Celta de Vigo vs RCD Espanyol: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Celta de Vigo played RCD Espanyol in La Liga (Spain). The match was played on 30 November 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Celta de Vigo: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. RCD Espanyol: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Celta de Vigo scores 1.23 and concedes 1.38 goals per match. RCD Espanyol scores 1.31 and concedes 1.23. League average: 2.60 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Celta de Vigo 85%, RCD Espanyol 54%. Over 2.5: Celta de Vigo 31%, RCD Espanyol 54%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

RCD Espanyol has higher xG: 1.57 vs 1.32. Celta de Vigo: 11.2 shots per match, RCD Espanyol: 13.8.

Match halves

Celta de Vigo: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.69. RCD Espanyol: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.92.

Goals by minute

Celta de Vigo: 76-90+ (4 goals). RCD Espanyol: 46-60 (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

La Liga: 2.60 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
11Shots9
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
4Shots on target2
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
1.29xG1.01
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
4Corners3
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
41Dangerous attacks41
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
12Fouls15
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
1Cards2
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
1.23Goals scored / match1.31
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
1.38Goals conceded / match1.23
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
51%Average possession42%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
3.77Shots on target / match4.85
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.23Shots per match13.85
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
3.77Shots on target4.85
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
11%Shot conversion9.4%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
51%Possession42%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
1.32xG for1.57
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
1.44xG against1.51
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

Shooting quality

Celta de Vigo: BalancedRCD Espanyol: Balanced
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
Accuracy (shots on target)34%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.27

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Celta de Vigo is 11% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Celta de Vigo · 1.8 pts / match - RCD Espanyol

Celta de Vigo
DWWLW
Season result split
23% W54% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-7-3
1.23 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-5-2
Last 5 at home
0-4-1
DDDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
RCD Espanyol
WWLLW
Season result split
46% W23% D31% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-4
1.62 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-2
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

RCD Espanyol is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.23 goals / match - Celta de Vigo · 1.31 goals / match - RCD Espanyol

RCD Espanyol is 12% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.38 goals / match - Celta de Vigo · 1.23 goals / match - RCD Espanyol

Celta de Vigo scoring profile: very strong

Celta de Vigo scores in 92% of matches (12 of 13 matches), while RCD Espanyol keeps a clean sheet in 31% (4 of 13 matches).

RCD Espanyol scoring profile: very strong

RCD Espanyol scores in 77% of matches (10 of 13 matches), while Celta de Vigo keeps a clean sheet in 8% (1 of 13 matches).

16Goals scored (season)17
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
18Goals conceded (season)16
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
2.62Average goals in match2.54
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
9Goals scored (last 5)6
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

How often they score at least...

92%1 goal77%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
23%2 goals46%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
8%3 goals8%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
0%4 goals0%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal69%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
31%2 goals54%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
8%3 goals0%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
8%4 goals0%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time8%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
0%BTTS in both halves8%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
15%Scored in both halves8%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

BTTS and goal count

31%Min. 3 goals and BTTS54%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
80%BTTS - last 540%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time62%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time23%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

Match 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 - half-time state
23% leading38% draw38% trailing
RCD Espanyol - half-time state
23% leading38% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.08Points per match (1st half)1.08
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
0.54Goals scored (1st half)0.38
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
0.69Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
1.23Average goals (1st half)0.92
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
54%Clean sheet before half-time54%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
54%No goal before half-time77%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

After half-time (2nd half)

1.38Points per match (2nd half)1.77
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
0.69Goals conceded (2nd half)0.69
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
1.38Average goals (2nd half)1.62
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
38%Clean sheet after half-time46%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol
38%No goal after half-time38%
Celta de VigoRCD Espanyol

Celta de Vigo - second-half results

38% W23% D38% L
14
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 23%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

RCD Espanyol - second-half results

54% W15% D31% L
14
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 46%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Celta de Vigo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match2.01.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
RCD Espanyol - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.602.40
Goals scored / match0.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference-3+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Celta de Vigo
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
3
1
16-30
3
5
31-45
3
2
46-60
2
5
61-75
4
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
70%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
71%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Celta de Vigo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.03
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.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
123%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.77
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

RCD Espanyol

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
117%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 VigoLigaRCD Espanyol
Average goals in match 2.622.60 2.54
Both teams scored 85%54% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 31%48% 54%
Clean sheets 8%25% 31%
Goal before half-time 69%68% 62%
Goal after half-time 100%81% 92%

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

2.60
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / match
1.12
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. RCD EspanyolSubstitutionOn: Enrique García MartínezOff: Ramón Terrats Espacio
  2. RCD EspanyolYellow cardUrko González de Zárate Quirós
  3. Celta de VigoSubstitutionOn: Ferran Jutlgà BlancOff: Miguel Román González
  4. RCD EspanyolSubstitutionOn: José Salinas MoránOff: Tyrhys Dolan
  5. RCD EspanyolYellow cardCarlos Romero Serrano
  6. Celta de VigoYellow cardFerran Jutlgà Blanc

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Isidro Díaz de Mera EscuderosMatches officiated: 18
5.61Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 239%Home wins11%Draws50%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Celta de Vigo vs RCD Espanyol?

The La Liga match finished Celta de Vigo 0:1 RCD Espanyol. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Celta de Vigo vs RCD Espanyol?

Celta de Vigo score 1.23 goals per game on average and RCD Espanyol 1.31. The La Liga average is 2.60 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 85% of Celta de Vigo's matches and 54% of RCD Espanyol's.

What form are Celta de Vigo and RCD Espanyol in?

Over the last 5 games Celta de Vigo have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and RCD Espanyol 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Celta de Vigo vs RCD Espanyol?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Celta de Vigo vs RCD Espanyol: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.