Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Villarreal 3rd on 72, Celta de Vigo 6th on 54. Villarreal had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table.
Celta de Vigo had lost four in a row.
The sides have met 27 times in the GioScore results database: 12 wins for Villarreal, 6 draws and 9 for Celta de Vigo, at 3.15 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 37% of the wins in this fixture. Recent editions have opened up: 4.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.15 historically.
Goal scorers
Villarreal: Gerard Moreno (2'), Nicolas Pépé (29') · Celta de Vigo: Borja Iglesias (73')
Key stats
Possession: Villarreal 47% · Celta de Vigo 53% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 7-5