UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Thu, Mar 12 2026 · 20:00 Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo
Celta Vigo
1–1 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 0.97 – 0.77
Lyon
  • Javi Rueda 25’
  • Borja Iglesias 55’
  • 87’ Endrick
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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.

Lyon snatch a late draw

Celta Vigo entered as favourites and led 1–0 at half-time through a Rueda goal. But Endrick scored to rescue a draw for Lyon. Celta Vigo played with ten men from the 55th minute after Iglesias was sent off. The chances were even, with xG of 0.97 and 0.77.

Celta Vigo57%
Draw ✓25%
Lyon19%

Model vs reality

Celta Vigo goals
1
Model 1.76 · xG 0.97
Lyon goals
1
Model 0.92 · xG 0.77
Total goals
2
Model 2.68 · xG 1.74
Score 1–1
12%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 50%
Both scored
Yes
Model 50%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchEndrickLyon · 1 goal
8.0
  • RefereeEric Lambrechts
  • VenueAbanca-Balaídos

Timeline

  1. Borja IglesiasYellow card · Tripping
    20’
  2. Javi Rueda 1–0Assist W. Swedberg
    25’
  3. Half time · 1–0
  4. ⇄ Ferran JutglàFor Iago Aspas
    46’
  5. ⇄ Sergio CarreiraFor Javi Rueda
    46’
  6. Óscar MinguezaYellow card
    48’
  7. N. TagliaficoYellow card · Tripping
    53’
  8. Borja IglesiasSecond yellow · Elbowing
    55’
  9. ⇄ M. RistićFor Óscar Mingueza
    63’
  10. ⇄ Pablo DuránFor W. Swedberg
    67’
  11. ⇄ Rémi HimbertFor N. Tagliafico
    67’
  12. ⇄ A. KarabecFor Rémi Himbert
    70’
  13. Steeve KangoYellow card · Holding
    77’
  14. ⇄ O. MangalaFor T. Morton
    85’
  15. ⇄ A. HamdaniFor Steeve Kango
    85’
  16. ⇄ F. TessmannFor N. Nartey
    85’
  17. Endrick 1–1Assist Clinton Mata
    87’
  18. ⇄ Hugo SoteloFor I. Moriba
    90+1’
  19. M. VecinoYellow card · Tripping
    90+3’
  20. Marcos AlonsoYellow card · Roughing
    90+3’
  21. Full time · 1–1

Team stats

Celta Vigo5 shots · 3 in box, 2 outside
Lyon19 shots · 7 in box, 12 outside
Celta VigoLyon
29% Possession 71%
0.97 Expected goals (xG) 0.77
1.50 Expected points (xPts) 1.17
5 Shots 19
3 Shots on target 6
2 Shots off target 7
0 Blocked shots 6
3 Shots inside the box 7
2 Shots outside the box 12
287 Passes 671
78% Pass accuracy 93%
0 Corners 7
5 Goalkeeper saves 2
11 Fouls 14
0 Offsides 1
4 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
6.77 Team rating 6.79

Line-ups

Celta Vigo 3-4-2-1

137.0 I. Radu(G)
206.3 Marcos Alonso 26.9 C. Starfelt 326.6 Javi Rodríguez
37.3 Óscar Mingueza ↓63’ 66.6 I. Moriba ↓90’ 156.6 M. Vecino 177.6 Javi Rueda ↓46’
197.9 W. Swedberg A↓67’ 106.5 Iago Aspas ↓46’
75.5 Borja Iglesias
  • 13I. Radu (G)7.0
  • 20Marcos Alonso6.3
  • 2C. Starfelt6.9
  • 32Javi Rodríguez6.6
  • 3Óscar Mingueza↓63’7.3
  • 6I. Moriba↓90’6.6
  • 15M. Vecino6.6
  • 17Javi Rueda↓46’7.6
  • 19W. SwedbergA↓67’7.9
  • 10Iago Aspas↓46’6.5
  • 7Borja Iglesias5.5

