La Liga · Matchday 2
- Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:30:00 UTCEstadio de MestallaMatchday 2
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Valencia CF 39%Draw 34%RC Celta de Vigo 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Valencia CFRC Celta de Vigo
43Possession57
0.57Expected goals (xG)0.66
7Shots7
1Shots on target3
4Shots off target3
2Blocked shots1
4Shots inside box3
3Shots outside box4
1Corners2
3Offsides2
16Fouls16
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Saves1
462Passes611
407Accurate passes548
88Pass accuracy90
Match events
- 38'Justin de Haas
- 39'Stole Dimitrievski
- 46'Justin de Haas → Mouctar Diakhaby
- 57'Sergio Carreira
- 57'Hugo Álvarez ← Williot Swedberg
- 57'Ryunosuke Sato → Umar Sadiq
- 64'Ferran Jutglà ← Pablo Durán
- 64'Jones El-Abdellaoui ← Javi Rueda
- 64'Javi Galán ← Iago Aspas
- 67'Javi Rueda
- 69'Jose Luis Gaya → Pablo Maffeo
- 69'Filip Ugrinic → Aliou Dieng
- 77'Aleix Febas ← Ilaix Moriba
- 80'Ionuț Radu
- 83'Arnaut Danjuma → Hugo Duro
Valencia CF · RC Celta de Vigo
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
16.8Dimitrievski
146.9↓69'Gaya
76.5↓83'Danjuma
236.5↓69'Ugrinic
26.5Rodríguez
186.5Pepelu
216.9Vázquez
86.5Guerra
56.9Requeni
126.6↓46'Haas
396.5↓57'Sato
36.9Alonso
136.8Radu
226.9↓64'Galán
56.6Carreira
146.5↓77'Febas
96.5↓64'Jutglà
236.5↓57'Álvarez
296.9Lago
396.5↓64'El-Abdellaoui
206.9Rodríguez
86.5Román
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Valencia CF
- 1Stole Dimitrievski6.8
- 14Jose Luis Gaya6.9
- 7Arnaut Danjuma6.5
- 23Filip Ugrinic6.5
- 2Guido Rodríguez6.5
- 18Pepelu6.5
- 21Jesús Vázquez6.9
- 8Javi Guerra6.5
- 5César Tárrega Requeni6.9
- 12Justin de Haas6.6
- 39Ryunosuke Sato6.5
RC Celta de Vigo
- 3Marcos Alonso6.9
- 13Ionuț Radu6.8
- 22Javi Galán6.9
- 5Sergio Carreira6.6
- 14Aleix Febas6.5
- 9Ferran Jutglà6.5
- 23Hugo Álvarez6.5
- 29Yoel Lago6.9
- 39Jones El-Abdellaoui6.5
- 20Javi Rodríguez6.9
- 8Miguel Román6.5
Valencia CFTale of the tapeRC Celta de Vigo
4-5-1Formation5-2-3
1 ptsTable3 pts
-8Goal difference-3
0Head-to-head wins2
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Valencia CF 0W1D2W RC Celta de Vigo
Goals 3–7
- 2026-08-22Valencia CF0–0RC Celta de Vigo
- 2026-04-05Valencia CF2–3RC Celta de Vigo
- 2026-01-03RC Celta de Vigo4–1Valencia CF
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 1 |
| RC Celta de Vigo | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
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