 3-1 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Javier Alberola Rojas. It was played at Reale Arena.

First half: L. Sučić received a yellow card for Real Sociedad at 16'. Real Sociedad took the lead at 17' when Mikel Oyarzabal scored, with the assist credited to Beñat Turrientes, making the score 1-0. D. Ćaleta-Car received a red card for Real Sociedad at 45+2'. VAR intervened at 45+2' for Real Sociedad (Card upgrade). Bryan Zaragoza received a yellow card for Celta Vigo at 45+3'.

Second half: Real Sociedad made their 1st substitution at 46', with Barrenetxea replacing Zubeldia. Real Sociedad made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Beñat Turrientes replacing Odriozola. Celta Vigo made their 1st substitution at 46', with Manu Fernández replacing Óscar Mingueza. Celta Vigo made their 2nd substitution at 56', with I. Moriba replacing Iago Aspas. Celta Vigo made their 3rd substitution at 56', with Pablo Durán replacing Borja Iglesias. Real Sociedad made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Gonçalo Guedes replacing Pablo Marín. Celta Vigo leveled the score at 72' when Borja Iglesias scored, making the score 1-1. Real Sociedad took the lead at 75' when Mikel Oyarzabal scored, with the assist credited to Jon Gorrotxategi, making the score 2-1. Celta Vigo made their 4th substitution at 76', with Sergio Carreira replacing Miguel Román. Celta Vigo made their 5th substitution at 76', with Hugo Sotelo replacing W. Swedberg. Real Sociedad made their 4th substitution at 81', with L. Sučić replacing Brais Méndez. Real Sociedad made their 5th substitution at 86', with Mikel Oyarzabal replacing O. Óskarsson. Real Sociedad added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Brais Méndez scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1.

Real Sociedad used 5 substitutions while Celta Vigo used 5 substitutions. Real Sociedad got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Celta Vigo got 1 yellow card.