Spain - La LigaEstadio de BalaídosData current as of September 18, 2026

Celta de Vigo vs Racing Santander: match statistics

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Celta de Vigo vs Racing Santander: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Celta de Vigo plays Racing Santander in La Liga (Spain). The game is scheduled for September 19, 2026. Venue: Estadio de Balaídos.

Recent form

Celta de Vigo has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Racing Santander has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Celta de Vigo scores 0.50 goals per game and allows 1.00. Racing Santander scores 1.83 and allows 2.67. Games in this league average 3.05 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Celta de Vigo's games and 83% of Racing Santander's. The Over 2.5 rates are 17% and 83%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Celta de Vigo has the higher season xG average, 1.19 to 1.16 per game. Celta de Vigo takes 9.8 shots per game, while Racing Santander takes 10.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Celta de Vigo leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.17 goals per game after halftime. Racing Santander leads at halftime in 17% and scores 0.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Celta de Vigo's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). For Racing Santander, it is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

La Liga games average 3.05 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.83)
(3.80)
(4.00)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0.5Goals scored / game1.83
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
1Goals allowed / game2.67
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
54%Average possession46%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
2.83Shots on target / game3.83
Celta de VigoRacing Santander

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.83Shots per game10.17
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
2.83Shots on target3.83
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
5.1%Shot conversion18%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
54%Possession46%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
1.19xG for1.16
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
1.33xG against2.04
Celta de VigoRacing Santander

Shooting quality

Celta de Vigo: BalancedRacing Santander: Counter-attacking
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
Accuracy (shots on target)29%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.180.48

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Racing Santander is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Celta de Vigo · 1.2 pts / game - Racing Santander

Celta de Vigo
LLDDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W67% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-4-2
0.67 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 at home
0-1-2
LLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.43BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Racing Santander
LWLWL
Season result split
33% W17% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-3
1.17 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-3
Last 5 away
0-0-3
LLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.8xG: 1.06Opponent xG: 2.10BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Racing Santander is 266% better for: goals scored per game.

0.5 goals / game - Celta de Vigo · 1.83 goals / game - Racing Santander

Celta de Vigo is 167% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Celta de Vigo · 2.67 goals / game - Racing Santander

Celta de Vigo scoring profile: very strong

Celta de Vigo scores in 50% of games (3 of 6 games), while Racing Santander keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 6 games).

Racing Santander scoring profile: very strong

Racing Santander scores in 83% of games (5 of 6 games), while Celta de Vigo keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 games).

3Goals scored (season)11
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
6Goals conceded (season)16
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
1.5Average goals per game4.5
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
3Goals scored (last 5)9
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
6Goals conceded (last 5)14
Celta de VigoRacing Santander

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal83%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0%2 goals83%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0%3 goals17%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0%4 goals0%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal100%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
33%2 goals67%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0%3 goals33%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0%4 goals17%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time67%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0%BTTS in both halves17%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0%Scored in both halves33%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander

BTTS and goal count

17%Min. 3 goals and BTTS83%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
60%BTTS - last 580%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time83%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time67%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
17%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Celta de Vigo is 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / game - Celta de Vigo · 1.17 pts / game - Racing Santander

Celta de Vigo - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Racing Santander - half-time state
17% leading67% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)1.17
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0.33Goals scored (1st half)1.5
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)1.5
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0.83Average goals (1st half)3
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
67%Clean sheet before half-time33%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
67%No goal before half-time17%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)0.67
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0.17Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1.17
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
0.67Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
67%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander
83%No goal after half-time67%
Celta de VigoRacing Santander

Celta de Vigo - second-half results

17% W50% D33% L
8
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Racing Santander - second-half results

17% W17% D67% L
7
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Celta de Vigo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.00
Goals scored / game0.40.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Racing Santander - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.60
Goals scored / game1.40.4
Goals allowed / game1.41.4
Average goals per game2.81.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals60%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference0-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Celta de Vigo
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
3
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 16-30 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Racing Santander
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
4
3
16-30
3
5
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
0
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Celta de Vigo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.69
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
29%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Racing Santander

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.88
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.67
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.63
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
137%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.2
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (La Liga).

Teams vs league

Celta de VigoLigaRacing Santander
Average goals per game 1.503.05 4.50
Both teams scored 50%56% 83%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 17%56% 83%
Clean sheets 33%25% 0%
Goal before half-time 67%66% 83%
Goal after half-time 50%80% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.05
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.71
Home goals / game
1.34
Away goals / game
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defensive advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
29%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Celta de Vigo and Racing Santander play?

Celta de Vigo face Racing Santander on September 19, 2026 in La Liga at Estadio de Balaídos. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Celta de Vigo vs Racing Santander?

Celta de Vigo score 0.50 goals per game on average and Racing Santander 1.83. The La Liga average is 3.05 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Celta de Vigo's matches and 83% of Racing Santander's.

What form are Celta de Vigo and Racing Santander in?

Over the last 5 games Celta de Vigo have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Racing Santander 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Celta de Vigo vs Racing Santander?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.