La Liga Gameweek 2 Sat, Aug 22 2026 · 18:30 Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
Valencia
0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.58 – 0.66
Celta Vigo
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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.

No way through for Valencia or Celta Vigo

Valencia entered as narrow favourites, but neither side found a way through. The chances were even, with xG of 0.58 and 0.66.

Valencia46%
Draw ✓25%
Celta Vigo29%

Model vs reality

Valencia goals
0
Model 1.54 · xG 0.58
Celta Vigo goals
0
Model 1.16 · xG 0.66
Total goals
0
Model 2.70 · xG 1.24
Score 0–0
7%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 51%
Both scored
No
Model 54%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchCésar TárregaValencia
7.9
  • RefereeJesus Gil Manzano
  • CoachesCarlos Corberan · Claudio Giraldez
  • VenueEstadio de Mestalla
  • Weather at kick-off27°C · Partly cloudy · wind 13 km/h Heat stress

Timeline

  1. J. de HaasYellow card · Foul
    38’
  2. S. DimitrievskiYellow card · Argument
    39’
  3. Half time · 0–0
  4. ⇄ M. DiakhabyFor J. de Haas
    46’
  5. Sergio CarreiraYellow card · Foul
    57’
  6. ⇄ U. SadiqFor R. Sato
    57’
  7. ⇄ W. SwedbergFor Hugo Álvarez
    57’
  8. ⇄ Javi RuedaFor Jones El-Abdellaoui
    63’
  9. ⇄ Iago AspasFor Javi Galán
    64’
  10. ⇄ Pablo DuránFor Ferran Jutglà
    64’
  11. Javi RuedaYellow card · Foul
    67’
  12. ⇄ Pablo MaffeoFor José Gayà
    69’
  13. ⇄ A. DiengFor F. Ugrinic
    69’
  14. ⇄ I. MoribaFor Aleix Febas
    77’
  15. I. RaduYellow card · Time wasting
    80’
  16. ⇄ Hugo DuroFor A. Danjuma
    83’
  17. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

Valencia8 shots · 4 in box, 4 outside
Celta Vigo7 shots · 3 in box, 4 outside
ValenciaCelta Vigo
44% Possession 56%
0.58 Expected goals (xG) 0.66
1.22 Expected points (xPts) 1.37
8 Shots 7
2 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 1
4 Shots inside the box 3
4 Shots outside the box 4
486 Passes 616
88% Pass accuracy 89%
1 Corners 2
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
17 Fouls 17
3 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.04 Team rating 6.88

Line-ups

Valencia 5-4-1

16.9 S. Dimitrievski(G)
146.9 José Gayà ↓69’ 126.7 J. de Haas ↓46’ 187.5 Pepelu 57.9★ César Tárrega 216.9 Jesús Vázquez
86.6 Javi Guerra 27.7 G. Rodríguez 237.3 F. Ugrinic ↓69’ 396.7 R. Sato ↓57’
76.6 A. Danjuma ↓83’
  • 1S. Dimitrievski (G)6.9
  • 14José Gayà↓69’6.9
  • 12J. de Haas↓46’6.7
  • 18Pepelu7.5
  • 5César Tárrega ★7.9
  • 21Jesús Vázquez6.9
  • 8Javi Guerra6.6
  • 2G. Rodríguez7.7
  • 23F. Ugrinic↓69’7.3
  • 39R. Sato↓57’6.7
  • 7A. Danjuma↓83’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 24Pablo Maffeo↑69’6.6
  • 4M. Diakhaby↑46’7.0
  • 15A. Dieng↑69’6.5
  • 6U. Sadiq↑57’6.3
  • 9Hugo Duro↑83’6.5

Unused: Cristian Rivero, Marcos Navarro, Iker Córdoba, André Almeida, Jaume Durá, Dani Raba, David Otorbi

Coach: Carlos Corberan

Celta Vigo 3-4-3

136.9 I. Radu(G)
37.5 Marcos Alonso 297.0 Yoel Lago 207.2 Javi Rodríguez
226.6 Javi Galán ↓64’ 146.9 Aleix Febas ↓77’ 87.5 Miguel Román 57.2 Sergio Carreira
236.3 Hugo Álvarez ↓57’ 96.0 Ferran Jutglà ↓64’ 396.2 Jones El-Abdellaoui ↓63’
  • 13I. Radu (G)6.9
  • 3Marcos Alonso7.5
  • 29Yoel Lago7.0
  • 20Javi Rodríguez7.2
  • 22Javi Galán↓64’6.6
  • 14Aleix Febas↓77’6.9
  • 8Miguel Román7.5
  • 5Sergio Carreira7.2
  • 23Hugo Álvarez↓57’6.3
  • 9Ferran Jutglà↓64’6.0
  • 39Jones El-Abdellaoui↓63’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 17Javi Rueda↑63’6.2
  • 6I. Moriba↑77’6.7
  • 19W. Swedberg↑57’6.9
  • 10Iago Aspas↑64’6.7
  • 11Pablo Durán↑64’6.7

Unused: A. Bayındır, C. Starfelt, Alvaro Núñez, A. Faye, H. Burcio, Hugo González, Borja Iglesias

Coach: Claudio Giraldez

Player stats

Top rated
César TárregaValencia7.9
2nd
G. RodríguezValencia7.7
3rd
PepeluValencia7.5

Valencia

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. Dimitrievski G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 66% 29 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
José Gayà D 69 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 24 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.9
J. de Haas D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 36 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
Pepelu M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 83 1 0 0/0 1/1 7.5
César Tárrega D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 59 5 1 0/0 2/1 7.9
Jesús Vázquez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 27 2 2 1/2 3/3 6.9
Javi Guerra M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 71% 38 0 0 0/2 0/3 6.6
G. Rodríguez M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 89% 65 1 2 0/0 1/3 7.7
F. Ugrinic M 69 0 0 1 (1) 1 98% 40 1 1 0/0 1/3 7.3
R. Sato 57 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 20 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
A. Danjuma F 83 0 0 3 (0) 0 93% 14 0 0 1/1 2/1 6.6
Pablo Maffeo D 21 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
M. Diakhaby D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 31 0 2 0/0 0/0 7.0
A. Dieng M 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.5
U. Sadiq F 33 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.3
Hugo Duro F 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5

Celta Vigo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. Radu G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 68% 22 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Marcos Alonso D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 92% 106 2 3 0/1 1/2 7.5
Yoel Lago M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 61 1 3 0/0 2/1 7.0
Javi Rodríguez D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 95% 84 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.2
Javi Galán D 64 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 24 0 1 0/0 1/2 6.6
Aleix Febas M 77 0 0 1 (1) 0 95% 64 2 1 0/1 5/4 6.9
Miguel Román M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 85 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.5
Sergio Carreira D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 60 0 0 2/2 1/4 7.2
Hugo Álvarez M 57 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 27 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.3
Ferran Jutglà F 64 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.0
Jones El-Abdellaoui F 63 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 13 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.2
Javi Rueda D 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 8 0 1 0/1 2/1 6.2
I. Moriba M 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 15 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
W. Swedberg M 33 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 11 2 0 0/0 1/2 6.9
Iago Aspas F 26 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 24 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Pablo Durán F 26 0 0 1 (1) 0 75% 4 1 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.