Villarreal 2–1 Celta Vigo: recap, goals & stats

Finished

Villarreal beat Celta Vigo 2–1 in the La Liga.

DimaScore · published 26 Apr 2026

Villarreal edged Celta Vigo 2–1 in the La Liga. Villarreal: Gerard Moreno (2' pen), N. Pépé (29'). Celta Vigo: Borja Iglesias (73' pen).

La Liga · Regular Season - 32

Gerard Moreno 2' (P)N. Pépé 29'

2 – 1

FT

(HT 2-0)

Borja Iglesias 73' (P)

Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal

4-4-2·Marcelino

Claudio Giraldez·3-4-2-1

Substitutes

1Luiz JuniorGK
10D. ParejoMID
2L. CostaDEF
23S. CardonaDEF
5W. KambwalaDEF
16T. ParteyMID
22A. PerezFWD
11A. GonzalezFWD
21T. OluwaseyiFWD
6P. NavarroDEF
32H. LopezFWD

1I. VillarGK
30H. GonzalezFWD
39J. El AbdellaouiFWD
12M. FernandezDEF
36A. AntanonMID
10I. AspasFWD
21M. RisticDEF
9F. JutglaFWD
17J. RuedaDEF
14A. NunezDEF
24C. DominguezDEF
8F. LopezMID

Events

Gerard Moreno (pen.) (—)

2'

14'

Marcos Alonso

Pedraza

18'

29'

I. Radu

N. Pépé (Pedraza)

29'

N. Pépé

42'

HT

45+3'

Pablo Durán

46'

Pablo Durán Out: Ferran Jutglà

P. Gueye

70'

73'

Borja Iglesias (pen.) (—)

74'

Borja Iglesias

76'

Marcos Alonso Out: Iago Aspas

76'

Hugo Álvarez Out: Álvaro Núñez

76'

Hugo Sotelo Out: Fer López

P. Gueye Out: Dani Parejo

78'

Pedraza Out: Sergi Cardona

78'

N. Pépé Out: Alfon González

78'

83'

Borja Iglesias Out: Hugo González

G. Mikautadze Out: Ayoze Pérez

85'

Alberto Moleiro Out: T. Partey

90+2'

90+4'

I. Moriba

90+5'

Iago Aspas

Statistics

13Fouls16

1Offsides2

90%Passes %89%

13Total Shots9

7Corner Kicks5

484Total passes544

3Yellow Cards6

4Blocked Shots2

4Shots on Goal3

5Shots off Goal4

1.72expected_goals2.08

47%Ball Possession53%

438Passes accurate484

8Shots insidebox8

-0.30goals_prevented-0.30

2Goalkeeper Saves2

5Shots outsidebox1

Ratings

Villarreal

N. Pépé

MID78'

7.9

A. Freeman

DEF90'

7.7

Gerard Moreno(C)

FWD90'

7.7

Rafa Marín

DEF90'

7.5

Renato Veiga

DEF90'

7.5

Alberto Moleiro

MID89'

7.3

Arnau Tenas

GK90'

7.2

P. Gueye

MID78'

6.9

Santi Comesaña

MID90'

6.9

G. Mikautadze

FWD85'

6.7

Celta Vigo

Borja Iglesias(C)

FWD83'

7.7

Óscar Mingueza

MID90'

7.7

Marcos Alonso

DEF76'

6.9

Álvaro Núñez

DEF14'

6.9

Hugo Sotelo

MID76'

6.9

Yoel Lago

DEF90'

6.7

Iago Aspas

FWD14'

6.7

Pablo Durán

FWD45'

6.5

I. Radu

GK90'

6.5

I. Moriba

MID90'

6.5

Head-to-head

Over the last 3 meetings, Villarreal lead 1–1 (1 draws) against Celta Vigo.

31 Aug 2025Celta Vigo 1–1 Villarreal

23 Apr 2025Celta Vigo 0–3 Villarreal

26 Aug 2024Villarreal 4–3 Celta Vigo

FAQ

What was the score of Villarreal vs Celta Vigo?: Villarreal 2–1 Celta Vigo.
Who scored?: Villarreal : Gerard Moreno (2' pen), N. Pépé (29') ; Celta Vigo : Borja Iglesias (73' pen)

Match Info

Competition

Date

Kick-off

Stadium

Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal

Capacity

24,500

Referee

A. Quintero

Round

Regular Season - 32

Standings — top 5

1Barcelona94

2Real Madrid86

3Villarreal72

4Atletico Madrid69

5Real Betis60

Villarreal 2–1 Celta Vigo: recap, goals & stats