UEFA Europa League Knockout round play-offs Thu, Feb 19 2026 · 17:45 Stadio Toumbas, Thessaloníki
PAOK
1–2 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 0.61 – 0.97
Celta Vigo
  • A. Jeremejeff 77’
  • 34’ Iago Aspas
  • 43’ W. Swedberg
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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 PAOK

Celta Vigo won 2–1 through goals from Aspas and Swedberg. PAOK replied through a Jeremejeff goal. Celta Vigo finished with the higher xG (0.97 vs 0.61). On the chances created, PAOK deserved more: 1.0 expected points against the 0 points they took.

PAOK35%
Draw28%
Celta Vigo ✓37%

Model vs reality

PAOK goals
1
Model 1.24 · xG 0.61
Celta Vigo goals
2
Model 1.28 · xG 0.97
Total goals
3
Model 2.52 · xG 1.58
Score 1–2
8%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 46%
Both scored
Yes
Model 52%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchIago AspasCelta Vigo · 1 goal · 1 assist
8.2
  • RefereeIvan Kružliak
  • CoachesR. Lucescu · —
  • VenueStadio Toumbas

Timeline

  1. Iago Aspas 0–1Assist Miguel Román
    34’
  2. W. Swedberg 0–2Assist Iago Aspas
    43’
  3. Half time · 0–2
  4. ⇄ Javi RuedaFor Óscar Mingueza
    61’
  5. ⇄ Ferran JutglàFor Borja Iglesias
    61’
  6. ⇄ Hugo ÁlvarezFor W. Swedberg
    65’
  7. ⇄ Fer LópezFor Iago Aspas
    65’
  8. Hugo ÁlvarezYellow card · Holding
    67’
  9. ⇄ G. MichailidisFor A. Vogliacco
    67’
  10. ⇄ D. ChatsidisFor M. Camara
    67’
  11. ⇄ A. BabaFor G. Taylor
    67’
  12. Javi RuedaYellow card · Roughing
    72’
  13. A. Jeremejeff 1–2Assist A. Živković
    77’
  14. ⇄ M. VecinoFor Miguel Román
    86’
  15. A. ŽivkovićYellow card
    90’
  16. Full time · 1–2

Team stats

PAOK5 shots · 2 in box, 3 outside
Celta Vigo10 shots · 8 in box, 2 outside
PAOKCelta Vigo
56% Possession 44%
0.61 Expected goals (xG) 0.97
1.02 Expected points (xPts) 1.63
5 Shots 10
2 Shots on target 9
1 Shots off target 1
2 Blocked shots 0
2 Shots inside the box 8
3 Shots outside the box 2
540 Passes 430
89% Pass accuracy 87%
3 Corners 3
7 Goalkeeper saves 1
8 Fouls 10
4 Offsides 4
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.70 Team rating 6.91

Line-ups

PAOK 4-2-3-1

997.9 A. Tsiftsis(G)
326.2 G. Taylor ↓67’ 66.2 D. Lovren 46.3 A. Vogliacco ↓67’ 36.0 J. Kenny
276.6 M. Ozdoev 26.6 M. Camara ↓67’
117.2 Taison 206.2 C. Zafeiris 146.6 A. Živković A
197.7 A. Jeremejeff
  • 99A. Tsiftsis (G)7.9
  • 32G. Taylor↓67’6.2
  • 6D. Lovren6.2
  • 4A. Vogliacco↓67’6.3
  • 3J. Kenny6.0
  • 27M. Ozdoev6.6
  • 2M. Camara↓67’6.6
  • 11Taison7.2
  • 20C. Zafeiris6.2
  • 14A. ŽivkovićA6.6
  • 19A. Jeremejeff7.7

Substitutes used

  • 5G. Michailidis↑67’6.3
  • 21A. Baba↑67’6.7
  • 52D. Chatsidis↑67’6.7

Unused: J. Pavlenka, D. Monastirlis, T. Kędziora, K. Thymianis, J. Sánchez, A. Bianco, D. Berdos, A. Mythou

Coach: R. Lucescu

Celta Vigo 3-4-3

136.6 I. Radu(G)
207.0 Marcos Alonso 27.0 C. Starfelt 326.6 Javi Rodríguez
36.9 Óscar Mingueza ↓61’ 66.7 I. Moriba 166.9 Miguel Román A↓86’ 56.9 Sergio Carreira
197.6 W. Swedberg ↓65’ 76.5 Borja Iglesias ↓61’ 108.2★ Iago Aspas A↓65’
  • 13I. Radu (G)6.6
  • 20Marcos Alonso7.0
  • 2C. Starfelt7.0
  • 32Javi Rodríguez6.6
  • 3Óscar Mingueza↓61’6.9
  • 6I. Moriba6.7
  • 16Miguel RománA↓86’6.9
  • 5Sergio Carreira6.9
  • 19W. Swedberg↓65’7.6
  • 7Borja Iglesias↓61’6.5
  • 10Iago Aspas ★A↓65’8.2

Substitutes used

  • 17Javi Rueda↑61’6.2
  • 9Ferran Jutglà↑61’6.5
  • 23Hugo Álvarez↑65’6.7
  • 30Fer López↑65’6.9
  • 15M. Vecino↑86’

Unused: Iván Villar, Manu Fernández, M. Ristić, Carlos Domínguez, Yoel Lago, Jones El-Abdellaoui, Pablo Durán

Player stats

Top rated
Iago AspasCelta Vigo8.2
2nd
A. TsiftsisPAOK7.9
3rd
A. JeremejeffPAOK7.7

PAOK

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Tsiftsis G 90 0 0 7 sv 0 70% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
G. Taylor D 67 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 65 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.2
D. Lovren D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 82 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
A. Vogliacco D 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 44 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
J. Kenny D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 43 1 2 0/1 0/0 6.0
M. Ozdoev M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 42 2 1 0/0 0/1 6.6
M. Camara M 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 26 1 0 1/1 1/0 6.6
Taison F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 57 0 0 1/1 0/4 7.2
C. Zafeiris M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 98% 42 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.2
A. Živković F 90 0 1 1 (0) 1 89% 37 0 0 1/2 3/1 6.6
A. Jeremejeff F 90 1 0 2 (2) 0 87% 15 0 0 0/0 2/3 7.7
G. Michailidis D 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 28 2 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Baba D 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 14 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
D. Chatsidis F 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 2 0 0/1 1/0 6.7

Celta Vigo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. Radu G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 55% 11 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.6
Marcos Alonso D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 69 0 0 1/1 1/1 7.0
C. Starfelt D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 72 2 2 0/0 2/0 7.0
Javi Rodríguez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 63 1 0 1/2 3/0 6.6
Óscar Mingueza D 61 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 33 1 0 1/1 1/0 6.9
I. Moriba M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 32 2 0 0/1 0/1 6.7
Miguel Román M 86 0 1 1 (1) 1 86% 28 0 2 1/2 0/0 6.9
Sergio Carreira D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 43 1 0 2/3 0/2 6.9
W. Swedberg M 65 1 0 3 (3) 0 70% 10 2 0 0/1 0/0 7.6
Borja Iglesias F 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
Iago Aspas F 65 1 1 2 (2) 2 83% 24 0 1 0/0 0/1 8.2
Javi Rueda D 29 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 10 2 0 0/2 0/1 6.2
Ferran Jutglà F 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Hugo Álvarez M 25 0 0 2 (2) 0 90% 10 0 0 2/2 1/0 6.7
Fer López M 25 0 0 1 (1) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Vecino M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 2/0 —

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.