UEFA Europa League Matchday 7 Thu, Jan 22 2026 · 20:00 Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo
Celta Vigo
2–1 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.23 – 1.53
Lille
  • W. Swedberg 1’
  • C. Starfelt 69’
  • Hugo Sotelo 29’
  • 86’ O. Giroud
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Celta Vigo beat Lille

Celta Vigo entered as favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Swedberg and Starfelt. Lille replied through a Giroud goal. Celta Vigo played with ten men from the 29th minute after Sotelo was sent off. Celta Vigo won despite the lower xG; Lille created the better chances (1.53 vs 1.23). On the chances created, Lille deserved more: 1.6 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Celta Vigo ✓49%
Draw26%
Lille26%

Model vs reality

Celta Vigo goals
2
Model 1.65 · xG 1.23
Lille goals
1
Model 1.14 · xG 1.53
Total goals
3
Model 2.79 · xG 2.76
Score 2–1
10%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 53%
Both scored
Yes
Model 56%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchW. SwedbergCelta Vigo · 1 goal
7.9
  • RefereeHarm Osmers
  • VenueAbanca-Balaídos
  • Table before kick-offCelta Vigo 19th · Lille 20th

Timeline

  1. W. Swedberg 1–0Assist Iago Aspas
    1’
  2. ⇄ A. MandiFor N. Bentaleb
    10’
  3. Hugo SoteloRed card · Tripping
    29’
  4. Marcos AlonsoYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    31’
  5. N. NgoyYellow card · Tripping
    32’
  6. Óscar MinguezaYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    33’
  7. A. MandiYellow card · Tripping
    40’
  8. Half time · 1–0
  9. ⇄ Pablo DuránFor Borja Iglesias
    46’
  10. ⇄ Sergio CarreiraFor Iago Aspas
    46’
  11. ⇄ M. Fernandez-PardoFor Alexsandro Ribeiro
    46’
  12. ⇄ Tiago SantosFor T. Meunier
    46’
  13. W. SwedbergYellow card
    64’
  14. C. Starfelt 2–0Assist Miguel Román
    69’
  15. ⇄ Jones El-AbdellaouiFor W. Swedberg
    71’
  16. ⇄ Soriba DiaouneFor Félix Correia
    74’
  17. I. RaduYellow card · Delay of game
    82’
  18. O. Giroud 2–1Assist Soriba Diaoune
    86’
  19. ⇄ C. VerdonkFor M. Broholm
    87’
  20. ⇄ Hugo ÁlvarezFor Óscar Mingueza
    89’
  21. ⇄ M. RistićFor Javi Rueda
    90+2’
  22. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

Celta Vigo7 shots · 3 in box, 4 outside
Lille20 shots · 8 in box, 12 outside
Celta VigoLille
26% Possession 74%
1.23 Expected goals (xG) 1.53
1.17 Expected points (xPts) 1.58
7 Shots 20
4 Shots on target 4
2 Shots off target 9
1 Blocked shots 7
3 Shots inside the box 8
4 Shots outside the box 12
222 Passes 610
66% Pass accuracy 90%
3 Corners 7
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
9 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 3
4 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
6.94 Team rating 6.70

Line-ups

Celta Vigo 3-4-3

136.9 I. Radu(G)
206.2 Marcos Alonso 27.7 C. Starfelt 327.5 Javi Rodríguez
36.9 Óscar Mingueza ↓89’ 167.5 Miguel Román A 224.9 Hugo Sotelo 176.3 Javi Rueda ↓90’
197.9★ W. Swedberg ↓71’ 76.9 Borja Iglesias ↓46’ 107.5 Iago Aspas A↓46’
  • 13I. Radu (G)6.9
  • 20Marcos Alonso6.2
  • 2C. Starfelt7.7
  • 32Javi Rodríguez7.5
  • 3Óscar Mingueza↓89’6.9
  • 16Miguel RománA7.5
  • 22Hugo Sotelo4.9
  • 17Javi Rueda↓90’6.3
  • 19W. Swedberg ★↓71’7.9
  • 7Borja Iglesias↓46’6.9
  • 10Iago AspasA↓46’7.5

