Celta Vigo 3–0 Rayo Vallecano: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Celta Vigo beat Rayo Vallecano 3–0 in the La Liga.

DimaScore · published 18 Jan 2026

Celta Vigo cruised past Rayo Vallecano 3–0 in the La Liga. Celta Vigo: Sergio Carreira (40'), Bryan Zaragoza (54' pen), Javi Rueda (79'). Celta Vigo kept a clean sheet.

La Liga · Regular Season - 20

Sergio Carreira 40'Bryan Zaragoza 54' (P)Javi Rueda 79'

3 – 0

FT

(HT 1-0)

Municipal de Balaídos, Vigo

3-4-3·Claudio Giraldez

Inigo Perez·4-3-3

Substitutes

1I. VillarGK
4J. AidooDEF
7B. IglesiasFWD
10I. AspasFWD
12M. FernandezDEF
16M. RomanMID
17J. RuedaDEF
19W. SwedbergMID
24C. DominguezDEF
29Y. LagoDEF
38H. BurcioMID
39J. El AbdellaouiFWD

1D. CardenasGK
40A. MolinaGK
33J. VertrouwdDEF
26M. de las SiasDEF
28S. BecerraMID
11R. NtekaMID
21F. PerezMID
9AlemaoFWD
8O. TrejoMID

Events

Iago Aspas

-5'

Sergio Carreira (Hugo Álvarez)

40'

Hugo Álvarez

44'

HT

Bryan Zaragoza (pen.) (—)

54'

Hugo Sotelo

58'

58'

Gumbau

59'

Carlos Martín

61'

Gumbau Out: R. Nteka

61'

A. Espino Out: Alemão

Hugo Álvarez Out: W. Swedberg

62'

Hugo Sotelo Out: Miguel Román

63'

65'

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Óscar Mingueza

66'

66'

Isi Palazón

66'

N. Mendy

68'

Carlos Martín Out: J. Vertrouwd

Javi Rodríguez Out: Manu Fernández

71'

Óscar Mingueza Out: Javi Rueda

71'

78'

Jorge de Frutos Out: Ó. Trejo

79'

Isi Palazón Out: Fran Pérez

Javi Rueda (—)

79'

C. Starfelt Out: H. Burcio

83'

Statistics

7Fouls14

4Offsides1

86%Passes %86%

0Red Cards1

11Total Shots14

5Corner Kicks7

447Total passes454

4Yellow Cards3

3Blocked Shots7

7Shots on Goal3

1Shots off Goal4

1.87expected_goals1.11

49%Ball Possession51%

385Passes accurate392

6Shots insidebox9

-1.20goals_prevented-1.20

3Goalkeeper Saves4

5Shots outsidebox5

Ratings

Celta Vigo

Bryan Zaragoza

FWD90'

8.2

I. Radu

GK90'

8.0

Marcos Alonso

DEF90'

7.7

C. Starfelt(C)

DEF83'

7.7

Sergio Carreira

MID90'

7.5

Hugo Álvarez

FWD62'

7.3

Javi Rueda

DEF19'

7.2

Hugo Sotelo

MID63'

7.2

Óscar Mingueza

MID71'

7.0

Javi Rodríguez

DEF71'

6.9

Rayo Vallecano

Gumbau

MID61'

7.2

Fran Pérez

MID12'

6.9

Jorge de Frutos

FWD78'

6.7

Carlos Martín

FWD68'

6.7

Alemão

FWD29'

6.5

F. Lejeune

DEF90'

6.3

J. Vertrouwd

DEF22'

6.3

Álvaro García

FWD90'

6.3

A. Batalla

GK90'

6.3

R. Nteka

MID29'

6.3

Head-to-head

Over the last 3 meetings, Celta Vigo lead 0–2 (1 draws) against Rayo Vallecano.

21 Sept 2025Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Celta Vigo

18 May 2025Celta Vigo 1–2 Rayo Vallecano

10 Jan 2025Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Celta Vigo

FAQ

What was the score of Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano?: Celta Vigo 3–0 Rayo Vallecano.
Who scored?: Celta Vigo : Sergio Carreira (40'), Bryan Zaragoza (54' pen), Javi Rueda (79')

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Municipal de Balaídos, Vigo

Capacity

24,791

Referee

M. Busquets

Round

Regular Season - 20

Standings — top 5

1Barcelona94

2Real Madrid86

3Villarreal72

4Atletico Madrid69

5Real Betis60

Celta Vigo 3–0 Rayo Vallecano: recap, goals & stats