Substitutes used

  • 5Sergio Carreira↑46’6.7
  • 9Ferran Jutglà↑46’6.7
  • 21M. Ristić↑63’6.5
  • 18Pablo Durán↑67’6.9
  • 22Hugo Sotelo↑90’

Unused: Iván Villar, J. Aidoo, Alvaro Núñez, Carlos Domínguez, Hugo Álvarez, Fer López, Jones El-Abdellaoui

Lyon 4-2-3-1

16.6 D. Greif(G)
36.5 N. Tagliafico ↓67’ 197.3 M. Niakhaté 227.5 Clinton Mata A 606.0 Steeve Kango ↓85’
86.7 C. Tolisso 237.2 T. Morton ↓85’
166.6 Abner 996.0 N. Nartey ↓85’ 98.0★ Endrick
776.3 R. Yaremchuk
  • 1D. Greif (G)6.6
  • 3N. Tagliafico↓67’6.5
  • 19M. Niakhaté7.3
  • 22Clinton MataA7.5
  • 60Steeve Kango↓85’6.0
  • 8C. Tolisso6.7
  • 23T. Morton↓85’7.2
  • 16Abner6.6
  • 99N. Nartey↓85’6.0
  • 9Endrick ★8.0
  • 77R. Yaremchuk6.3

Substitutes used

  • 45Rémi Himbert
  • 7A. Karabec↑70’6.5
  • 5O. Mangala↑85’6.3
  • 6F. Tessmann↑85’6.3
  • 84A. Hamdani↑85’6.7

Unused: R. Descamps, Yvann Konan, Mathys de Carvalho, Khalis Merah, Tiago Gonçalves

Player stats

Top rated
EndrickLyon8.0
2nd
W. SwedbergCelta Vigo7.9
3rd
Javi RuedaCelta Vigo7.6

Celta Vigo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. Radu G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 52% 31 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
Marcos Alonso D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 33 0 2 0/0 1/1 6.3
C. Starfelt D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Javi Rodríguez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 32 1 1 1/1 0/1 6.6
Óscar Mingueza D 63 0 0 0 (0) 2 74% 27 4 1 1/1 2/1 7.3
I. Moriba M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 16 3 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
M. Vecino M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 26 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.6
Javi Rueda D 46 1 0 1 (1) 0 68% 19 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
W. Swedberg M 67 0 1 0 (0) 1 63% 16 3 0 0/0 0/3 7.9
Iago Aspas F 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 16 0 2 0/1 0/1 6.5
Borja Iglesias F 90 0 0 2 (2) 0 71% 7 1 1 1/2 3/0 5.5
Sergio Carreira D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 13 0 2 0/0 0/1 6.7
Ferran Jutglà F 44 0 0 2 (0) 0 63% 8 0 0 0/3 3/2 6.7
M. Ristić D 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 8 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Pablo Durán F 23 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 3 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
Hugo Sotelo M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Lyon

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Greif G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 90% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
N. Tagliafico D 67 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 49 3 1 0/1 1/0 6.5
M. Niakhaté D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 86 0 0 0/0 0/3 7.3
Clinton Mata D 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 97% 94 0 1 0/0 1/3 7.5
Steeve Kango D 85 0 0 1 (0) 2 96% 52 1 0 1/2 5/1 6.0
C. Tolisso M 90 0 0 3 (2) 0 85% 101 0 1 0/0 2/1 6.7
T. Morton M 85 0 0 1 (1) 0 94% 101 1 0 0/0 2/1 7.2
Abner D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 61 2 0 1/2 1/0 6.6
N. Nartey M 85 0 0 1 (0) 4 94% 48 0 0 1/3 0/0 6.0
Endrick F 90 1 0 3 (2) 4 96% 27 0 0 1/3 1/2 8.0
R. Yaremchuk F 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 100% 17 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Rémi Himbert F 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Karabec M 20 0 0 0 (0) 2 92% 12 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.5
O. Mangala M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
F. Tessmann M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Hamdani M 5 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

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.