Substitutes used

  • 5Sergio Carreira↑46’6.5
  • 18Pablo Durán↑46’6.3
  • 21M. Ristić↑90’
  • 23Hugo Álvarez↑89’
  • 39Jones El-Abdellaoui↑71’6.0

Unused: Iván Villar, Manu Fernández, Yoel Lago, F. Cervi, H. Burcio, Ferran Jutglà, Bryan Zaragoza

Lille 4-4-1-1

17.2 B. Özer(G)
156.3 R. Perraud 45.9 Alexsandro Ribeiro ↓46’ 36.3 N. Ngoy 126.2 T. Meunier ↓46’
276.5 Félix Correia ↓74’ 66.5 N. Bentaleb ↓10’ 176.6 N. Mukau 146.6 M. Broholm ↓87’
107.7 H. Haraldsson
96.5 O. Giroud
  • 1B. Özer (G)7.2
  • 15R. Perraud6.3
  • 4Alexsandro Ribeiro↓46’5.9
  • 3N. Ngoy6.3
  • 12T. Meunier↓46’6.2
  • 27Félix Correia↓74’6.5
  • 6N. Bentaleb↓10’6.5
  • 17N. Mukau6.6
  • 14M. Broholm↓87’6.6
  • 10H. Haraldsson7.7
  • 9O. Giroud6.5

Substitutes used

  • 23A. Mandi↑10’7.2
  • 22Tiago Santos↑46’7.2
  • 7M. Fernandez-Pardo↑46’6.3
  • 24C. Verdonk↑87’
  • 35Soriba DiaouneA↑74’6.9

Unused: A. Bodart, T. Sajous, C. Mbemba, Maxima Goffi, L. Baret, Saad Boussadia

Player stats

Top rated
W. SwedbergCelta Vigo7.9
2nd
C. StarfeltCelta Vigo7.7
3rd
H. HaraldssonLille7.7

Celta Vigo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. Radu G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 25% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Marcos Alonso D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 25 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
C. Starfelt D 90 1 0 2 (1) 0 82% 22 0 2 0/0 0/0 7.7
Javi Rodríguez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 21 3 0 0/0 0/2 7.5
Óscar Mingueza D 89 0 0 1 (0) 0 81% 21 1 1 0/1 0/0 6.9
Miguel Román M 90 0 1 0 (0) 3 76% 21 1 0 0/0 1/2 7.5
Hugo Sotelo M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/0 2/0 4.9
Javi Rueda D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 62% 13 2 2 0/3 3/3 6.3
W. Swedberg M 71 1 0 1 (1) 0 91% 11 3 0 0/1 1/3 7.9
Borja Iglesias F 46 0 0 1 (1) 1 55% 11 1 0 1/2 1/1 6.9
Iago Aspas F 46 0 1 1 (1) 1 43% 7 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
Sergio Carreira D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Pablo Durán F 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.3
M. Ristić D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Hugo Álvarez M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Jones El-Abdellaoui F 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0

Lille

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Özer G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 75% 24 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
R. Perraud D 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 92% 64 3 1 0/2 1/3 6.3
Alexsandro Ribeiro D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 52 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
N. Ngoy D 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 97% 66 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.3
T. Meunier D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 36 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Félix Correia F 74 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 35 1 2 1/1 0/1 6.5
N. Bentaleb M 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
N. Mukau M 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 96% 48 3 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
M. Broholm M 87 0 0 1 (0) 2 92% 52 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.6
H. Haraldsson M 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 89% 63 2 1 0/2 1/2 7.7
O. Giroud F 90 1 0 2 (2) 0 54% 13 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.5
A. Mandi D 80 0 0 1 (1) 0 91% 68 1 2 0/0 2/2 7.2
Tiago Santos D 44 0 0 3 (0) 2 95% 37 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
M. Fernandez-Pardo F 44 0 0 0 (0) 3 87% 15 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
C. Verdonk D 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Soriba Diaoune F 16 0 1 0 (0) 3 82% 11 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.